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JAM | Mar 1, 2024

Kingston East police seek to determine span, masterminds of car stealing ring

Vanassa McKenzie

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The police believe that a car stealing ring uncovered in East Kingston may be much wider than appears.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Colin McKenzie, crime officer for the Kingston East Police Division, is appealing to members of the public who may have information relating to a car stealing ring in the Corporate Area to contact the police.

McKenzie’s appeal follow the discovery of several scrapped vehicles, car parts and licence plates in the Melbrook Heights division on Wednesday, February 28.

(C) Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Collin Mckenzie, crime officer for the Kingston East Division, along with DSP Smith, operations officer for the Kingston East Division and a female member of the Proactive Investigation Unit.

“On Wednesday the 28th of February around 5:30 pm, my PIU [Proactive Investigation Unit] was conducting their routine patrol in the area of Melbrook Heights when they discovered quite a number of motor vehicle parts and mechanical parts, as also a quantity of licence plates numbering about 15. So far, preliminary investigation has revealed that these motor vehicles are suspected to have been stolen from Steer Town, Portmore, Duhaney Park and some other areas in the Corporate Area,” the crime officer said.

The police are now seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the licence plates and motor vehicles.

“We want to urge the citizens corporate as best as possible, as this we believe is a stolen motor car ring. We are asking the public ifanyone has suffered such a loss we are asking them to contact the Elleston Road Proactive Investigative Unit or myself at 8679978884 or the police emergeny 119 number and you will be so informed,” McKenzie added.

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