Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas (left), yesterday, congratulates newly promoted Superintendent, Steve McGreggor, the man who is tipped to take command of the troubled St. James division. - Norman Grindley /Deputy Chief Photographer

Glenroy Sinclair, Assignment Coordinator - News

LASCO Top Cops, Inspector Linroy Edwards, who walked away with the title on Tuesday, and Superintendent Steve McGregor, winner in 2000, were among 86 officers promoted by Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas, yesterday.

The group, which includes a number of "front-line crime fighters" was summoned to the Police Officer Club, St. Andrew, for the official announcements by Commissioner Thomas.

Forty-three sergeants were promoted to the rank of inspector. They included Dodrick Henry, a fearless street cop, who worked at the CIB Headquarters in downtown Kingston, and the Special Anti-Crime Task Force (SACTF).

He is now working in the Kingston Central division.

Other recipients

The batch of newly promoted inspectors also includes David White, a former chairman of the Police Federation, Robert James, who is a member of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's security detail, and Elwig Cameron, of the Kingston Central CIB.

Commissioner Thomas disclosed that 29 inspectors were promoted to the rank of deputy superintendent. Derrick Champagnie, who is tipped to be transferred to Spanish Town, St. Catherine, is in this group, along with Herfa Beckford of the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse and Sonia James of the CCN.

The commissioner promoted nine deputy superintendents to the rank of superintendent; among them are Dennis Watt and Denver Baker of SACTF, and Martin Bailis of Community Relation Division.

Five superintendents are now senior superintendents. They are Danny Graham, the commissioner's staff officer; Iris McCalla-Gordon, of the Protective Services Division; Grace Barnaby-Bloomfield; Laura Bell-Roberts and R. Palmer of Administration.