Head of the Space 5 Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Christopher Phillips, has assured that each one sources have been deployed in bringing to justice the particular person/s accountable for the brutal homicide of nine-year previous Kelsey Ferrigon.
The physique of the St John’s Main Faculty pupil was discovered at her residence on Job Lane in Spanish City, St. Catherine on Friday (Could 9).
ACP Phillips stated the investigation is way superior and an individual of curiosity has been recognized.
The Ministry of Nationwide Safety has provided a $2 million reward for info resulting in the seize of the perpetrator/s.
“A number of statements have been recorded. A number of groups have been briefed and deployed inside the division and in different areas,” ACP Phillips knowledgeable.
“I left every part to be on the assessment with investigators and I used to be impressed to see [that] all of the cops got here out. All of the items have been out doing a direct assessment on that case. We should do every part in our energy to forestall such atrocities from occurring sooner or later,” he stated.
ACP Phillips was addressing the joint launch of 4 neighbourhood watch programmes on the Sandhills Vista Neighborhood Centre in Hellshire, St. Catherine on Saturday (Could 10).
They’re the Hellshire Glades 1, Sandhills Vista, Upperfort A and Sandhills Bay neighbourhood watches.
ACP Phillips famous that Kelsey’s brutal homicide, together with the mindless killing of a taxi man on Previous Harbour Highway, additionally on Could 9, is a stark reminder of the urgency of the Jamaica Constabulary Drive’s (JCF) mission to guard residents.
He warned the perpetrators in each incidents that they won’t go unpunished.
Whereas condemning the latest tragic incidents, ACP Phillips identified that murders in Space 5 have been trending downward in step with the nationwide statistics.
“Because the begin of the 12 months we now have seen a discount in murders and shootings. A complete of 60 murders have been recorded because the begin of the 12 months when in comparison with 81 the earlier 12 months, and a complete of 68 shootings when in comparison with 83 the earlier 12 months,” he highlighted.
ACP Phillips outlined that St. Catherine South accounted for 23 of the full murders in Space 5, down from 32 within the corresponding interval of 2024.
The better Hellshire space has had just one homicide because the begin of the 12 months and has accounted for eight main crimes, 4 of which have been cleared.
“These outcomes replicate the JCF’s ongoing dedication to proactive crime prevention, strategic enforcement and neighborhood collaboration, whereas concurrently sustaining public security and creating safer communities. Whereas the statistics are encouraging, we should stay vigilant and proceed to work collectively to make sure these numbers proceed to go downward,” ACP Phillips implored.
He famous that the launch of the neighbourhood watches is a vital step within the Drive’s deterrence technique, which depends closely on neighborhood involvement to establish and deal with the basis causes of crime, present help to these in want and maintain perpetrators accountable.
