Dwight Nelson, Gleaner Writer
The latest spate of nine homicides in six days has pushed Clarendon's murder count this year to 109, 26 more than the tally recorded during the corresponding period in 2007.
The most recent killings occurred in Denbigh, Crawle where two farmers were found dead on Sunday morning in the community.
Taxi driver
The body of 32-year-old Bernard Wright, alias 'Boo Farmer'/ 'Higgler', of Denbigh Crawle, was found with gunshot wounds about 6:10, by a Taxi driver who regularly picked him up in the mornings.
The other victim was Keron Caballero, 25, a farmer, who was found on the same premises with chop wounds four hours later.
Meanwhile, residents of Hayes Savannnah heard explosions Monday at 12:15 a.m. and summoned the police. Germal Gayle was found dead in the community with gunshot wounds.
In a release from the divisional head for the parish, Superintendent Dayton Henry, Clarendon has recorded a sudden upsurge of murders over the period August 13-18. The motives for the majority of these murders are undetermined.
Initiatives
The release further listed a number of initiatives the Clarendon police would be pursuing, during the next two to four weeks, in order to regain control and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Henry is appealing to citizens and witnesses to pass on information to the police to flush out offenders.
Anti-crime measures
Synchronising road policing activities across the parish, aimed at intercepting mobile, armed criminals and denying them of their contrabands and weapons.
Targeting premises known or suspected to be concealing firearms and ammunition.
Targeting persons suspected to be involved in the commission of murders.
Clamping down on communities suspected to be safe havens for criminals wanted for serious offences.
Intensifying campaign in May Pen town centre, tackling public disorder such as illegal vending, gambling, drug use, sale, and parking violations.
