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Victim attacked and mugged on George Town street

Victim attacked and mugged on George Town street

| 18/03/2024 | 0 Comments

(CNS): A man was mugged by a group of three people in the early hours of Sunday morning in George Town. The man told police officers who responded to the report around 1:00am that he had been attacked by two men and a woman, who stole his wallet containing both Cayman and American dollars as […]

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Expat walks free despite importing 3 unlicensed guns

Expat walks free despite importing 3 unlicensed guns

| 18/03/2024 | 28 Comments

(CNS): Prosecutors have dropped the case against Anton Parygin (45), a Canadian-Israeli-Russian citizen who arrived in the Cayman Islands in early 2022 with three unlicensed guns, despite being told by the police that he could not lawfully bring the weapons here until he had secured licences. In court on Friday, the crown officially stopped the […]

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Seriously injured man taken to hospital by passing car

Seriously injured man taken to hospital by passing car

| 18/03/2024 | 1 Comment

(CNS) Police have opened an investigation into a serious assault that happened on Linwood Street in the centre of George Town around 6:00am on Saturday. The RCIPS said that the victim “fled the location on foot and sought assistance from a passing vehicle on Shedden Road, who transported him to the hospital immediately”. The man, […]

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Man charged with grooming and rape of juveniles

Man charged with grooming and rape of juveniles

| 15/03/2024

(CNS): A 24-year-old man from George Town, who police suspect is part of a local grooming ring, has been charged with 18 counts of grooming and indecent assault against three juveniles. The alleged offences include rape, sexual communication with a child, meeting a child following sexual communication and indecent images of a child. When he […]

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CBC arrests 26 at ORIA with drugs and guns

CBC arrests 26 at ORIA with drugs and guns

| 15/03/2024 | 19 Comments

(CNS): In the two-month period between 15 December and 15 February, Customs and Border Control arrested 26 people at the Owen Roberts International Airport entering or exiting the Cayman Islands carrying drugs or weapons, plus one person for smoking on a plane. Officials said the interceptions, which included ganja, ecstasy, ammunition and guns, were based […]

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Woman suspected of stabbing man in GT bar arrested

Woman suspected of stabbing man in GT bar arrested

| 15/03/2024

(CNS): Police arrested a 26-year-old woman from George Town on suspicion of wounding following an altercation at a restaurant and bar on Eastern Avenue near Godfrey Nixon Way around 4pm on Wednesday afternoon. It was reported that a man and a woman had a fight involving a weapon at the premises, which resulted in the […]

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Two arrested for smuggling ganja and exotic birds

Two arrested for smuggling ganja and exotic birds

| 13/03/2024

(CNS) UPDATED FRIDAY: Two Jamaican men aged 38 and 59 who were arrested following an interception at sea by the coastguard earlier this week have been charged with the importation of Ganja. The men appeared in court Thursday and were remanded in custody until their next appearance at the end of the month. Both men […]

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Third man arrested and bailed in football field shooting

Third man arrested and bailed in football field shooting

| 12/03/2024

(CNS): The police arrested a man on Saturday, 9 March, in connection with the mass shooting at the Ed Bush Stadium last month, but he has since been bailed with conditions pending further investigation. The 21-year-old man is from West Bay, where the shooting occurred during a premier league football match on Sunday, 25 February. […]

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Police chase down suspect in gas station robbery

Police chase down suspect in gas station robbery

| 12/03/2024

(CNS) UPDATED: Police have now charged the 21-year-old man from Bodden Town who was arrested Saturday night after officers had chased him down around 8pm within minutes of an armed robbery at Mostyn’s Gas Station on Bodden Town Road. He was expected to appear in court Tuesday.

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One charged in gang-related targeted patrols

One charged in gang-related targeted patrols

| 11/03/2024

(CNS): A 26-year-old man from George Town has been charged with two counts of possession of an unlicensed firearm after police stopped and searched a car in George Town on Friday, 8 March. According to the RCIPS, shortly after 1:00pm, officers had cause to stop a vehicle travelling on Shedden Road, driven by a lone […]

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Man charged with unlicensed gun possession for air rifle

Man charged with unlicensed gun possession for air rifle

| 08/03/2024

(CNS): A 35-year-old Bodden Town man has been charged with the possession of an unlicensed firearm after the police found an air rifle during a search of his home. The police said they responded to a domestic incident on Friday, 1 March, in response to a report that a man had assaulted a woman known […]

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