Antigua and Barbuda police launch cold case unit
The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda has established a cold case unit to tackle unsolved murders, missing persons, and other unresolved criminal investigations.
Acting Police Commissioner Everton Jeffers announced the move at the opening of Police Week 2025, held at the Precision Centre, describing it as part of a wider modernisation of the force.
“The Cold Case Unit will bring some level of closure to these cases,” Jeffers said. He added that the force has also expanded training programmes, adopted data-driven policing, and strengthened community engagement.
Recent enhancements include a drone team supporting major national events, and the K9 unit has grown to six dogs, capable of detecting firearms, drugs, explosives, and human remains.
Jeffers highlighted the complex challenges facing policing today, from violent crime and firearms proliferation to cybercrime and human trafficking. “The threats we confront require a police force that is agile and resolute,” he said.
Police Week, themed “Rising to New Challenges and Serving with Greater Dedication,” will feature an Open Day, sporting competitions, a Calypso Monarch contest, and conclude with a Family Fun Day at Ffryes Beach on 14 September.
SOURCE: ANTIGUA OBSERVER-
