Dear Editor,
A few days ago, I had an unpleasant incident involving criminals at my gate. I phoned Matilda's Corner Police Station — the phone was answered before the third ring — and I reported the incident to Constable Evans .
With the details I was able to give him, I was later called and informed that the vehicle involved had been traced. I subsequently went to the station to give a statement and it was Constable Evans who attended to me.
I sat and watched this pleasant, efficient young man as he attended to me 'by the book', exactly as he had been taught [and yes, he folded the notepaper to make that famous margin], before writing my statement.
Constable Evans easily multi-tasked, answering the phone and also answering queries from people coming into the station — all while accurately recording my statement.
As I watched, my spirits lifted from the depths to which they had descended earlier in the day. Surely, Jamaica is producing more decent, hard-working citizens like Constable Evans than the degenerates I had encountered earlier.
While speaking to Inspector Anderson afterwards, my thoughts shifted to the importance of good leadership. I suspect that it is Inspector Anderson's leadership that has helped to keep Matilda's Corner Police a shining example of what our police force can be.
Unbelievably, I was informed that the perpetrators were apprehended later that night.
I would therefore like to commend the hard-working members of the JCF and hope that with support from the public, Jamaica will once again regain its status as a truly wonderful place.
My waning faith has been restored by my most recent interaction with my local station.
Sonia King, JP
avao2005@yahoo.com
Faith restored in the police
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A few days ago, I had an unpleasant incident involving criminals at my gate. I phoned Matilda's Corner Police Station — the phone was answered before the third ring — and I reported the incident to Constable Evans .
With the details I was able to give him, I was later called and informed that the vehicle involved had been traced. I subsequently went to the station to give a statement and it was Constable Evans who attended to me.
I sat and watched this pleasant, efficient young man as he attended to me 'by the book', exactly as he had been taught [and yes, he folded the notepaper to make that famous margin], before writing my statement.
Constable Evans easily multi-tasked, answering the phone and also answering queries from people coming into the station — all while accurately recording my statement.
As I watched, my spirits lifted from the depths to which they had descended earlier in the day. Surely, Jamaica is producing more decent, hard-working citizens like Constable Evans than the degenerates I had encountered earlier.
While speaking to Inspector Anderson afterwards, my thoughts shifted to the importance of good leadership. I suspect that it is Inspector Anderson's leadership that has helped to keep Matilda's Corner Police a shining example of what our police force can be.
Unbelievably, I was informed that the perpetrators were apprehended later that night.
I would therefore like to commend the hard-working members of the JCF and hope that with support from the public, Jamaica will once again regain its status as a truly wonderful place.
My waning faith has been restored by my most recent interaction with my local station.
Sonia King, JP
avao2005@yahoo.com
Faith restored in the police
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