More than 100 people were detained during a curfew imposed in St Andrew yesterday.

The curfew, which began about 4 a.m. and will end the same time tomorrow, included the searching of a number of premises and the detention of 121 persons who are to be processed.

Several residents complained about the unprofessional manner of some members of the security forces during the curfew.

One woman, a resident of August Town, said a policeman - part of the police team monitoring the curfew - was very unprofessional, indecent and ill-mannered. She said the policeman ordered the bus she was travelling in to stop, and after boarding the vehicle singled her out in a rather impolite manner.

She claimed that the officer addressed her saying "Hey you, come yah..weh your ID?" which she disliked as she was clearly dressed as a young professional. She said she replied politely and he later adopted to a more respectable attitude.

She also revealed that the No. 72 buses which usually terminate in Bedward Gardens, had their routes interrupted and passengers were required to disembark on Silvera Drive in August Town instead. This proved very inconvenient as passengers had to walk the rest of the way to their respective destinations.

Curfew boundaries:

North along an imaginary line from Papine Square to Kintyre.

South along an imaginary line along the foot of Long Hill Mountain between the August Town Quarry and Princess Alice Drive.

East Along the Bedward Gardens main road between Kintyre and August Town Quarry.

West along the Hermitage main road, University Drive and Golding Avenue between Papine Square and Princess Alice Drive.