Cops arrest Westmoreland man after shoot out

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

ONE of three men who engaged the police in a shoot out at Burnt Savannah in Westmoreland is now behind bars and facing a charges of breaches of the Firearms Act.

His identity is being withheld pending further investigations.

The Westmoreland police say about 5:45 pm they were conducting an operation in Burnt Savannah when they approached a house occupied by three men.

The men reportedly ran from the house and opened fire at the cops. The police say they returned the fire and one of the men was captured. He was searched and five 9mm cartridges found.

Police are seeking two men known to them only as 'Franco' and Bertie' who can assist in their investigations.

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COMMENTS (5)

Nicolas Henry
5/12/2010

One gun seized from a criminal. One glock nine millimeter with 18 rounds stolen from a policeman, that was shot and injured by criminals in portmore sometime this week. So one illegal gun seized minus one legal gun stolen= zero gun seizure. Jamaica is hemorrhaging. GOD help us.

cizz brown
5/12/2010

Well i want police to kill 21 gunmen for every 1 they bring in front of the court,a long time decent people of jamaica a suffer like DOGS due to the handss of these tired thugs roaming around like air waves.

bless williams
5/12/2010

now one more live to eat our tax paying money "no need for human rights organisation not at a time like this"maybe when jamaica is good again.

Christopher Richards
5/12/2010

This is the type of policing we would like to see more of. With a capture and not a murder, we are now able to interrogate said criminal and have him expose the criminal undertakings of himself and his cronies. When you kill them, there leaves an ire of 'was this another innocent police killing" and also no one to answer to charges, or provide needed information.
You are not getting the assistance from the public because the public is generally afraid, so why not capture and receive the information you seek from the actual criminals.

Droula Don
5/12/2010

Good work by the police. I would like all the criminals in our country to be caught but that's kinda farfetched...isn't it?

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Cops arrest Westmoreland man after shoot out