~~Adz:Right~~ On Wednesday 29th August 2007, police arrested and charged thirty-year-old Lewis Richards of Old Road for the Friday 3rd August 2007, shooting death (“Murder”) of forty-nine year-old Clive Williams formerly of Old Road Village.

Richards was also charged with the offence of “Wounding with Intent” by shooting committed against an old Road resident also on the night of Friday 3rd August 2007 at Old Road.


On Tuesday 28th August 2007, Michael Finch of Tabernacle Village was charged with the offence of “False Pretenses” committed between 26th July and 3rd August 2007.

The following persons were convicted at the Sandy Point Magistrate Court on Tuesday 28th August 2007; 

• Jermaine Hanley of Boyds Village and Kishawn Williams of West Farm who were charged with the offence of “Wounding” committed on 25th December 2006 were both convicted and cautioned.

• A (16) sixteen-year-old male of the Challengers Village area who was charged with the offence of “Unlawful Carnal Knowledge” committed on 26th March 2007, was convicted and placed on a bond in the sum of $2,000.00. The court also imposed the following conditions; he is to maintain a 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew; to attend counseling at the Outreach Center; to have no physical contact with the victim in the case and to return to the court on 26th November 2007.

CRIME PRVENTION & SAFETY TIPS


Teamwork, crime prevention education and businesses working together with the police can help to reduce the likelihood of robbery. Every business owner, manager and employee plays a part in making businesses safe.

Here are some things you can do to help prevent a robbery

• Have at least two employees open and close the business;

• Do not release personal information to strangers;

• Keep purses and personal valuables locked in desks or lockers;

• Install a robbery alarm and use it;

• Place a surveillance camera behind the cash register facing the front counter.

• Place excess money in a safe or deposit it as soon as possible;

• Don’t use marked “moneybags” that make it obvious to would-be robbers you are carrying money for deposit, instead place it inside of some other bag;