KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has announced that it will be launching a new phase of the police’s focus “on public order, safety and traffic management, which will see stricter enforcement of all aspects of the Road Traffic Act, among other things”.

The JCF said it began the revamping process earlier this year with police officers being placed at key intersections across the corporate area and that “the move was met with appreciation from the motoring public, and will continue as the process moves forward”.

 As such, the JCF’s Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) in a release today urged motorists who have modified their vehicles with flashing lights and/or sirens that imitate those used by authorised emergency vehicles, such as police vehicles, ambulances and fire engines, to remove them immediately.

“Motorists who ignore this warning to remove the devices will not only face inconvenience, but moreso the full brunt of the law, including the seizure of the vehicles to have them removed forthwith,” said the police.

The police said that besides being illegal, the lights also confuse members of the public, whilst engendering apathy in others who disregard the lights and hinder the progress of entities authorised to use the instruments because of past experiences with persons breaking the law.

The police is also warning drivers of public passenger vehicles who use darker grades of tints than allowed by law to desist from doing so.