Cops find another stolen car in West Bay
(CNS): Police have found another stolen car in West Bay after tip-offs from the public. The police say they plan to return to the area over the coming days as the large area of empty ground off Dill Lane has now yielded three stolen Hondas that have been stripped of parts. The silver 2000 Honda Civic found on Thursday was stolen back in May last year, and like the two found earlier in the week, it had been completely stripped of parts.
“The condition these vehicles have been found in is further evidence that certain models of vehicle are being targeted and stolen specifically for their parts,” said Commissioner of Police Derek Byrne.
Police said that given the inaccessibility and large area in which the vehicles were found, officers will be conducting further searches over the coming days, as investigations into the surge of stolen cars continue.
Officers were able to track down the three stolen vehicles based on information received from members of the community. which the RCIPS is hoping will be something that continues as the new community policing strategy begins to make an impact.
“We are extremely grateful to members of the public for bringing this area to our attention,” said Superintendent Robbie Graham. “The recovery of these vehicles shows what good results can be achieved through cooperation between the community and police. We expect this cooperation will continue to grow further as we strengthen our relationship with the public through our community policing programme.”
“Three Hondas stripped of parts”. This confirms what an RCIPS Officer told me personally. The fact that these cars are stripped strongly suggests one thing – the parts are shipped overseas. These is another presumption but as a born Caymanian, one which I’m sad to utter or acknowledge. It is unlikely that Caymanians are the perpetrators because there are not that many Caymanian mechanics left here who could strip a car – those who are still around are no doubt too old, eh, “mature” to bother with this type of crime.
My point? RCIPS should look at those skilled in auto mechanics – 99% of whom are not Caymanians
Lol thats what you think.
So you are finding cars that are completely stripped to give back to the previous owner that got their car stolen last year.
This is really a job well done…
Hopefully the Trolly Roger will divert from holding up all the traffic on South Church St and conduct tours of all the “hotspots” in West Bay, much more interesting than their present route.
In the first few minutes after a fresh rain, there are multiple spins and crashes that are never reported. I heard at least 3 accidents inside 10 minutes at the Krys/CostULess roundabout last week. All of which involved racing Hondas. One of them spun and hurtled themselves over the boulders on an adjacent property. Another was a spin followed by a head on from a tailing Honda. Both failed to exchange insurance and limped away with bodywork hanging off severely damaged and bumpers dragging – clearly no insurance to exchange! I’ve reported these to 9-1-1, and nothing happens. Nobody shows up, and I waste my time trying to be a Good Samaritan. Because the police are never out there to catch dishonest people driving like maniacs in unlicensed/uninsured cars, the public remains at danger and a thriving black market in Honda parts results. It is just yet another symptom of the RCIPS’ ongoing dereliction of their Traffic duties. No amount of drug dogs, friendly foot patrols, or self-congratulatory press releases will change this.
These cops are so whatless they can’t even investigate a bar brawl without getting every cop at the station involved and their best detectives on the case with CCTV footage. If you expect to put them on auto theft no wonder they need to get to 450 strong. 50 just to man the offices, 100 to drive around to find ganga, 100 with scenes of crime, detectives, financial crimes and other special units, 75 to keep British Retirement In Check and 125 caymanIan status holders for public relations. You wonder why crime is bad still?
Why don’t the cops go and look at the sketchy auto shops on island?
Political relations.
Those 20 year old pieces of junk need to go anyway
Somebody must have seen or heard something at some point. What about the cameras on the roads leading into WB?
So the police telling the thivies not to go back to the area where they use to strip the cars ah boi keep uuna mouth shut den unna mitta caught someone
Do you have any idea how much paperwork they’d have to do if they actually caught anyone?
Sadly our crime fighters seem to be under some kind of contract to gently dissuade rampant criminality rather than apprehend and prosecute it.
Would be helpful if the persons tipping off the police would do it while the cars are being stripped instead of waiting until after. Wonder if these parts are being shipped off island and mode of transport.