Murders down 42 per cent in Clarendon

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Murders down 42 per cent in Clarendon

Murders are down 42 per cent in Clarendon, says head of the police division, Superintendent Carlos Russell. Russell was giving a report during Thursday's sitting of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation. Russell said to date12 people have been...

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