West Bay man on licensed release on the run

| 15/06/2023 | 36 Comments
Joshua Ebanks, Cayman News Service
Joshua Ebanks

(CNS): Joshua “Patchy” Ebanks (30) from West Bay is wanted by police after he removed his electronic tag and breached the terms of his conditional release from HMP Northward. Officers are appealing to the public to help them find Ebanks, as he will now be returned to custody to finish serving his sentence.

Police said he has a history of involvement with guns and should not be approached but treated as violent and dangerous. Members of the public are asked to call 911 immediately if they see Ebanks, who is also being encouraged to turn himself in at the Cayman Islands Detention Centre or the nearest active police station at any time, day or night.

The RCIPS said that anyone helping him to avoid the authorities or to obstruct, mislead or act in such a way as to prevent his apprehension is committing an offence. If prosecuted, they could be liable on conviction to a fine of $5,000 or imprisonment for two years or both.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the George Town Police Station at 949-4222. Anonymous tips can be provided to the RCIPS Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777, or the website. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to caymancrimestoppers.com


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  1. you all needs to go and XXXX herselfs you dont my son stop and look at yours no goodhe had a XXXX of life been at 13 years old only him me and god knowes thats is good child XXXX all of aXXXXXXs no matter what your all dontknow he life he cant not make man come andkill him under goverment orders no way for a cocaine offends that why he is in trouble waih the law because of that so get the story straighr we have a a big fright so all of you that dont have nothing to say XXXX off and leave my son alone look for killers that tried to kill him at 743 in the moining thats what causeed what him did they want to kill him get your story right aXXXXe good people.he istarget like hes brother job not done XXXX off cayman no good .

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  2. Anonymous says:

    Sigh.
    Another misguided individual who chose the career path of ‘wannabe’ gangster.

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  3. Kite says:

    How high is this guy in the mugshot?

    Patchy: “yes”

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  4. Elvis says:

    So gun idiots get tagged now? No wonder you all loosing the fight doh.

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  5. Anonymous says:

    Please help me understand. How is a man the police describe as violent and dangerous allowed to walk amoung us?

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  6. Anonymous says:

    Idiot!

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  7. Anonymous says:

    Well that was a dumb decision – on the run on a 70+ square mile island while being fortunate enough to be out of prison on release. sad

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    • Anonymous says:

      Bobos and family sheltering, aka aiding and abetting

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    • Concerned citizen says:

      “Police said he has a history of involvement with guns and should not be approached but treated as violent and dangerous”
      But someone thought it was a good idea to release him in the public with an ankle monitor (LOL)!
      He is probably already in a canoe on his way to the mountains in Jamaica.

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  8. Anonymous says:

    Scorpion stings frog….what did you expect?

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    • watcher says:

      The allusion may be lost on some, but it is very apt; the conclusion of the story is that you can’t blame a scorpion for being a scorpion, no matter what it promises.

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  9. Anonymous says:

    Seems strange they didn’t say what he was convicted of. It would be fun to know how many people are among us with ankle bracelets and what their crimes were.

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  10. Anonymous says:

    Cayman needs a much bigger prison, or an exchange program with UK pens. Dangerous recidivists are being released into our community, at less than half time served, with sole parole hearing criteria being that someone else needs their bunk. This is someone known to be armed and dangerous and they released him to West Bay. The honest and law-abiding population of Cayman doesn’t want to sell everything and leave their homes in the Cayman Islands, but we read things like this everyday where we really wonder if we can accept decisions like this and continue raising a family safely here.

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    • Anonymous says:

      We have $42 million to build a new private jet terminal but don’t have the money to build an extension to the prison.

  11. Anonymous says:

    CCTV- Has never worked and is totally useless. Contract supplied by Security Center

    Ankle Tags – Has never worked and is totally useless. Contract supplied by Security Center

    Anyone else see the pattern? A private company emptying the government purse with sub-standard service.

    Who’s getting paid to continue this scam?

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  12. Anonymous says:

    It’s 2023. Why are RCIP using such poor and easily bypassed ankle tags?

    Sorry dumb question. The only reason is lodge back handers and bribes to continue giving money to friends.

    RCIP have been using that system for years with countless breaches.

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    • Anonymous says:

      It’s not RCIPS who administer it, they’re just the lucky agency that get to respond to the units when they fail or get removed.

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  13. Anonymous says:

    Another one of those pesky foreign gang bangers. oh sorry, my mistake.

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    • Anonymous says:

      Having Ebanks as your last name doesn’t make you Caymanian bobo.

      Plenty of Canadians knocking around with those names for example.

      Who is he really fah?

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  14. Anonymous says:

    Because early release on conditions was always a good idea for a man with a history of firearms and considered violent and dangerous. What could possibly go wrong?

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    • Anonymous says:

      He’s related to such and such whose mammy is friends with so and so who has a high position in government. As a result, he’s let go because he’s really a good boy who was bullied.

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