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The 2024 Jamaican Young Police investigation revisited: What a federal prison transfer means, what the court established, and why accountability still matters.

By ExDetective Chris Porter | Jamaican Young Police | Long-form editorial commentary | October 16, 2026 An educational investigation into criminal influence, corruption, gang recruitment and the difference between fear and genuine respect. This article is commentary, not an allegation that every educated Jamaican participates in criminal activity. IMAGE DISCLOSURE: The accompanying image is stylized, edited artwork. The green shirt, oversized chain and other graphic elements

By ExDetective Chris Porter | Jamaican Young Police | October 15, 2026 | Extended commentary and analysis; approximately 25 minutes including pauses and video discussion. Video report and discussion: https://youtu.be/InQl7Tl6aLg?si=ykP843Sd5HUIY6lN EDITORIAL NOTE: The reported confrontation is disputed and not conclusively verified. Any fictional jokes below are satire, not eyewitness dialogue. Photographs are portraits, not evidence of an altercation. A prison story that sou

By ExDetective Chris Porter | Jamaican Young Police | An extended family reading and discussion Watch the companion video and examine the original photograph. This is a public-safety discussion, not a claim that the photographed object has been forensically classified. Video: https://youtu.be/4vRe-MiBUHE The Question Nobody Wants to Answer Imagine you are walking home at dusk with someone you love. A stranger steps forward, raises what appears to be a pistol, and demands that

POPCAAN’S U.S. VISA: WHO REVIEWED THE SECURITY CONCERNS—AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN NEW EVIDENCE EMERGES? By ExDetective Chris Porter | Jamaican Young Police | Investigative commentary | October 13, 2026 WATCH THE JAMAICAN YOUNG POLICE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/NOTmgy--wSc WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW — https://youtu.be/NOTmgy--wSc Photo: Popcaan. The allegations discussed in this article remain unverified. A QUESTION THAT DESERVES AN ANSWER My Jamaican people, my American people, and membe

An extended anti-crime editorial examining a documented 2021 police notice, the impact of gang violence, and responsible international law enforcement.

A look at allegations of fabricated sexual-orientation asylum claims, U.S. immigration rules, and why evidence matters.

An evidence-focused examination of the 2023 Jamaican Young Police recording about Wayne Uglisome, an incarcerated caller and allegations involving Jamaican correctional officers.

A review of Jamaican Young Police's 2023 commentary on a reported stolen-goat pursuit and fatal police shooting in Manchester, with the original video embedded.

An updated investigation of the December 2024 killing of Corporal Christopher Smith, the subsequent charges, and recovery of his stolen firearm.

An extended Jamaican Young Police examination of a politically sensitive interview. Interview allegations are attributed to the speaker and have not been independently substantiated. The allegation and the responsibility to investigate A Jamaican Young Police interview has placed an old political question back before the public: when a delegate receives money during an internal political contest, what does the transaction mean and what evidence is necessary before anyone can

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A Jamaican Young Police investigation into gang violence, the PNP, firearm sentencing, public safety and accountability.

Leslie Ashman: The Man Who Came to My House and Helped Save My Police Career — Now He Needs Our Help A Jamaican Young Police Special Humanitarian Appeal | By Ex-Detective Chris Porter Some people give you money. Some people give you opportunities. Others offer advice that helps change the direction of your life. Leslie Ashman is one of those people in mine. The visit I have never forgotten Years ago, during a difficult period in my police career, Leslie Ashman came to my home

Christopher Porter's personal tribute to Detective Tom Levine and an evidence-based examination of the 1981 General Starkey operation.

EDITORIAL NOTE — WHAT IS VERIFIED AND WHAT REMAINS AN ALLEGATION This feature is an examination of public-interest questions raised by the Jamaican Young Police account of Raggashanti's commentary. We have not independently obtained a transcript of the linked video, the alleged telephone recordings, a personnel record for the officer, or a judicial finding proving that a particular public official engaged in criminal activity. Accordingly, reported assertions are identified a

THE MOMENT A CITY WAS CHANGED Friday evening, July 3, 2026, was not supposed to become a permanent date of grief for two families. Yet around 7:45 p.m., gunfire erupted near the intersection of West 59th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard in Hyde Park. The initial accounts described three men struck by bullets. One died at the scene. Another was rushed to a hospital but did not survive. The third was hospitalized. That is the starting point, not an invitation to speculate. It is a

Mad Cobra survived a 2010 shooting in Braeton. A man was charged and later acquitted when the Crown offered no evidence. Jamaican Young Police examines the documented case, witness cooperation and Jamaica’s anti-informer culture.

WHICH REGGAE ARTISTS ARE TRUE RASTAFARIANS? The Livity, the Legacy, and Jamaica’s 2026 Question There is a question hanging over Jamaican culture in 2026 that deserves more than a quick answer: what does it really mean to be Rastafari? Is it enough to wear locks, smoke herb, use the colors red, gold and green, and call the name of Jah? Or does Rastafari demand something much deeper—a livity, a discipline, a worldview, a spiritual commitment, a relationship with Africa, nature

A long-form Jamaican Young Police investigation into the fatal police shooting of Shane “Mad Dog” Castleton, the Red Hills Road protest, the residents defending him, and the evidence Jamaica still needs.