Shawn Walker, also called Coach, was taken into custody after he was injured during a shootout with the police on Wednesday.

Shawn Walker, also called Coach, was taken into custody after he was injured during a shootout with the police on Wednesday. He is still in hospital under police guard.
Walker has since been charged for shooting with intent and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. The police say Walker is the leader of a gang, which operates out of a section of the Phase Two Housing Scheme in Seaview Gardens known as Marley. According to the police he was also a suspect in the murder of bus driver, Roy McFarlene about three weeks ago. The police say he will be facing an identification parade in connection with that case as soon as he is released from hospital. Further charges are also expected to be laid against Walker in the case of a murder, which is reportedly being probed by the Major Investigative Task Force.

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Harry 'Bungles' Daley, the police have seized two of the top cop's vehicles.

As part of their investigations into corruption charges against Superintendent Harry 'Bungles' Daley, the police have seized two of the top cop's vehicles.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Justin Felice, head of the anti-corruption branch, yesterday confirmed with The Gleaner that the vehicles had been seized but declined to give further comments.
Felice led the team which arrested Superintendent Daley and charged him with six counts of extortion and six counts of breaching the Corruption Prevention Act.
At the same time, the Police High Command has launched a top-level probe into reports that a house belonging to an attorney representing Supt Daley was searched by a police/military patrol Saturday morning.
In an official statement Wednesday, the police said the probe was being led by the office of the deputy commissioner in charge of crime, Mark Shields.While the High Command was unwilling to say more, checks by The Gleaner have revealed a puzzling situation.Reports had surfaced that the home of attorney-at-law Carolyn Reid, in east Kingston, was searched about 5:30 Saturday morning, while her mother was home alone.This sparked speculation that the house was searched because of her involvement in the 'Bungles' case.But the police said yesterday that an operation had been conducted in east Kingston in which a tenement yard adjacent to the Elleston Road Police Station was searched. It is believed that this yard was the property in question, but the police had no information to indicate that the lawyer lived there.

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Lt. Detective Joel T. Johnson of Kingston Police and Senior Special Agent Michael P. Cashman of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency were honored

The mother of a Kingston girl who died from a heroin overdose spoke about the dedication of the two law enforcement officers who brought to justice those that supplied the drug.Gayle Brady spoke at the Victims Rights Award ceremony, held at the Rockingham County Attorney's office Thursday morning. The two, Lt. Detective Joel T. Johnson of Kingston Police and Senior Special Agent Michael P. Cashman of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency were honored for their part in the investigation, arrests and convictions of the men involved with the death of 18-year-old Caitlyn Brady.Both men are undercover drug investigators and could not be photographed.
Caitlyn died on March 15, 2006.Gayle Brady talked first about how she believed immediately that it was Caitlyn's long-time boyfriend Dante Silva, 21 years old at the time, who had injected her daughter with the deadly dose. She said she went to Kingston Police and was elated that they believed her and said they were starting an investigation."I will be forever grateful to them for Caitlyn and for all the others they may have saved," said Gayle Brady. "You are my heroes."
Silva, Jay Simes, then 23, and Robert Drew, then 22, were convicted for their part in Caitlyn's death. Deputy County Attorney Tom Reid said they are still working on the extradition of Arturo Sanchez, a Massachusetts man, for his involvement in the crime.Victim Advocate Tara Longo said she met Caitlyn just before she died. She called her "sweet and full of life.""Gayle became Caitlyn's voice, and she put her faith in this office," said Longo. "She told me one of her fondest memories was of Caitlyn dancing with her in their kitchen. When I saw her today, that's what popped into my mind."Tim Pettigrew, DEA New England spokesperson, said they are always pleased when one of their agents gets recognized for the hard work they do every day.
"In this case Mike did a great job," said Pettigrew. "Saying that, it would not have been possible without the assistance of the Kingston Police Department and the Rockingham County Attorney's staff."Also receiving an award was Michael A. Wagner Ph.D., an assistant laboratory director at the New Hampshire State Police forensics lab.His award was for his work in the State V. Charles Ellis, a negligent homicide case.The awards are part of Victims' Rights week. County Attorney Jim Reams said this year's theme is "Justice for Victims, Justice for All."He talked about how the justice system has evolved over the years, giving victims a voice in the process."The criminal justice system focuses on the rights of the defendant and that's what they are supposed to do," said Reid. "We need to stand up for the victims. With this year's theme, we wanted to honor people who work directly with victims, those motivated with helping victims reach justice."

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