Mark Beckford, Staff Reporter

Since the confession of Detective Constable Carey Lyn-Sue two Tuesdays ago in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court that he fabricated evidence in a murder case, several policemen have been nabbed in various criminal matters, some dating as far back as 2006.

Two policemen have been charged and an ex-policeman is yet to be indicted, after a 10-year-old boy was beaten and robbed at gunpoint on Saturday, June 10, 2006. The incident allegedly occurred when the men were stationed at the Freeport Police Station in Montego Bay.

The men are Constable Ornado Walker, 24 years old, of the St. Andrew North Division, and Constable Hugh Daley, 21, of the Trelawny Division.

Warrant out for ex-constable

The men were taken before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court by members of the Anti-Corruption Branch on charges of robbery with aggravation and assault. A warrant is also out for ex-Constable Hemmark Greenland who is also to be charged.

Both constables were granted bail in the sum of $500,000 each with two sureties. A stop order was made and the men were ordered to surrender their travel documents. Constable Walker is to report to the Spanish Town Police Station every Friday between the hours of 6:00 a.m and 6:00 p.m., while Constable Daley is to report to the Granville Police Station at the same time. The two are to return to court on February 27.

Special Constable Kevin Taylor was arrested on Wednesday by the Anti-Corruption Branch and charged with two counts of possession of an illegal firearm and aggravated robbery.

These cases come on the heels of the sentencing on Wednesday of District Constable Noel Mason who was attached to the St. James Police Division. He was sentenced to 30 days in prison for possession of ganja in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court.

Taking drugs to inmate

The 46-year-old lawman was charged in August, after he was held at the Montego Freeport Police Station trying to take the illegal substance to an inmate at the lock-up.

Another policeman, Special Constable Uriel Harvey, was on Tuesday granted bail after he was accused of taking $20,000 from a motorist instead of prosecuting him for a traffic violation.

Harvey was on duty in Spanish Town when he stopped a motorist and warned him of traffic violations. He seized the vehicle and when he reached the Spanish Town Police Station, he asked to be paid the money for the vehicle not to be taken by the police.

Corruption in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been a major concern of the Jamaican public with a Bill Johnson poll last January revealing that Jamaicans believe that one in every two policemen is corrupt.

The JCF has moved to curb the practice with the restructuring of the Anti-Corruption Branch and the appointment of Assistant Commis-sioner of Police Justin Felice out of Ireland to head the unit.