POLICE Commissioner Owen Ellington said former Tivoli Gardens don Christopher 'Dudus' Coke may be charged for crimes committed locally if the police are able to build a case against him.

Coke was arrested by a police party manning a checkpoint along the Mandela Highway in St Catherine. He was in the company of Reverend Al Miller.

Ellington was speaking an an impromptu press conference at his office in St Andrew this evening.

Ellington said the cops who arrested Coke were acting on intelligence. The arrest took place about 4:00 pm. He said investigators were trying to ascertain why Miller, who is now wanted for questioning, was allowed to go.

"From our standpoint we believe that he needs to come in and speak with us because there are some questions that he needs to answer," Ellington said. "The circumstances of Mr Coke's arrest is the subject of an investigation.

He also stated that the police were not aware that Coke had indicated an interest to waive his right to an extradition hearing and asked the Reverend Al Miller to turn himself in. Miller had earlier told the Observer that Coke had intended to hand himself over to the United States authorities.

He said that "all individuals" would be investigated in relation to the attacks on police that led to the declaration of a State of Emergency on May 24.

"We are investigating all the attacks on our members and our facilities. We are keeping our options open," Ellington said.