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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : # Jamaican Cops told ...sirens (RJR)...</span>
Police Commissioner Owen Ellington has called for the immediate cease of high-speed chases, dangerous driving on public roads and inappropriate use of sirens by police personnel. He issued the stern warning in this week's edition of the Force Orders.Commissioner Ellington warned that under no circumstances should there be high-speed chases.He stated that police personnel have been observed driving service vehicles in a manner which contravenes Force policy, and amounts to a clear abuse of authority.He warned that the practice has serious legal implications, and is dangerous both to the general public and members of the Force who operate the units.Commissioner Ellington also criticised the habit of some police personnel, who use sirens to navigate traffic without any obvious sign that the units are in an emergency.He called for the practice to stop immediately.The police chief reminded personnel that when the situation warrants the use of sirens or emergency lights, the operator of the service vehicle must first communicate with Police Control or his immediate supervisor.He urged those who see service vehicles being operated in a way which appears to go against force policy, to report such occurrences immediately to Police Control.They should give the registration letter, number of the vehicle or fleet number, the date, time and place of the incident, and any other information that will help to identify the perpetrator.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : # Jamaican Cops told ...sirens (RJR)...</span>
Police Commissioner Owen Ellington has called for the immediate cease of high-speed chases, dangerous driving on public roads and inappropriate use of sirens by police personnel. He issued the stern warning in this week's edition of the Force Orders.Commissioner Ellington warned that under no circumstances should there be high-speed chases.He stated that police personnel have been observed driving service vehicles in a manner which contravenes Force policy, and amounts to a clear abuse of authority.He warned that the practice has serious legal implications, and is dangerous both to the general public and members of the Force who operate the units.Commissioner Ellington also criticised the habit of some police personnel, who use sirens to navigate traffic without any obvious sign that the units are in an emergency.He called for the practice to stop immediately.The police chief reminded personnel that when the situation warrants the use of sirens or emergency lights, the operator of the service vehicle must first communicate with Police Control or his immediate supervisor.He urged those who see service vehicles being operated in a way which appears to go against force policy, to report such occurrences immediately to Police Control.They should give the registration letter, number of the vehicle or fleet number, the date, time and place of the incident, and any other information that will help to identify the perpetrator.