Police
Masked man robs restaurant armed with machete
(CNS): The police have opened an investigation after an early morning armed robbery at a restaurant in George Town early Wednesday morning. Shortly after 4:00am, officers responded to the report of the incident on Eastern Avenue, south of the intersection with Godfrey Nixon Way. It was said that a masked man entered the restaurant carrying […]
Man hospitalised after being chopped in head
(CNS): Police are investigating a serious assault which took place in George Town during the early hours of Monday morning. Officers responded to the report that a man had been on the roadside outside an address on Shedden Road, near Main Street, at around 4:00am when he was approached by a man whom he knew. […]
Police, CBC recruiting only Caymanians and PRs
(CNS): Information circulated on social media implying that the RCIPS and the Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control (CBC) have deliberately failed Caymanians in their recent local recruitment drives by hiring nationals from other jurisdictions over local candidates is false, the police said in a release.
RCIPS runs crisis de-escalation course
(CNS): Retired US Marine Corps veteran Lieutenant Mark Lowther, who has 31 years of police and public safety experience, held a crisis intervention and de-escalation course hosted by the RCIPS last month. Lowther, a professional crisis and hostage negotiator, was invited to conduct training sessions for local police officers and others who deal with vulnerable […]
Robber mugs man then steals from bar patrons
(CNS): A masked man armed with a machete approached another man in the street somewhere in the Shedden Road area of downtown George Town Tuesday night sometime before 10:00pm and demanded cash. The robber made off on foot with an undisclosed quantity of cash before he reportedly ran through the outside area of a bar […]
Two men arrested in East End after drug bust
(CNS): Two men, aged 46 and 31, were arrested for various drug-related offences following a raid at an East End home on Sunday morning. Police said the operation under the Misuse of Drugs Act took place at around 11:30am on 2 June. When they arrived, the younger man was seated in a vehicle at the […]
Cops net another suspected burglar after BT break-ins
(CNS): A 35-year-old man from George Town who was arrested on 29 May in relation to two burglaries at the same bar on Bodden Town Road in Bodden Town has now been charged with two counts of burglary as police track down another suspected repeat offender. In this case, the man is accused of breaking […]
Man charged with attempted murder after serious assault
(CNS): A 21-year-old man from West Bay who was arrested following a serious assault at the Trafalgar Plaza on the West Bay Road last month has been charged with attempted murder and was due to appear in court on Monday. The man, who has not been identified, is accused of causing serious and life-threatening injuries […]
Two men charged over separate gun-related crimes
(CNS): A 22-year-old man from Bodden Town and a 56-year-old man from West Bay appeared in court Monday after they were charged with serious but separate gun-related offences. The 22-year-old was caught on camera last week in North Side attempting to rob several men playing dominoes. He has been charged with attempted robbery and possession […]
Gun seized after early morning West Bay raid
(CNS): A 56-year-old man from West Bay and a 47-year-old woman from George Town were arrested early Thursday morning following a raid at a house off North West Point Road that resulted in a gun and a collection of magazines and ammunition being seized. The RCIPS said that officers had cause to conduct the search […]
Imitation gun found on school bus
(CNS): Police were called to an unidentified school on Thursday morning after campus security reported finding an imitation firearm during a search of a school bus parked on the compound. In a very short press release, the RCIPS said the replica gun had been recovered and that an investigation was ongoing. However, the police said […]
