I would like to relate to you the story of NICOLA WEBB a poor 22 year old working mother of three children who was shot and paralyzed by the police one early morning  last September.

Nicola was riding home from work in a route taxi filled with other passengers when having passed a group of policemen somewhere near the Canadian Embassy one of the policemen shot into the taxi and hit Nicola.

The police claim that they signaled the driver to stop whereas the driver cliams that it was too dark to tell that the police were signaling him to stop, indeed he thought they were waving him on.

Whatever the truth this was clearly a criminal act and should be punished. I am particularly outraged because I am the founder and president of the Police Civic Committee which raises funds to alleviate working conditions of policemen.

I have accordingly used money raised for this purpose to open a bank account for Nicola to assist her with what will be a very expensive rehabilitation process. She will have to be admitted to the Mona Rehab Center for this rehabilitation.

Your help in publicizing the plight of this young woman would be greatly appreciated.

An account has been set up in her name:  Nicola Webb Fund, National Commercial  Bank (NCB), Manor Park Centre, Kingston 8, Jamaica..  Account # 335380584.

Thanks for your help.

Gloria Palomino
President
Police Civic Committee

Dear Friends, 

The above is an example of the criminal recklessness that poor working people must endure at the hands of a corrupt and brutal police force acitng with impunity.

I urge you to do all you can to assist this young woman.

For those of you who reside outside Jamaica please email me or Ms. Palomino ([email protected]) regarding any further information you might  require in assisting this young woman.

Lloyd D'Aguilar
Coordinator
Jamaicans United Against Police Brutality