Armed robbers strike at Bodden Town booze shop
(CNS): A liquor store in Bodden Town just east of Monument Road is the latest business to be robbed following a string of at least six stick-ups at small businesses over the last two weeks. The shop was robbed at around 9:30 on Friday evening when two men, who had their faces and heads covered, entered the store brandishing a gun and demanding money.
After taking an undisclosed sum of cash from the register, the men fled east on foot towards the beach. No shots were fired and no one was injured during the incident.
Both men were dressed in all black, were masked and wearing gloves. The man who brandished the firearm is described as being of medium build, about 6′ tall, and wearing a long-sleeved hoodie jacket. The other man is described as being of slim build, about 5’10” in height.
Police have not said if they believe that the recent commercial robberies are linked. They included incidents at a money transfer shop in Savannah on Friday 1 April, at another cash transfer business by the airport in George Town on 31 March, and at a gas station in the industrial area on 29 March.
Police did say, however, that two street robberies also in the early morning hours of 29 March were committed by the same suspect.
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Derek Byrne and Martin Roper should be held fully accountable for the woeful performance of law enforcement.
Wherever they came from, they should return because they are not making a blind bit of difference to the law-abiding citizens of the Cayman Islands.
Sick and fed-up to the back teeth with these people dressed up in fancy costumes and holding important-sounding titles who do absolutely nothing.
Unsatisfactory performance in all areas.
Emmm….I think you’ll find that Northward’s residents are virtually all Caymanian. So stop with this law-abiding citizen drivel.
Obviously you failed comprehension at school. Try again.
Actually, there are a substantial number of Jamaicans, and a number of those described as Caymanian, are Jamaican.
Northward cannot tell the difference between a Jamaican, a Honduran and a Caymanian, so you will never get accurate information from them.
Have the RCIPs put the stolen boats and robberies together yet?
Thanks Mac!
These sound like a bunch of Canadians!
Were they wearing rollerblades?
Did they say “give me your money ah?”
Did the one say to the other “let’s get oot of here ah!”
Dammit why is Cayman still putting up these Canucks. Mass deportation I say of Canadians but the Canadian banks on island can stay to keep hard working Caymanians employed.
Its eh not ah
Canadians here are doing white collar crimes, stealing millions from hard working people. Sounds a lot worse than a stick up for a couple bucks by perhaps someone who didnt have many options cause they cant get a job, EH ?
Welcome to PACT-rock.
Yeah they want to live like locals so bad that youll find the Jamaicans even trying to talk like Caymanians nowadays. It is no longer the other way around finally.
Government via RCIPS needs to offer a high-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of these turds. Somebody knows or suspects who they are. You think $50,000 wouldn’t cause them to be given up? There are likely several people in the neighbourhood who know who this is. I bet they could use the money.
Of course they are related. When criminals find no resistance, they continue and frequently escalate. In the absence of citizen information, RCIPS can only respond after the fact. This will be solved with insider information, and I think we should fund it.
The police could be proactive. Anyone pouring through immigration files and other data to identify potential suspects of the right height/build? Have they got the cameras we bought and so obviously need working yet?
Are you insane? So they should arrest and question every man who is about 6ft tall?
No. But create a shortlist. It is the same people committing many of these crimes. People can be excluded every time. Then you end up with the final few.
What – Jamaicans rob us and Hondurans steal our boats?
I call BS on that George. I’ve had periods of unemployment in my life and not once did I think of picking up a gun, robbing or threatening people. Stop blaming our troubles on the expats and look at the root cause. Dismal schooling, deadbeat dads, abysmal parenting, the glorification of drugs and guns, and a gangster culture. These men don’t want to do an honest days work.
You’re a sad case sir. Young Caymanian men aren’t in jobs because some made a conscious choice not to work. How about we stop making excuses and seek solutions for a better community for all. I also have had periods of unemployment, never once was robbing a consideration. Before you nah saying start, born and raised Caymanian here.
Immoral horseshit.
There is no excuse for violent criminality, especially when the odds on employment are so heavily stacked in favor of Caymanians.
When I was unemployed, I didn’t run around with guns. I didn’t rob people. I didn’t blame foreigners or anyone else.
I got on my bike and looked for work. And I kept riding my bike until I found work.
These pr*cks are unemployable, useless morons. They need at least 10 years in Northward having some sense beaten into them daily before they will be even vaguely useful members of society.
You do a profound disservice to young Caymanian men when you infer their default is crime if they can’t find “meaningful employment.” Criminals are criminals. I would NEVER resort to such crimes, and I bet I’ve been much further down than your worst nightmares.
I would work ANY job to feed my family. All the while, I would be seeking better employment. It’s what responsible adults do.
Crime apologists make me sick. “They had no other choice.” Bullshit. Grow a pair, and take whatever work you can find to feed your family.
Stop it George ! I own a construction company and can’t find a caymanian to work for more than a week .
Spoken like a true ‘entitled’ who applies for top jobs but is is overlooked by a much better educated, more qualified and experienced individual who comes from overseas!
This little rock is done with.two much different nationality,where caymanian going to run to now?.
Back to school to learn how to read and write English I hope!
Do the police have a report on the complexion of the suspects?
Can not comment as that could be viewed as discriminatory
Heads and faces covered, and wearing gloves.
Then they should say so.
Ghosts and colorless.
No. They know. But it is a secret. It is an identifying feature that they require us to guess at while they ask us for us to help. Is 9.30 a magic shift change hour when we have no police presence at all? There are three a day. I just wonder when they may be, exactly. (Enquiring minds want to know).
Not reported, so not white.