Police
Police investigate allegations of abuse by teacher
(CNS): The RCIPS has confirmed that an investigation is underway into allegations of abuse by a primary school teacher. The deputy principal of the Joanna Clarke Primary, Janet Harris, is understood to have been suspended and is working remotely after accusations were made about the senior teacher physically abusing a five-year-old boy who attends the […]
Police seize illegal gun, two men arrested
(CNS): RCIPS officers have taken another illegal handgun off the streets after stopping and searching a car in George Town over the weekend. On Friday night, officers on targeted patrol “had cause to observe the movements of a silver Honda Fit”, according to the RCIPS. Later that night, around 2am on Saturday, they saw the […]
Man charged and remanded over serious assault
(CNS): Patrick McKenzie (49) from West Bay has been charged with a list of offences in relation to a violent assault. He is accused of entering a woman’s home Monday morning and stabbing her multiple times. McKenzie appeared in court Thursday facing charges of aggravated burglary, wounding with intent, common assault and criminal trespass. He […]
Police seek man wanted for serious assault
(CNS) UPDATED: Patrick McKenzie (49) who was wanted by police following a serious assault in West Bay, yesterday, has been arrested. The local man is currently in custody facing potential charges of aggravated burglary and assault. McKenzie is accused of entering the home of a woman he knows and stabbing her multiple times.
Visitors charged with ATM fraud
(CNS): Two Chilean nationals appeared in court Monday charged with theft and money laundering in an ATM fraud involving four machines in George Town belonging to an undisclosed bank. Police began investigating the case on 16 April after the local bank discovered that the teller machines had been compromised after users’ account details were copied. […]
Robbery suspect tracked through stolen phone
(CNS): A 27-year-old man from George Town who is suspected of being involved in a burglary that happened yesterday and two recent armed robberies was arrested after police tracked a stolen phone to his home. The RCIPS said that shortly before 2:00pm on Thursday, 9 May, police officers responded to a report of a burglary at […]
Masked man robs restaurant customers at gunpoint
(CNS): Around midnight on Sunday, a masked man robbed two customers at a restaurant close to the junction of Shedden Road and Dr Roy’s Drive in Central George Town. The man reportedly entered the restaurant armed with what appeared to be a gun and took personal belongings from two people at the undisclosed restaurant. He then […]
‘Gangsta’ makes threats to kill on social media
(CNS): A local man made a poor effort to disguise himself while making a threatening video that circulated on social media this weekend. The video, which is now under investigation by the RCIPS, shows the man talking about shooting and killing people. Although he wore a mask made from a t-shirt, it is still possible […]
Another illegal gun found during traffic stop
(CNS): The police have seized another unlicensed gun after stopping two cars on Mary Street in George Town in the early hours of Sunday morning. Two West Bay men, aged 24 and 27, have now been charged and are expected in court today in relation to the discovery of the loaded weapon. Police Commissioner Kurt […]
Man shot during another violent weekend
(CNS): During another violent weekend on Grand Cayman, a man who turned up at the hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning had a serious gunshot wound, according to the RCIPS. Police were called to a report of gunshots being fired outside a bar located on Eastern Avenue in George Town at around 3:00am […]
Plain clothes officer pulls gun to stop machete attack
(CNS): A plainclothes police officer on patrol with a colleague in downtown George Town just after midnight on Sunday morning pulled a service weapon on a man who was about to attack another man with a machete, the RCIPS has said. At around 12:15am on 5 May, the police officers in plain clothes were on […]
