Owners warned of spike in construction gear theft

| 08/06/2022 | 8 Comments

 (CNS): Police are urging owners to protect construction tools and equipment after a string of thefts of such items from construction sites, vehicles and private residencies since the beginning of the year. Police believe that the tools are being stolen and immediately sold to other entities or individuals in the construction sector.

As a result, people in the construction sector and related industries are being encouraged to report any instances of unusual attempts to sell them tools or equipment, as these goods may have been stolen.

The RCIPS offered some tips to help protect construction tools and equipment from thieves:

  • Increase lighting on job sites and hire on-site security;
  • Keep track of who attends the site during the day and make note of any suspicious or unauthorised people;
  • Lock containers, structures or vehicles where tools and equipment are stored and secure them overnight or whenever left unattended;
  • Don’t leave equipment out in the open if possible;
  • Record serial numbers of equipment and mark items so that they can be identified more easily if a theft does occur.

See here for more about what can be done to protect your home, business or vehicle

Anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via the Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777
or via the RCIPS website.



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  1. Anonymous says:

    As one who has witnessed the changes in Cayman over the past 60 years I can identify with Caymanians who feel that our island is worse for some of the immigration we’ve experienced in that tome. Note I say some, because alternately, some of said immigration has been clearly beneficial for us all.

    But no denying that some immigration – ESPECIALLY that as a result of McKeeva Bush’s 2003 status give-aways which resulted in all kind of unsuitable persons and there families being granted Caymanian Status – has dragged Cayman’s safety downwards.

    Yes, we’ve always had our own “homegrown” criminals, but the results of 2003 only increased that number exponentially. Also, clearly, our social landscape has changed over the past 60 years. Population increase, etc. but who are the majority of the increased population? Not Caymanian-born. When I was a child, poverty, poor parenting and poor education existed in Cayman and there were areas of “distasteful” activity but crime did not exist as we know it now.

    Having lived in Cayman for 65 years I can certainly say that is the perception, and quite likely, the reality. So, please do not call us all xenophobes when we have watched our safety decline as immigration has risen. That is a fact.

  2. Anonymous says:

    Gone to Black River in Jam. or Ceiba!

  3. Anonymous says:

    Anyone earning $8.50/hour that isn’t running some kind of side hustle is either a houseguest, living 4-8 per room, or almost certainly lying. It’s not a living wage for anyone in the Cayman Islands, and if we blind our eyes to that reality, to insulate millionaire business owners from indexed payroll adjustments and the mildest form of inflationary discomfort, then we will also need to brace for increased thefts and other more expensive social consequences that impair the value of the very buildings being erected.

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  4. Sucka Free Cayman says:

    This place is a real mess, what not getting stolen to build and advance construction projects so some can directly benefit from material theft is being packed in containers and ship elsewhere those trying to mislead us about who is really behind this, one only has to look around at who is really running our construction industry ?? Who the cap fit let them wear it!

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  5. Anonymous says:

    It’s going to get worst because a lot of these people coming to cayman saying they coming here to work should never given landing permission.next thing too much different nationality,so you don’t no who is good from who is bad.

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    • Anonymous says:

      Oh for goodness sake! Stop blaming people who were born in other countries for everything. Its getting old now.

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    • Anonymous says:

      Xenophobia is alive and well. But I’m shocked that someone can write such tripe in this day and age. So all Caymanians are law abiding, god fearing people, and everyone else is a hustler or a crook ? Baloney.

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