Police Increase Presence As Violence Flares In East Kingston

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police have stepped up their presence in the Mountain View Avenue area of east Kingston as another flare-up of violence has left residents of the community on edge. "Over the last few days tension in the area has intensified there has also been several reported cases of attacks between criminal gang members," a resident who asked not to be named told Observer Online. The resident made the comment as a large group of lawmen were seen carrying out searches in the violence-prone area near Jacques Road.