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Acting head of the Area 4 police, Senior Superintendent, Michael Phipps says the State of Emergency, (SOE), declared in sections of St. Andrew will seek to tackle the increase in murders, in the parish.
The SOE is in effect for the St. Andrew South police division and sections of the St. Andrew Central police division.
SSP Phipps cited recent reports of several deaths and shooting incidents in these divisions.
He said the police will not allow the situation to get out of hand.
Meantime, Member of parliament for St. Andrew South Western, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, is urging authorities to consider more comprehensive and lasting solutions, to address the root causes of crime, rather than relying solely on a State of Emergency (SOE).