Cops round up traffic ticket dodgers in raid
(CNS): Police in the Eastern Districts conducted a coordinated raid last Wednesday and rounded up 17 people over 20 outstanding warrants, largely related to unpaid traffic tickets or fines. The RCIPS said it has just under 200 active warrants still to be executed. Around 70 are related to residents in George Town, another 60 in the Eastern Districts, over 55 in West Bay, and about five in the Sister Islands. “If anyone believes or knows that they have an outstanding warrant, we encourage you address it as a matter of urgency,” said Acting Superintendent Brad Ebanks.
“If you have received a traffic ticket from an officer, ensure that you pay the ticket prior to the date (deadline) provided or attend court on the date stipulated to avoid a warrant being issued for your arrest. To avoid the inconvenience of being arrested and reputational embarrassment one should attend to any outstanding court matters.”
Last week’s raid included officers from the Eastern Districts’ front line, community officers, the Process Unit and the Cayman Islands Detention Centre.
The RCIPS said that warrants are issued by the court and then executed by the police. Once a person with a warrant is arrested, depending on the type of warrant, they either have to pay a fine upfront in order to be released (for a default warrant), are bailed for the next court date (for failing to appear with bail), or are kept in custody until the next court date (for failing to appear with no bail).
Members of the public who believe they may have a warrant out for their arrest are encouraged to call any police station and enquire about the best way to have their warrants actioned. Alternatively, they can attend the court and discuss the issue with a court officer.
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It is ridiculous that RCIPS arrests people for parking tickets. There isn’t even an increased fine. You pay the same even if you weren’t late. Would be much more effective to set the fine and then have it double if not paid by a certain date.
Jamaican police need police to police them. They don’t arrest their own people.
I really wish the RCIPS would get out there and start fining all the dump truck operators that perpetually use their jack brakes illegally. There are no hills in Cayman, but we’ve still suffered almost two decades of this endless noise pollution as a byproduct of development. Police should be able to hear them coming, droning down their gears for miles.
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Police action warrants issued by the courts, only in Cayman would this make headlines or be considered a “raid”.
RCIPS is just looking for some good PR to justify the millions of taxpayers money spent on lackluster policing.
Lock em up they will soon pay
I did see the FRU and the helicopter this morning. Pulling out all the stops!
Arresting people for parking tickets? Seems like a waste of police resources. More efficient to address this at annual vehicle licensing.
Both might do the job and send a warning to all those delinquents still out there with outstanding warrants. Every effort helps don’t knock it.
Good job. Please also patrol the camp sites to ensure proper trash disposal.
Or, and I am just thinking, a good idea is to go and arrest them 1 week after they miss the deadline…..
Good job. Keep up the good work.
Its livences you need to be collecting. Half these idiots can’t drive
Wow. I thought they were arresting the robbers, my bad. Moving on, nothing to see here
We’re a single one of them reported to WORC?
How many will be deported?
None. The police refuse to report foreign law breakers to the immigration authorities. We are doomed.
Can you deport Caymanians.