No more room - Cops run out of space to hold seized bikes

The police in Negril, Westmoreland, have now completely run out of space to store the number of motorcycles that they have seized in operations.

The operations are aimed at stopping the mayhem being caused on the roads by motorcyclists who are operating unlawfully.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Joseph Caine, the zone commander of the Negril area, made the revelation at a recent Ministry of Local Government and Community Development community meeting recently.

"At the Transport Authority pound, there are 776 motorcycles that were seized from the streets of Negril and other areas in Westmoreland," said Caine. "The pound is now full to capacity, and they are not taking any more motorcycles, so it needs some intervention. At every station in the parish, motorcycles are seized and kept, and we are now out of space."

Numerous complaints surfaced in the meeting about the continuous bad behaviour of the motorcyclists in the Negril area, especially the 'bike taxis' that operate from outside the fire station, obstructing the quick deployment of the firefighters.

In highlighting the high level of indiscipline by motorcyclists in the resort town, Caine said that more than 449 traffic tickets were written for motorcyclists in the Negril area in one week.

Caine said that he was sure that representation had been made at every level within the Jamaica Constabulary Force with regard to the situation in Negril.

He said that they are now at their wits' end as to what else to do to address the problems with unruly motorcyclists.