Weekend armed robberies linked, police say
(CNS): The police are investigating another two armed robberies that took place on Sunday, which follow a spate of gun-related crimes over the last month, from street muggings to gas station stick-ups. A woman was robbed of her bag on a street in George Town at around 9:45pm. About an hour later at least one staff member was hit in the face by a masked gunman during a robbery at a West Bay pizza parlor.
The woman was mugged at around 8:45pm outside a shop on Shedden Road, George Town, just west of Eastern Avenue. She had just exited the premises when she was approached by a silver Honda CRV with tinted windows. Two men got out of the vehicle, one armed with a handgun, and demanded her handbag. The men took the handbag, which was a light and dark brown checker pattern and contained the woman’s passport, purse, cellphone and other personal items.
The man with the handgun was described as short and slim in stature, with light brown complexion and dressed in black clothing, with long sleeves, a balaclava and black gloves. The second man was tall and muscular with a light brown complexion, also dressed in black clothing, with long sleeves and light green gloves.
Just over an hour later Domino’s Pizza on Garston Smith Drive, West Bay, was robbed by two masked men armed with handguns. The suspects had entered the premises demanding money. During the ordeal an employee was struck in the face by one of the masked men before they made off with an undisclosed sum of cash. It is not clear if the robber punched or pistol-whipped the victim, but the person was taken to the George Town hospital by ambulance to receive medical attention.
Although descriptions were not released in relation to the pizza robbers, police said they believe the two armed robberies are connected.
Anyone who witnessed either of these robberies or has information is urged to call 911.
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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Don’t worry Premier Panton is all over the climate crisis!
RCIPS lip service, now someone is dead! Where is the heavily armed team which raided a residence in WB sometime back and brutalized unarmed residents, just to serve a warrant?
RCIPS FRU where are U?
West Bay central is rife with Thefts, Burglaries and now robbery. Where is the Police Station? 200m away Lol.
My guess is these crimes are linked to the overturned ganja boat. No weed to sell so go out and rob.
The armed robberies started well before the boat when missing. Nope – just greedy guys with funds who think they can help themselves to others money rather than get a job. Maybe it’s because the stipend stopped lol.
For Jamaicans, this is a land of easy pickings.
Civilized behavior is a sign of weakness for Jamaicans. Mac’s mass status grant gave us a feral bunch of Jamaican baby daddy offspring , now called Caymanians who are following in their father’s footsteps.
Yet we deploy 3 police officers to guide cruise shippers across an automated traffic crossing!
I’m sure people in the community know, but no one will help the police. Now, someone has been killed. Awful.
Linked, they say? So solve them!
Put their images up so we can help identify them. Prison with NO PAROLE nor HOME VISITATION. They have forfeited their rights by brandishing weapons and now possibly murdering someone last night.
Pull the roads camera contract from the Eric Bush consortium immediately. Award it to a firm based upon merit not connections.
Also, internal affairs should be all over the police department to root out corruption and to ensure that witnesses remain anonymous.
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Jamaica getting closer every day!
More Jamaicans = more crime. What else is there to link?
Detain and deport.
Don’t worry. The Right Honorable Premier is bringing in an environmental expert from the IMF to tell us how to solve the climate crisis.
Heres a thought. How about focusing on public safety, education and social welfare. Once you get those comparatively easier problems solved you can move on to bigger projects.
Oh and btw, the IMF actually hate Cayman and would like nothing better than to destroy our economy! But as Premier you already know that don’t you.
The right to bear arms I say. AR15s and handguns should be sold at Cost-U-Less with ammo. Anyone think bazookas and grenades should be allowed? If it worked in G.I. Joe episodes in the 80s to stop Conra Commander and his naughty boys it may work in Cayman. Yo Joe!
Remember that one time when murica made guns easily accessible and eradicated crime. Me either.
These crimes are linked??!!! No, really???!!!
Cayman is becoming the Bahamas. The government is up their ass about tourism yet don’t for one second think that the increase in crime will affect who will actually visit.
Do what England did deport them!
8:21am,you can’t deport caymanians. Where are you going to send them? To the Brac?
Rwanda
Where are the senior leaders of RCIPS. I see them more sat at passing out parades and heroes day.
They need to lead from the front!
Come on RCIPS be proactive for once, because how policing has been run over the last 5 years is shambolic!
Where are the community?
Someone knows who these people are. The police can’t act if the public refuse to talk to them.
No one will help the police because when they do, the police link that information back to the criminals. Get rid of all of the corrupt cops (talking scorched earth in RCIPS), and you will get your community cooperation.
Welcome to Pactrock.
How come nobody gets the vehicle licence plate number? Easy done.
I’m by no means saying these people are smart, but they may just be smart enough to put stolen license plates on the car, or like many of the cars on the road just not have any license plates at all.
But their day of reckoning will come. All of the information read from that sticker on the windshield has been recorded as they drove though the intersections, and fifteen or twenty years from today somebody is going to figure out how to get that information, and police will show up on their doorstep to arrest the grandchildren.
what will the RCIPS actually do with the license plate number…. the amount of times that vehicles are caught on camera when committing an illegal act… and the police still can’t figure out that they can do to DVDL and look up the license plate number.. the police are just worthless and are more than likely a part of the problem.
That’s a lot of foolishness right there. The police regularly collect information from the DVDL via an extract. They also have their own independent databases.
Whilst I agree the driving enforcement here is terrible, if you care to visit the traffic court you’ll see plenty of people get caught on the roads too.
7.11, should we ask Eric his answer to your question?
Cars usually stolen or plates removed
What happened to the island of virtually no crime , let alone armed robbery , of 40+ Years ago – if this is “progress” – beam me back Scottie.
You are welcome to it.
growing greed started by the developers has now spread to the entire population. The haves now have more and the have nots are becoming more plentiful. Crime will continue to grow until this is changed.
Again, is anyone surprised?
Thanks Mac, hope you’re happy with the wotes these people have brought you.
Just Mac? No one before or after him?
No – unfortunately, not surprised. This is the only place where we have called the police and they told us to handle it ourselves. Absolutely astounding.
When crimes go unsolved for years, no deterrent from the government and the population has been taught to just give up everything in the event of confrontation. You get this. Criminals know they can get away with it because the rest of us are always victims, taught and forced to be this way.
Open up registered firearm ownership to law abiding citizens and the mentality on the island will change. Force often wins and the criminals are the only ones with force. I mean the government does too but they only use it to protect themselves, not the rest of us who put them there.
We need gun ownership here like we need Mac heading up woman’s rights, hush yourself.
When is the boat going to be stolen I wonder?
NOOO descriptions???
Disgusting behavior. Hope they are caught and no other crimes are committed.
#savetheboats