Women to pay fine or face jail time for loitering
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Several women who appeared in the Half-Way-Tree Petty Sessions Court today pleaded guilty to loitering and were fined $2,000 or three months in jail.
The women, 27 in total, were last month arrested and charged as part of efforts by the police to improve public order in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew.
The women were also ordered to stay away from Half-Way-Tree for the next three months.
A news release from the Corporate Communications Unit said operations in the St Andrew Central Division aimed at improving safety and security in public spaces are continuing.
The police say last Friday, some 13 men were arrested and charged under the Offensive Weapons (Prohibition) Act, which came on the heels of them issuing a warning of a renewed focus on this issue.
CCU said the warning was issued against the background of a high number of offensive weapons being used in murders and other cases that result in serious injury.
