Name: Antoinette Thompson
Address: Swansea Satellite Office, Osbourne Store, Clarendon
Occupation: Route Inspector
Telephone #: 618-0959
Antoinette Thompson States,
I am a gazetted Route Inspector since November 1, 2019 employed to the Transport Authority and attached to the Swansea Satellite Office, Osbourne Store, Clarendon. My duties as an Inspector include the monitoring and regulating of public passenger vehicles and prosecuting for breaches of the relevant Road Traffic enactments. 
On Friday the 8th day of July 2022 I reported for duty at 8:00 am, I was briefed accordingly by my supervisor and dispatched on an intelligence driven roving operation that was scheduled to take place on the said day. I was accompanied by fellow inspectors one team was acting covertly and in an unmarked vehicle, with the responsibility of gathering intelligence. The other team would be travelling in a marked service unit and accompanied by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force attached to the Transport Authority.  All members of the Transport Authority in the marked service unit and Jamaica Constabulary Force were properly attired in our respective uniforms. My duties for the day entailed inspection of vehicles suspected of operating as PPV without the requisite documents to do so, based on information given by a covert team, to ensure compliance as stipulated under the Transport Authority and Road Traffic Acts and Regulations. 
Based on information received from inspector K. Morgan, who was acting covertly and was travelling in the unmarked vehicle, that the team should be on the lookout for a Grey Toyota Probox with registration number 4299JS as the vehicle was seen setting down passengers, collecting fares, and soliciting passengers for the May Pen – Effortville route. About 10: 15 am I observed the same motor vehicle described a Grey Toyota Probox with registration number 4299JS. The team began Roving along sevens road beginning in the Effortville community, when the said vehicle was observed, he driver had all windows down, with his hand outside and whenever he saw a pedestrian he was heard tooting his horn and pointing in a downward direction to the May Pen town centre. I pointed this out to my driver and team members, the driver of the service unit then got certain instructions and began following the vehicle at a safe distance. He was observed stopping to pick up passengers at several intervals, to include two gentleman and children observed in uniforms. Whilst close to the vicinity of the central high school the driver was observed setting down 3 school children there.  He then continued on towards the town centre.
The vehicle then parked between the May Pen Post Office and the May Pen Park and the driver exited the vehicle along with two male passengers. The male passengers after exiting the vehicle, were seen giving the driver monies to include one hundred dollar notes. A female passenger was seen entering the vehicle at the same time. 
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July 13, 2022
Antoinette Thompson
T.A. Route Inspector
The service unit came to a stop and the police officers on board exited and approached the vehicle along with myself and other inspectors. Upon seeing our approach, the driver jumped in the vehicle and drove off onto Moorpark Avenue.  Our Covert team who was patrolling along Main Street, May Pen was alerted and the said motor car was intercepted. Our team joined the covert team along the intersection of Main Street, May Pen and Moorpark Avenue. I approached the vehicle along with inspector K. Morgan and the police officers assigned. We introduced ourselves to the driver, the driver was cautioned by inspector K. Morgan and his vehicle documents were requested to include: Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate, Fitness Certificate, Insurance Certificate, and Drivers Licence. He produced all documents. From his Driver’s Licence he was identified as Sheldon Francis of Sevens Road, May Pen, Clarendon.
I introduced myself to the female passenger who had boarded the vehicle earlier and questioned her in the sight and hearing of the driver. She stated the driver was a well-known taxi driver on the Effortville route. She confirmed that she had chartered him to take her to a very important appointment as she was sick and needed to visit the doctor and collect medication. I pointed out my earlier observations and she stated that she had went to purchase some items and the driver had just picked her up again. I cautioned the driver and informed him of the offences of operating without a Road Licence in contravention of section 61 (1) & (4A) of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2005, Contrary to section 13 (2) (a) (v) of the Transport Authority (Amendment) Act 2005. No PPV insurance in Contravention of section 4 (1) of the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Risk) Law. He stated that he was indeed operating as a PPV and it was his intention to apply. A wrecking service was called and a warning notice was prepared and served on the driver. Summonses for Operating without a Road Licence and No PPV insurance that were prepared, were signed and sealed my Justice of the Peace Mr. S. Holness and I served them on Mr. Francis to appear before the May Pen Traffic Court on Wednesday September 28, 2022.  The vehicle was taken to the Transport Authority Swansea Satellite office and Pound.  
About 3:46pm Mr. Sheldon Francis visited the Swansea Satellite office along with Mr. Mcray Smith the owner of the said motor car where an application for route taxi was made for the same vehicle via the Central Clarendon Taxi Association.
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July 13, 2022
Antoinette Thompson
T.A. Route Inspector
This statement consists of two pages signed by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing if it is tendered into evidence. I shall be liable to prosecution if I have willfully stated into it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true. 
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May 13, 2022