Update | St Catherine contractor accused of impersonating police remanded, case transferred to Gun Court
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The case against the St Catherine contractor accused of impersonating a police officer has been transferred from the parish court to the Gun Court in Kingston.
Alex Murray, 27, of Time and Patience district, who is charged with impersonating a police officer and possession of a prohibited weapon, appeared in court today and was further remanded.
Murray is being represented by attorney-at-law Denise Hinson.
The police report that about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, they received information that a man purporting to be a police officer went to a school in Spanish Town in search of a female teacher.
His actions aroused the suspicion of staff, and the police were contacted.
A police team responded, but the man was not at the scene.
The police later received additional information, and the vehicle he was driving was intercepted.
According to the police, he was observed dressed in a black polo T-shirt bearing a police insignia.
The police further reported that the man allegedly identified himself as a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and showed himself as being dressed in a police uniform.
According to the police, Murray stated that he was assigned to the defunct Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC) and that he had left his police identification card at home.
He reportedly told investigators that a call could be made to C-TOC to properly identify him, and he also provided a regulation number.
The police say he was further questioned but failed to provide satisfactory answers.
He was subsequently arrested.
The police say checks revealed that he is a contractor with a telecommunications company.
The police also reported that a search was conducted at his home, where an imitation firearm and items of clothing worn by police operatives were discovered.
Murray was charged following a question-and-answer session.
- Rasbert Turner
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