Police in the Kingston Central division Target Thieves Preying On Students Along North Street... According to the lawmen, at least six students from KC, St. Georges College have been robbed in recent months.

Published: Tuesday | November 18, 2014   
Police in the Kingston Central division say they are clamping down on a band of robbers who have been plaguing students walking along North Street and in its surrounding communities.
Students make their way home along North Street in Kingston after school yesterday. - Norman Grindley/Chief Photographer
Students make their way home along North Street in Kingston
after school yesterday. - Norman Grindley/Chief Photographer
According to the lawmen, at least six students have been robbed in recent months.
That number, the police believe, is an under-representation, as most students' robberies go unreported. At least two of the victims were students of St George's College, while three were from Kingston College (KC).
The administration at the nearly Holy Trinity High School also said its students were being targeted, but indicated it could not put a number to the instances.
"I have been urging the parents to come out and make some noise about it, report it to the police, because I feel that if there is a greater voice, then something will be done about it," said Margaret Campbell, principal of St George's College.
"In the last two weeks, I have had two robberies. I think they stole cellular phones in both cases. But two is significant in just two weeks," she argued.
Meanwhile, KC principal, Dave Myrie, counted another three robberies involving students attending KC's North Street campus. Everton Burrell, vice-principal of KC's Melbourne campus, said that from time to time younger KC students making their way home on Elletson and surrounding roads are also targets.
Burrell could not speak to the number, but confirmed that there have been robberies in recent months. more

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