POLICE Commissioner Lucius Thomas says he intends to report Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams and Deputy Commissioner Mark Shields to the Police Service Commission for recent comments attributed to them in the media.

“It is a breach and I intend to follow it up with the Police Service Commission,” Thomas told the Observer yesterday following a press conference at the Police Officers’ Club to discuss the outcome of the Bob Woolmer investigation.

Since being relegated to a desk job in the aftermath of the Crawle trial in which he and five of his former Crime Management Unit colleagues were acquitted of murder in the shooting deaths of four persons in the rustic district, Adams, the flamboyant cop who once enjoyed the media spotlight, had taken a back seat.

But Adams, in an interview on CVM Television last week, called for Shields to resign his post as he had botched the investigation into Woolmer’s death.

Shields has since responded to Adams’ call with a salvo of his own.

“The question people should ask is what was SSP Adams’ motivation, and what merit should one give to the opinion of a police officer who has been at the centre of so many police operations, including the incidents at Tivoli Gardens and Braeton?” Shields was quoted in a story carried by the Observer on Monday.

Thomas was adamant yesterday that both senior cops, known for their contrasting styles of policing, had broken the constabulary’s rules relating to issuing statements to the media by officers under his command.

“There is a communications policy which the commissioner of police must adhere to,” Thomas said.

The top cop also played down allegations that a rift was developing among the ranks of the constabulary over the wisdom of importing foreign talent to prop up and modernise the force.

“It is nothing significant. It happens in every organisation. Some believe that our local cops are capable of handling the situation and salaries are also an issue,” Thomas said.