Tag: arson
Arsonists set new cop cars on fire
(CNS): Two new police cars were set on fire in George Town in the early hours of this morning in a suspected targeted arson attack, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. Police said that the blaze happened before 2:45am on Tuesday, 17 April, at a local garage on Walkers Road. The cars were […]
Police investigate truck fire in Windsor Park
(CNS): Police are now investigating what caused a truck blaze in George Town early Monday morning. No one was hurt and no other property was damaged when flames engulfed a white Ford F-150 in Windsor Park, on July Street, at around 4:30am today. Fire fighters doused the blaze before it caused further damage. “The cause […]
Police, fire service open another arson inquiry
(CNS): Yet another car blaze which the authorities believe was an act of arson happened over the weekend in Bodden Town. Following a spate of recent vehicle fires, the police and fire service are seeking witnesses to the incident, which happened in the early hours of Saturday morning, as they begin yet another arson investigation. […]
Arson inquiry opens into cop’s private car fire
(CNS): Police say they are troubled by what appears to be an arson attack on three cars parked near Winfern Close and Ryan’s Retreat off Crewe Road in George Town during the early hours of Sunday morning. Officers investigating the fires said two of the three cars belonged to a senior police officer. “This is a […]
Stolen car set on fire in Newlands
(CNS): Police have begun investigating a possible case of arson after a 1999 Red Honda Integra that was stolen back in November was set on fire on Hirst Road in Newland last Thursday night. Officers and fire crews were sent to the location not far from the Marine Base at around 9:00pm on 22 December. After […]
Police seek witnesses to Windsor Park car fires
(CNS): The police are investigating three car fires that happened in the Windsor Park area of George Town Friday, which they believe were set by arsonists. Officers and fire crews were called to two car blazes on Williams Drive and one on Anthony Drive in the early hours. They are asking residents in the Windsor Park […]
Police suspect arson in car fires
(CNS): Early this morning two cars were extensively damaged outside a George Town home and a bottle of flammable liquid was also thrown through a window of the house. Police said the liquid did not did not ignite and no one was injured but they are treating the incident as an act of arson. It […]
Waverunners burned in suspected arson attack
(CNS): The police have begun investigating a suspected case of arson after waverunners parked in a yard at a home in Wahoo Close, off North Church Street in George Town, were set on fire in the early hours of this morning. The RCIPS said that just after 3:15am on Thursday, 29 June, the blaze was […]
Woman cleared of arson due to mental health
(CNS): A Grand Court judge found a local woman from North Side not guilty of three arson-related charges because of mental health challenges that impaired her ability to understand or even remember her crimes. The 57-year-old woman was accused of setting fire to her own home in the district more than three years ago but […]
Woman denies arson charge in GT house fire
(CNS): A 37-year-old woman from George Town pleaded not guilty to a charge of arson when she appeared in court Friday. Latecia Jarrett denied setting the fire which destroyed a wooden property on Cruz Lane in George Town at the end of last month, rendering an extended family, including children, homeless. Two police officers who were […]
Woman charged with arson over house fire
(CNS): A 37-year-old woman has been charged with arson in connection with a house fire in Cruz Lane, George Town, last month in which three homes were understood to have been completely destroyed. The fire, which claimed the small wooden structures, impacted at least three families, who are now being supported by social services. From […]
