KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Senior Superintendent Dwight Powell has been promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), efficient April 3, 2025. Powell, who beforehand served because the commanding officer of St. Ann, will now tackle the position of administration on the Workplace of the Commissioner of Police.
Following his promotion, Deputy Superintendent of Police Rohan Elliot will assume the place of performing commanding officer for St. Ann.
Powell mirrored on his four-year tenure in St. Ann with pleasure, highlighting his profitable efforts in decreasing main crimes throughout the parish. “I’m grateful for the expertise. I used to be (certainly one of) the longest serving commanding officers,” he informed Observer On-line.
He significantly emphasised the numerous discount in murders throughout his time in command. “Considerably over the interval we now have seen a discount in main crimes. Final 12 months St. Ann ended with a 34.5 per cent discount in murders. We ended final 12 months with some 51 murders, the bottom quantity that the division has seen for numerous years.”
This success continued into 2025, with solely 12 murders recorded within the parish from January to April. “Between January to April we now have made a major discount (in homicides),” Powell acknowledged.
Powell described his transition as a bittersweet second, acknowledging the dear relationships he fashioned throughout his time in St. Ann. “It was an amazing expertise that I managed to forge a better partnership between the police and citizenry,” he stated.
His promotion marks a brand new chapter in his 35-year profession with the Jamaica Constabulary Drive (JCF). “That is simply one other a part of my journey and God will need to have despatched me right here for a purpose,” Powell concluded.
