Members of the police hierarchy, including Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson toured sections of police Area 4 yesterday (January 29), following a flare-up of violence in several of the area’s divisions.

Head of Area 4, Assistant Commissioner, Donovan Graham notes that the area has seen an increase in criminal activity in the past week, after recording a decline last year.

He noted that on Saturday, 10 people were shot, four of them fatally in West Kingston.

ACP Graham said police presence has been ramped up in the area.