ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Investigators assigned to the St Catherine North Division have listed several people as persons of interest.

The police say they believe these men can assist with their investigation into the recent upsurge of violence in sections of St Catherine.

The men, all of St Catherine addresses, have been given until midday on Sunday, October 15, to report to the Spanish Town Police Station.

They are:

• Tesha Miller of Dela Vega City and New Harbour Village;

• Tyree Hall, otherwise called ‘Rue’, of Quarry Hill and Lakes Pen;

• Damar Williams, otherwise called ‘Kye Kye’, of Dela Vega City;

• Kemoy Cummings, otherwise called ‘Night and Day’, of Spanish Town and Reids Pen;

• Jason Bryan, otherwise called ‘Base Nose’, of New Nursery;

• Myron Hawkins, otherwise called ‘Ice’, of Bog Walk;

• Lamar Rowe otherwise called ‘Piggy’, of Lime Tree Lane;

• Travis Codner of Dela Vega City, Spanish Town;

• Wayne Hobbs, otherwise called ‘Wenti’, of March Pen Road, Spanish Town;

• Jermaine Blake, otherwise called ‘Swellie’, of Dallas Lane, Spanish Town;

• Andre Bryan, otherwise called ‘Blackman’, of Jones Avenue, Spanish Town;

• Omar Honeyghan, otherwise called ‘Dice’, of March Pen Road, Spanish Town;

• Damion, otherwise called ‘Violence’, of Top Banks;

• Kevaugh Green, otherwise called ‘Kevan’, of Jones Avenue, Spanish Town;

• Kalipher Williams, otherwise called ‘Barber’, of Railway Premises;

• Jason Findley, otherwise called ‘Hot Mackerel’, of Jones Avenue;

• Jason Curveigle otherwise called ‘Sill’, of Kitson Town;

• A man known only as ‘Biggs’, of Rio Cobre Drive, Spanish Town; and

• Clive Reynolds, otherwise called ‘Bruck- Hand’, of Rivoli, Spanish Town.

The police say its intelligence apparatus suggests that these men are the main violence producers in the parish and are planning major attacks on some communities in the Spanish Town area.

The security forces will maintain a heightened presence in the area as they continue to serve, protect and reassure the citizens, the police continued.

However, the police are asking residents to be observant and to report any suspicious activities immediately to the police at 119, Crime Stop at 311 the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) at 811, Spanish Town police at 984-2305, the nearest police station or by using the Stay Alert App.