BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com
Monday, February 24, 2014
YOU got the feeling that a rock star was in town.
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| Police Commissioner Owen Ellington (left) talks with a vendor during a tour of the busy downtown Kingston market district last Thursday. |
Vendors, shoppers and business owners reacted with glee as Police Commissioner Owen Ellington and some of his officers walked downtown Kingston's busy streets last Thursday.
"Big up yuself, me boss. Mi feel safer from mi see you," shouted one vendor, who halted his activities near Coronation Market to shake the commissioner's hand.
"A who dat? Nuh di man who me see pon TV every day. A wha him a do down here so?" one vendor was overheard asking her colleague. "Nuh di big policeman Owen Ellington; it good to see that him come out an' a visit the area," said another woman.
One young female vendor rushed from her spot on a sidewalk to shake Ellington's hand and have a word with him.Others walked with him for some distance, sharing their daily experiences on the streets. Still others wanted to take pictures with the commissioner, while a few youngsters engaged him in a long discussion. more
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