Archive for December, 2022
Man critically injured after crash with garbage truck
(CNS): One man sustained life-threatening injuries and a woman is in intensive care after the car they were in collided with a garbage truck early New Year’s Eve morning. The smash happened at around 4:20 on Saturday, 31 December, on Shamrock Road close to the junction of Poindexter Road. The couple, who were in a […]
Police to target drunk and bad drivers on NYE
(CNS): After a relatively quiet Christmas for the RCIPS, drivers are being urged not to drink and drive but to behave responsibly this coming weekend, as the holidays continue and people celebrate the New Year on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Acting Commissioner of Police Kurt Walton said the high-profile policing would continue with road […]
Brac robbery suspect arrested Christmas Eve
(CNS): A 40-year-old man currently residing on Cayman Brac was arrested on the morning of Christmas Eve (24 December) after a team of firearms officers conducted an operation on the Brac with the help of the police helicopter and local officers from the Sister Islands. Police said the man was arrested on suspicion of robbery […]
Third man on run as cops begin busting crime ‘gangs’
(CNS): Police are looking for a 20-year-old unnamed George Town man over firearm and drug offences in relation to a gun found in a car last week. The weapon was seized after armed officers conducted various searches in an effort to bust up the groups believed to be behind this year’s unprecedented crime spike. The […]
Cops find gun and ammo in crime crackdown
(CNS): As armed police take to the streets in an effort to deter further crime and catch those responsible for the surge of robberies over the last five months, officers have arrested three people after finding a loaded gun and additional rounds of ammunition during searches of two different vehicles stopped in Prospect and a […]
Armed robbery spike spreads to Cayman Brac
(CNS): In what may be the first armed robbery of a bar on Cayman Brac, a masked man, armed with a machete, entered Pat’s Kitchen and Bar on West End East Road shortly before midnight on Thursday night, 22 December. According to the RCIPS, the man took a quantity of cash from the register, along […]
A Very Merry CNS Christmas Crossword
(CNS): There are no prizes for solving our Christmas Crossword. It’s just for fun and shouldn’t be hard to do, even after a few rum punches. The puzzle recalls just a little bit of what happened over the past year, with no mention of “that virus” because, well, we’re all thoroughly sick of hearing about […]
Rescued migrants handed to Cuban authorities
(CNS): Eight Cuban nationals were found adrift at sea and rescued by an oil tanker on 14 December but were handed over to the Cuban Border Guard (CBG) with the help of the Cayman authorities. According to a press release from the Ministry of Border Control, the Cubans were picked up by the MV Hellespont Pride […]
Cops find full-face mask during vehicle stop
(CNS): Three men, all aged 20, have been arrested and are currently in police custody after the RCIPS Firearms Response Unit conducted a stop and search in Prospect on Tuesday afternoon, 20 December. Police have not said whether or not they believe the men are connected to the current spree of robberies but stated that […]
Gunmen on the run after police chase
(CNS): Police are looking for two men, at least one of whom has a gun, who escaped officers following an unsuccessful police chase Tuesday. RCIPS officers responded to a report that a man had brandished a firearm at a woman at a residence in Red Bay and then left in a vehicle along with another […]
Manderson on the run following gun conviction
(CNS): Marcus Steve Manderson (33), who jumped court bail while on remand facing firearm charges and then, police believe, left the islands by boat, is likely back on Grand Cayman and in hiding. Manderson, from West Bay, was convicted in absentia for possession of an unlicensed gun on 2 December. Police said that investigators strongly […]
