Police
Documentary ‘gangsters’ arrested in police bust
(CNS): Three men who bragged about being gang members and owning 3D printed guns as they spoke about the criminality in Cayman in a YouTube documentary by an Eastern European content creator have been arrested. Police raided a home in West Bay Wednesday morning and rounded up the men, aged 29, 41 and 49, in […]
Men wounded in violent altercation, one arrested
(CNS): Two men involved in a fight at a residential address off Northward Road in Bodden Town both ended up in hospital with head injuries on Sunday evening. One of the men, a 34-year-old resident of George Town, was armed with a machete and a hammer when he started the altercation.
Machete-wielding robber strikes at Al La Kebab
(CNS): Police are on the hunt for a man who held up the Al La Kebab restaurant at Marquee Plaza on Lawrence Boulevard in George Town on Sunday night. At around 10:15pm, a tall, slim man wearing a mask and wielding a machete approached the food hut and demanded money. He made off from the […]
Suspect gunman bailed, victim remains critical
(CNS): The 39-year-old George Town man who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder relating to a shooting in the parking lot of Banana’s Bar off Eastern Avenue in George Town early Saturday morning has been bailed. The victim, a George Town man who was shot multiple times, remains in hospital in a critical but […]
22 new recruits start RCIPS basic training
(CNS): The RCIPS recently swore in 22 men and women who have begun their first step on the journey to becoming police officers in the Cayman Islands. Over 22 weeks they will undergo various aspects of training covering laws, policies and procedures through academic learning, physical fitness and ceremonial drills to transition from civilians to […]
Man shot multiple times in GT, one arrested
(CNS) Updated: A 39-year-old resident of George Town has been arrested in relation to the shooting on Eastern Avenue that happened shortly after 3:00am on Saturday, 14 September. After the incident, the police said that the victim was in serious but stable condition after being shot multiple times. Police officers on patrol heard shots fired […]
Cops fire beanbags at violent woman during arrest
(CNS) UPDATED: A 35-year-old woman from George Town appeared in court on Monday charged with multiple offences following a violent assault last week. She has been charged with two counts of Assault ABH, Carrying an Offensive Weapon, Obstructing Police, Causing Fear of Provocation of Violence, Escaping Lawful Custody, and Threats to Kill. the woman was […]
Doctor arrested on manslaughter allegation
(CNS): Police say that a 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by reason of gross negligence in relation to an incident that occurred on 21 January this year. The Health Services Authority has confirmed that one of its “visiting practitioners has been arrested” and placed on leave until further notice. The doctor […]
Assistant police commissioner recruited from UK
(CNS): The Police Service Commission (PSC) has appointed a former officer from London’s Metropolitan Police Service to a leadership job in the RCIPS. Robert Atkin MBE is the new assistant commissioner of police (ACP), a rank that has not existed since about 2007. It is immediately below the position of deputy commissioner, currently held by […]
Police seek witnesses to undisclosed burglary
(CNS): The police are investigating a commercial burglary in the early hours of Monday morning and are seeking witnesses and information, although they have refused to say exactly where it took place. According to a press release, the break-in happened at an undisclosed business on the West Bay Road in George Town sometime before 8:00am, […]
Four guns, 2,800 bullets collected during amnesty
(CNS): Given how many illegal guns are known by the police to be on the streets of Cayman, Chief Superintendent Brad Ebanks said that the number of firearms handed in over the recent six-week amnesty was “considerably less than we hoped for”. But the police said the people who were brave enough to come forward have […]
