Commissioner of Police Michael DeSilva has expressed his sadness over the sudden death of a local officer.

Englishman John Hall passed away this morning at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. No other details have been given.

Fifty five year old Mr. Hall, from Hemel Hemptstead in England, joined the local force as a Crime Scene Investigator (support staff) in October, 2011.

His family has been informed and it is expected that his wife will arrive on the Island sometime today.