BY ALPHEA SAUNDERS Senior staff reporters saundersa@jamaicaobserver.com Monday, April 27, 2015
THE police are urging State and non-governmental entities to lend more support in preventing the nuisance of windscreen wipers around the Corporate Area, which has forced some motorists to avoid Three Miles, the Trafalgar/Hope Road intersection and other areas in the capital city where they operate.
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| A Jamaica Observer file photo of a youngster wiping the windscreen of a motorist in Kingston. |
The windscreen wipers, among them children, have been accused of bullying motorists to have their windscreen wiped in exchange for money. Some have been said to be abusive to motorists who object.
Deputy superintendent of police in charge of administration for the Traffic and Highway Division, Gary McKenzie, said the police have been trying to deal with the general complaints about boys and young men at various intersections, who insist on providing a service that many motorists do not want.
He pointed out that there was a mixture of people at the various intersections -- those seeking to earn a living, drug addicts, the homeless, and minors.
"... We try to get other agencies involved. For example, we have taken some of the juveniles out there to the Family Court [as] this is not just an enforcement issue, which makes the issue a complex problem. We have sought to use various methodologies to try and solve the problem," he told the Jamaica Observer.
DSP McKenzie said the police would continue to do its part, but called on all the relevant agencies to come on board to assist the effort.
"A lot of them (wipers) need psychological counselling and some need help from social workers. There are groups with the various expertise that can help. The police recognise that the entire citizenry sees this as a problem for all of us," he said. more
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