Guns fired in GT as gang troubles roll on
(CNS): Police are investigating yet another incident where shots have been fired on the streets of Grand Cayman. Firearms officers recovered an undisclosed number of spent casings as well as one live round of ammunition near the Eastern Avenue and Godfrey Nixon Way junction in George Town at about 3:40am Wednesday. According to police, no one appears to have been shot and initial investigations suggest that this incident is not connected to the recent shooting in West Bay.
Despite a number of reports overnight Tuesday-Wednesday, police said there were no other confirmed firearm incidents over the past 24-hour period, including in West Bay. Police continue to carry out heightened patrols throughout the Cayman Islands, with particular emphasis placed on targeted areas.
Meanwhile, as the investigation into the shooting at the Ed Bush Stadium during a football game on Sunday night continues, police are making further appeals to witnesses to come forward. Although there may have been as many as 300 people at the field, only a small number have come forward.
“We believe there were hundreds of people present at the Ed Bush Stadium at the time of this shooting, but we have only been able to make contact with a small percentage,” said Superintendent Peter Lansdown. “I would urge anyone who was present, including families and friends of the teams playing or other persons present, to contact us if they haven’t done so already.
“Any information, no matter how seemingly minor, could assist in the investigation and allow us to more quickly bring the perpetrators to justice,” he added. “We are also particularly interested in any video footage persons may have of the incident. Again, no matter how seemingly minor.”
Clips can be submitted to the RCIPS website or emailed to pr@rcips.ky
Anyone with information is encouraged to call 911 or the RCIPS Major Incident Room at 649-2930.
To give anonymous tips call the RCIPS Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777, or use the website.
The public can also attend their nearest police station or speak directly with a trusted officer.There is a reward of up to $250,000 for information that leads to the arrest, charge or conviction of individuals responsible for this incident
($50k from Cayman CrimeStoppers and $200k from the CIG).
Tips can be submitted anonymously to caymancrimestoppers.com or by downloading the Cayman Crime Stoppers app.Infinite Mindcare will be hosting a free group session for those who witnessed or are otherwise severely impacted by the shooting, on Thursday, 29 February.
Visit www.facebook.com/infinitemindcare for more details.
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Publish the names of the suspected gangsters. Let the community know who these scumbags are!
The rot in Cayman starts at the top and goes all the way through our society. Our politicians are inept and corrupt (how many side hustles do they have….). There are wealthy Caymanians that take advantage of weaker members of society with very low wages for their own gain. We have the insular affluent expat community that use Cayman as a play ground. And then we have those at the bottom, the increasing number that resort to crime and drug dealing / trafficking and guns. Take a look at Honduras and Mexico – that’s where we are heading.
CNS, can you ask RCIPS or the relevant minister if they’ve considered closing down these trouble spots? It’s the same bars every time & nothing’s being done about it.
They won’t do that. You know why? Because it would constitute an unfair burden upon an establishment. That could be actionable, to actually watch a troublesome spot more than, say, a place which had never had any problem.
If we had CCTV that functioned, we could watch these places remotely. Of course, that would require somebody that could scroll back to the suspect time and produce the video.
They could do a lot but they aren’t doing it so shut them down!
Aerial surveillance drones are used all over the world vs drug smuggling, maybe we could give it a whirl here?
https://www.dronewatch.eu/dutch-customs-are-increasingly-using-drones-to-combat-drug-smuggling/
Great idea but they don’t want that because we’ll find out who’s behind bringing in the drugs, weapons and, illegal aliens. Take a note that the churches haven’t said a word about the recent shooting in West Bay, hush money is pretty good to have in God’s hands.
Anti-Christian bigot rears his head again.
Search the fishing boats. There are a lot of guys out there fishing to make a real living, but I know a good amount of guys who take their boats out there to pick up guns and drugs to make extra money. They know no one is checking and it’s easy for them.
Many fisherman know not to go near certain boats because they aren’t there for the fishing. An anchor line at the Banks is the first clue.
why not install a few CCTV towers around that area? they did it by mcruss after that was robbed! That area is a menace after 8pm!
The CCTV cameras that are installed now don’t work. For example, cameras installed on Bankers Rd. months ago were just hooked up after this shooting. I’m sure the “audit” of the CCTV will never be released for “security reasons” becuase it will show how few actually work.
They must have read the memo wrong, saw FRU at 3pm in West Bay
some simple fixes to help eliminate gang culture:
enforce laws regarding window tints
strict dress code for all late local-type night clubs…no shades, no chains, no shorts, no caps, no sleeveless tops.
stop/reduce migration from jamaica/honduras
constant stops and spot checks on all vehicles we know these ppl like to drive (we know the type)
These are all bad suggestions.
only good Idea is the “stop/reduce migration from jamaica/honduras”
I would be mad too if I was a lazy and entitled local who sat on my ass all day, here comes these driftwoods working hard and buying houses, cars, taking my girl and living the life I want. but I’m here to tell you, we ain’t going nowhere! 😂😂
This sounds very much like you want a Nanny state. Well, what happens when someone running the nanny job doesn’t like your dress code, maybe it’s too “slack”, not conservative enough, etc. You have given stupid, crass suggestions and clearly don’t understand the longterm consequences of such draconian, overreaching ideas that you would gladly give the police force & lawmakers. 😤
.. no chains? okay whatever, but no shorts??
lol what?
They were too soft to come right out and say “No Blacks” with their chest.
I assume that the shell casings were fingerprinted; brass is an excellent surface for retaining oils. Assume also that they were closely examined for ejector marks; I wouldn’t expect that these rounds were fired from well-tuned firearm.
Pass laws that strip gang members of their civil rights. From there, the RCIPS only needs to prove that they are gang members. Search any homes they reside in and any cars they occupy. They chose to be in gangs so make it that they also chose to have no civil rights.
Crime is underwritten by entrenched Caymanian stakeholders and a government that is, by definition, 300% Caymanian by birthright. It’s not an imported culture. Crime is the unwritten third pillar of this economy. We pay for 400+ full time officers, a CI Coast Guard commissioned years ago, with radar and Flir, and 2 police helicopters and still can’t find any of these in-bound vessels, even when they are yards off the dock in North Sound. The gangs are the instruments of the upper echelon handlers. The police know who they are, and where to find them, but can’t make arrests, or even bring them in for questioning. If we are focused on them, rather than the why, we overlook the deeper systemic problem.
Direct rule now with Father in London bringing in UK police to clean up the mess for 3 years.
The gangs are taking over the island. We are headed for a major disaster with a serious impact on our tourist industry.
We are incapable of ruling ourselves.
Are you kidding? They wouldn’t even impose direct rule in the BVIs or Ts & Cs when their elected officials were on the run and wanted for drug smuggling 😂
And OC nearly had a stroke on his radio show with Steve about Britain threatening to impose direct rule on BVI, 2:05. Imagine, a white country imposing direct rule on a black one!
Ummmm…. Under our laws all the police already have to do is prove that people are gang members.
Bizarrely, they refuse to do so…
It’s a slippery slope with that suggestion, but thankfully those running the show aren’t yet that looney (I hope at least).
“The more laws, the less justice.” —Marcus Tullius Cicero
— “—when laws are numerous, it becomes increasingly difficult for individuals to fully comprehend all the legal intricacies, potentially leading to unintended violations and injustices.”
— “—reminds us of the potential dangers of an overabundance of laws and invites us to contemplate the interplay between positive and natural law. It prompts us to consider how we can ensure that justice remains the central tenet in the ever-evolving legal landscape.
By recognizing the importance of striking the right balance between laws and justice, we can strive toward a society where justice prevails, unhindered by an excessive and convoluted legal web.”
Full read and reference:
https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings-interpretations/marcus-tullius-cicero-the-more-laws-the-less-justice
typo:
CNS: Thank you! It’s fixed now.
Inept, unprofessional police service. Your inability to make an arrest in the shooting over the weekend is inexcusable. Useless gits just there to collect a paycheck. Pathetic.
Look in the mirror. If you won’t coordinate to amend the Elections Law to ban criminals from office, this is the entrenched societal rust that Caymanians are really voting for.
I didn’t vote those cretins into office. I voted for (and will continue to vote for) educated, experienced Caymanians who really want to make a difference.
The Elections Law is intentionally flawed in that it allows, and perhaps grooms convicted criminals to run for office. Lured there by the promise of “my people” fiefdom.
There aren’t any 12:18.
I voted for Winston, I voted for Jude, I voted for Alric. Sincere candidates run in almost every election. They just don’t get enough support.
You are so outnumbered my friend. But thank you.
Too many years of giving lawbreakers inches and them taking miles from basic traffic and parking laws brings chickens home to roost.
No one talking to the cops, and no one claiming the reward by now shows how powerful the gangsters have become.
Be alert at all times in all public gatherings. You never know if the person next to you is a target of a rival gang and be mindful of your surroundings.
Nothing good happens after midnight!
So RCIPS didn’t launch a big manhunt for the Sunday football game shooter. Why❓
He was and remains a public safety threat.
Who is responsible for not launching an immediate and big manhunt❓
🛑Can Someone Answer These Questions?❓
Stop drumming up the excitement, our leaders have everything under control.
Is it not possible to station a boat with radar off east end to detect boats approaching the island. There are no guns manufactured on the Island.
lol they ga just come from the other side after paying off some cbc officer to learn the rotations smarty
Legalize cannabis and they won’t have a cash cow to bring over with guns. Simple.
Smugglers have a diverse portfolio of contraband beyond ganja. We have to stop the boats. How many are there per day that the CI Coast Guard can’t find any of them, even with 100mi radar, thermal flir vision, and 2 helicopters? It just doesn’t add up. If we have all these expensive tools, and won’t accept the outside professional equipment and help offered by US and UK, and still come up with a shoulder shrug, then what does that mean about those in charge? That’s the problem area.
The fishing boats bring them in from Honduras Nicaragua etc..packed inside the fish.
If you really know something, tell it to the CBC. I disbelieve your assertation.
Legalizing cannabis is an option agreed. but the big money isn’t in cannabis anymore, it’s in pills and powder. The guns are coming in from all sides north, south,east and west nowadays.
Oh, like a CI Coast Guard? Doh!
LOL – you fix a radar on the Cayman Brac lighthouse mast and have full monitoring of the whole area 24/7.
Corruption and ineptitude seem to be the only reasons this has not happened.
Great idea, but station a drone there too (like the police use in the UK and which other islands have successfully deployed for border control). Huge savings, better use and deployment of resources, night vision and high Res recording capability for capturing evidence.
Need to bring back the sea surface radar they had here in the 90s. DEA agents were also here covertly. The drug and gun runners had and still have carte blanch to operate since the program ended.
Why can’t the UK’s NCA pick up where the DEA left off and reinstate such a facility and plant undercover agents here? Seems the powers that be are making too much profit from drugs and weapons. When was it known to previous COPs how many unlicensed firearms were on island and how did that figure manage to get to 89? You really think the COP, Governor, Premier are taking this seriously enough? More like they have been silenced and told what and what not to do, their hands are most likely tied. They talk some harsh words promising action but it never seems to happen.
Something smells very fishy about this lacklustre reaction from our authorities and police.
nothing good happens after 3.35 am in the morning….
That is true. Wise words.