Crime
Three more robberies committed in one night
(CNS): As the current robbery spike continues to escalate, there were three more armed robberies on Thursday night in a period of just an hour, the first in Prospect, the second on Boilers Road and the third on Smith Road. The first victim was a woman who was robbed at gunpoint outside a residence where […]
Armed mugger jailed for over four years
(CNS): A George Town man who mugged two men in one night, taking valuable jewellery at gunpoint to pay off a drug dealer, was jailed Friday for four years and one month. Charles Leonard Walton III (25) robbed both of his victims in the early hours of 29 March on Eastern Avenue just after they […]
Cops seize ganja hauls found in GT and Brac
(CNS): RCIPS officers have seized over 165lbs of ganja after finding two separate hidden hauls, one on Grand Cayman and the other on Cayman Brac. The police were called out to South Church Street in George Town around 6:15pm Sunday after some suspicious packages were found at the location. On arrival, police recovered several large […]
Father to serve at least 33 years for killing son
(CNS): Roger Davard Bush (47), who was found guilty in June of murdering his son, will be almost 80 years old when he is eligible to apply for release from jail. When he appeared in court on Thursday, a judge handed him a 33-year minimum tariff for his life sentence, three years more than the […]
Jamaica rolls out new state of emergency over crime
(CNS): Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has rolled out a state of emergency in several parishes and police divisions, including in tourist areas, in response to the escalating violent crime in parts of the country. Holness made the announcement during a press briefing on Tuesday, according to a release from the Jamaican government. “My job […]
Saunders points finger at locals over sham marriages
(CNS): Border Control Minister Chris Saunders has said that Caymanians should recognise the value of their birthright and stop entering into marriages of convenience, as they are not only criminal but an immoral practice. He said this practice is making a mockery of marriage, which is the traditional foundation of family life in Cayman. According […]
Robbery suspect arrested after gas station stick-up
(CNS): A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a gas-station stick-up Wednesday during which one of the masked men left behind what turned out to be an imitation gun. The robbery happened at the gas station on Hell Road in West Bay at about 8:45pm. Two masked men, one carrying what […]
Beauty queen claims she was victim in assault case
(CNS): The Miss Cayman Islands Universe title holder denied assaulting her ex-boyfriend’s father when she appeared in court on Monday. Tiffany Conolly (24), from West Bay, who faces several charges of assault and damage to property, claimed she was the victim during a chaotic night in October last year when she went to the home […]
Cops begin Christmas crime, crashes crackdown
(CNS): The RCIPS annual Christmas crackdown on crime and road collisions is underway, which means more cops on the beat and more road checks. During Operation Winter Guardian, which started Thursday, there will be an increase in community foot patrols, high visibility mobile patrols and intensified road enforcement operations, supported by road safety education and […]
Trusted family friend jailed for molesting child
(CNS): A man (39) was jailed for four years on Friday, following his conviction earlier this year of several counts of indecent assault on a young teenage girl. The man was a long-time family friend whom the girl had known since she was small as he and his wife were close to her family and […]
Robbers strike three times in one night
(CNS): The spike in robberies on Grand Cayman continued Friday with three armed stick-ups in less than two hours by what appears to be the same culprits from the descriptions given by the RCIPS. Police were called out to the first mugging at around 9:30pm at the parking lot by Seven Mile Public Beach. A […]
