ST JAMES, Jamaica – Head of the police’s Area One, Assistant Commissioner of Police Warren Clarke, is appealing for calm following a series of incidents in western Jamaica, as the police and military intensify their operations and investigations there,

ACP Clarke is reporting that investigators have made some headway and have so far arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Iseca Gayle in Green Pond, St James, on Wednesday, June 29.

He said, also in custody is a suspect linked to both the double murder on Howard Cooke Boulevard and the murder of Jamar Gillis in Flanker on Tuesday, June 28. A firearm, which investigators believe was used in both incidents, was also seized.

The assistant commissioner is assuring residents of St James, Westmoreland and Hanover that there will be heightened police/military presence with coordinated operations geared at curtailing and disrupting the movement of criminals.

He is also appealing to residents for their understanding and cooperation as the intensified operations may cause some inconvenience.

“As we continue to pursue the suspects, we are asking for the full support of the public in providing information relating to these and other incidents of major crime,” said ACP Clarke.

People with information are being urged to contact investigators at 952-2417, 648-9458 or 952-4396-8, Crime Stop at 311 or 811, or the nearest police station.