And while that man received a beatdown for breaking curfew, almost 500
others will pay a massive fine. But Williams is optimistic that with
such an expensive deterrent, arrests will start to decline.
Chester Williams - Commissioner of Police
"We had 59 arrests over the course of the 24 hours so we'll be just
about 500 but we're seeing a decline now in the number of arrests. I
think last yesterday was 70 something and today is 59 so the arrests
are going down. I hope that it is an indication that fewer and fewer
persons are now on the street