The mayor

of Spanish Town, Norman Scott, on Tuesday (June 16) in a notice to the public

said that an investigation had been launched after a video surfaced online, showcasing the destruction of a market vendor’s cart by

municipal police officers.

The

mayor called the incident that occurred in Linstead Market “unfortunate” and

asked the public for patience as the council goes through the investigation

procedures necessary to get to the “bottom of what

transpired”.

“A very unfortunate

event occurred in Linstead, St Catherine where some Municipal Police Officers

were caught on video demolishing a vendor’s cart and it is now being circulated

on social media,” said Scott in a notice posted on the

Municipal Corporation’s Facebook page.

According to Scott, he

has already requested a detailed report of what occurred from the team of

officers and has also invited the vendors to meet with him.

“I assured the

public that this matter will be looked into thoroughly and I crave your

patience as we go through the investigating procedure to get to the bottom of

what transpired,” added Scott.