JAMAICA – The police on Thursday vowed that gangsters would never again take control of Spanish Town, St Catherine after responding quickly to fiery protests by residents of Tawes Meadows and other communities angered that cops had shot dead One Order Gang leader Othniel “Thickman” Lobban. “News of his demise created a reaction in the Tawes Meadows community. This reaction is really an indication of the kind of psychological control and impact that gangs continue have on these communities and so persons are upset and are expressing themselves based on their relationship with Lobban, who was a leader in this area,” Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Christopher Phillips said. “Wednesday night we had a few incidents where roads were blocked and there were attempts to burn a few premises, but we were quick on location to put some control on that,” Phillips pointed out. Lobban was shot dead in the Six Miles area of the St Andrew South Police Division during what the police said was a gunfight with members of the anti-gang task force (Jamaicaobserver)