Crime
Ganja smuggling suspects bailed after being charged
(CNS): Three men who were arrested last week after a drug bust at a residential compound in the industrial area have been released on bail after they were charged with possession of ganja with intent to supply. One of the men, a 57-year-old resident of George Town, has also been charged with possession of criminal […]
Man wanted for alleged sex offences turns himself in
(CNS): Cedric Everton Ellis (52) from George Town turned himself in to the police on Tuesday, a week after the RCIPS issued a public alert to help find him. Ellis has been arrested and remains in custody as investigations into the allegations against him continue. Ellis, who is a heavy equipment driver, was wanted by […]
Woman charged for break-ins at West Bay Road condos
(CNS): A 35-year-old woman from Bodden Town has been charged with burglary in connection with several break-ins in February and March at condos along the West Bay Road in the heart of the Seven Mile Beach tourist district. Police are still investigating other burglaries in the area that they believe the woman may have committed. […]
Prison officer denies misconduct charge over ganja
(CNS): Derron Winston Watson, a senior officer at HMP Northward, appeared in Grand Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to one charge of misconduct in public office. Watson was allegedly found in possession of ganja during a joint operation by HM Cayman Islands Prison Service, the Department of Public Safety Communications and the RCIPS […]
Ex-US Army Lt. Col. fined $22k for loaded magazine
(CNS): A retired senior officer in the United States Army was fined $22,000 for entering the Cayman Islands with a loaded magazine in his backpack. When Terry Torraca, from Franklin, Tennessee, was stopped by security staff at Owen Roberts International Airport in early March, he apologised and told the authorities he had forgotten to check […]
Wedding guest pleads guilty to importing cocaine
(CNS): A visitor from the United States who came to the Cayman Islands last month for a wedding has pleaded guilty to importing over seven grams of cocaine. Yoojin Oh, who was arrested at the airport carrying four small baggies, each containing just under two grams, was part of a destination wedding party and brought […]
Police seize 450lbs of ganja from GT apartments
(CNS) Police have arrested three men after seizing around 450lbs of suspected ganja in several packages following a bust yesterday near Seymour Drive in the industrial area of George Town. The RCIPS said that police officers were conducting enquiries in the area when they detected the strong scent of ganja from an address where several […]
Driver arrested after road workers seriously injured
(CNS): A 35-year-old man from George Town has been arrested for dangerous driving offences after the car he was driving knocked down two men working on the Linford Pierson Highway on Tuesday afternoon. The arrested man was given a breath test, which was negative. According to the RCIPS, initial investigations indicate that the driver, who […]
Road workers struck by speeding car on LPH
(CNS): Two men who were working on the expansion of the Linford Pierson Highway were taken to hospital today after they were knocked down by a car. This latest road accident, which occurred around lunchtime Tuesday, comes just a few days into the RCIPS Easter road safety campaign and its crackdown on rogue drivers. The […]
Suspected sex offender wanted by police
(CNS): The RCIPS is asking the public to help them track down Cedric Everton Ellis (52), a resident of George Town, who is wanted in relation to serious sexual assault incidents. Ellis has a dark brown complexion and is around 5’9″ with a stocky build. Police said he is a heavy equipment driver by profession; […]
Shutter fitter jailed for five years for fraud on clients
(CNS): Garfield Antonio Robb, who was convicted of nine counts of obtaining property by deception last year, has been jailed for five years after conning clients out of at least $15,400 over a period of almost seven years between 2014 and 2020. Robb was convicted after trial for various scams, including accepting money for jobs […]
