New ‘Top Cop’ begins tour of districts
(CNS): Police Commissioner Kurt Walton has begun a tour of all six districts across the Cayman Islands to reach out to the community to hear the “insights and suggestions” the public has about crime and policing. While Walton is well known to the Cayman Islands community after more than three decades in the RCIPS, the District Community Meetings will also introduce him as the new police chief.
The first meetings were held on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman last weekend. The next one will be held at Webster’s Memorial Church this evening (Thursday), starting at 6:30pm, with more to be set later.
“These meetings are being held in a town hall format with the hope that it will encourage constructive conversation with the members of each community,” Walton said.
Speaking about the meetings in the Sister Islands, he said, “I engaged in some valuable conversation with the community and my staff. I was able to solve some minor issues immediately and had taken away of a few community concerns that will require a collaborative effort with our partnering agency.”
He added that he hoped to see everyone from the Bodden Town community this evening. “Your concerns are important to us.”
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And change the Traffic Law!
You can commit murder with the traffic law and do no time.
In Florida, Death by DUI is a life sentence.
Death by dangerous driving is manslaughter.
Make the penalties mean something!
First thing needed is to teach all Police, NRA and other government operators how to drive properly. Second thing is for Police to CONSISTENTLY get on the roads and enforce the laws, with no exceptions! Third change the laws or norms or both to allow every one, including every Govt. vehicle to have dash cams to submit directly (where law breaking has occurred or appears to have occurred) to RCIPS for prosecution. ONLY consistent enforcement has any chance! Stop dithering with more of the same approach.
Start by incentivizing the traffic cops, bonuses based on the number of convictions/fines collected for all road offenses.
Soon see things sort themselves out.
Strongly disagree. You’ll just see an explosion in dodgy tickets or 1mph over the limit type nonsense.
There are more than enough cars and dump trucks going 40mph over. There are dump trucks speeding and buzzing down through the gears all night long, well outside T&C hours to qualify as public nuisance.
Last Friday’s Compass:
Cayman population increases 15% in ONE Year;
yet Drug Arrests are way down?!?
All types of drugs now available everywhere to medicate the “starvation diet” slave labor imported. Alcohol served 24-7.
Please explain formula that like I’m dummm
I’d like to know where he stands on breathalising drivers who crash into CUC poles late at night and what message he thinks not doing so sends out to the public and in particular young drivers.
should be the first question he is asked
And they wonder why no one gives them information on serious and violent crime!
This morning I followed a Honda Fit dangerously tailgating another Honda heading south down ETH (stupidly close, like 3 feet off his back bumper). The second car, clearly desperate to get by, was blocked in by an RCIPS Traffic SUV in the left hand lane. The police lady driving saw exactly what he was doing but chose to ignore it, instead pulling off at their usual stupid speed trap spot. At which point the second Fit swerved left and undertook the car in front. In the UK that would have been a pull and at least a ‘driving without due care’ ticket. They just don’t care. I really don’t envy this new guy. The traffic police haven’t got a clue and clearly couldn’t care any less. He really has his work cut out if the rest of them are like that.
10.19am She’s from back a yard and I can bet the one overtaking on the left was too.
Perhaps he will share what he has done about illegal billboards since taking office.
Thin walls…bub
I really hope this new leadership leads to more consistent Police presence on our roads. Along with the Police (and other government vehicles, especially NRA) using indicators properly. And Police the buses and heavy truck drivers consistently too! But I won’t hold my breath, as experience has taught me “the more things change, the more they stay the same” unfortunately!
Deploy 400+ officers.
Captain Kurt please diversify your staff. Please! Please! Please!
One too many of one nationality is and will continue to be the biggest cause of the mistrust, of your officers, by the people of the Cayman Islands.
Bring UK police who can read write and set an example of correct procedures.
Loading the force with Jamaicans, just means we get Jamaican illiterate behavior.
Yet, it was the UK leadership that hired the Jamaicans to do the hard work they won’t do, and that still doesn’t get done. Tens of millions in street drugs disappeared in broad daylight under the noses of past UK leadership. Police dogs killed from neglect in the midst of UK leadership. Nationality doesn’t seem to make any difference.
The overt corruption within the “force” is despicable. It is overwhelmed with persons who have little understanding of laws, or the policing expectations of this community. They have brought with them the lax standards prevalent in their home countries, whether that be Canada or Jamaica, and that is the “honest” ones.
The UK is responsible – and frankly, has some explaining to do.
#worldclass my ass
Can we please bring in some expertise (and officers) from Singapore? Unleash them. Time for a cleanup.
Neglect by Jamaicans looking the other way.
Even if the Brits did employ them as you allege, it doesn’t change the fact that indolence and corruption are rife in Jamaican policing.
Yes bring in Singapore British and Canadian police..anything other than MORE Jamaicans.
That lack of diversity would be almost certainly unlawful under the Immigration (Transition) Act which requires WORC to ensure a suitable demographic balance in every workplace.
Nice that government does not have to abide by the same laws as the rest of us, eh?
Ironic that our robust law enforcers and prison authorities seem to be amongst those most flagrant in their disregard for “demographic balance.”
he could just go through all the CNS archives and read that we need police presence around the island including traffic police who actually enforce traffic laws and not break them themselves.
That’s the only tour we need…one of duty and action, by his officers.
Too many Jamaicans all over these islands. They are ruining these islands. why can’t the Govetnment see that
Traffic Police. Traffic Police. Traffic Police.
More stops, more idiots prosecuted. More stops, fewer death traps on the roads. Fewer idiots and death traps = fewer serious accidents and resulting gridlock carnage. More stops, more criminal activity detected…
Police the roads, fairly, professionally, and watch public opinion of the RCIPS improve.
Also, train all the officers how they need to drive. If I see one more police vehicle being driven badly, I think I’ll just give up on following any Traffic laws.
and leaf blower police
Also teach your officers not to “hit” on female drivers… it is unprofessional and damages trust in those that society expects to trust.
Amen
Word. And all the while unroadworthy cars fly by without licence plates and with dark tinted windows, drivers without seatbelts chatting on their cells and smoking Joe.
No license plates or license plates so faded that can’t see the numbers , men with their whole head and face covered with dark glasses. Jamaicans. Stop employing them including police and Security. Send them back to Jamaica ASAP
Start with the members of parliament.