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Antigua and Barbuda police launch cold case unit<\/strong><\/p>

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>

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\u201cThe Cold Case Unit will bring some level of closure to these cases,\u201d Jeffers said. He added that the force has also expanded training programmes, adopted data-driven policing, and strengthened community engagement.<\/p>

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffers highlighted the complex challenges facing policing today, from violent crime and firearms proliferation to cybercrime and human trafficking. \u201cThe threats we confront require a police force that is agile and resolute,\u201d he said.<\/p>

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Police Week, themed \u201cRising to New Challenges and Serving with Greater Dedication,\u201d will feature an Open Day, sporting competitions, a Calypso Monarch contest, and conclude with a Family Fun Day at Ffryes Beach on 14 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOURCE: ANTIGUA OBSERVER-<\/strong><\/p>

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