Tag: car theft
Carjacker left ‘weapon’ at scene of Christmas crime
(CNS): A screwdriver used to threaten the victim during a carjacking on Christmas Day evening was left at the scene by the perpetrator and handed to the police by the victim when he reported the crime, a court heard on Tuesday. Following forensic testing, DNA on the tool led police to charge Gerardo George Connolly […]
Man denies stealing Mazda in Christmas carjacking
(CNS): Gerardo Connolly (32) has denied carjacking a Mazda from Kirk’s parking lot late on Christmas Day. Connolly pleaded not guilty to robbery when he appeared in Grand Court via video link from HMP Northward on Friday. He is accused of taking the victim’s car in league with a second man who has not been […]
Suspect arrested after Christmas carjacking
(CNS): A 34-year-old man from George Town has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a carjacking in the capital just before midnight on Christmas Day. Police received a report shortly after midnight on Tuesday, 26 December, that there had been a robbery in the parking lot of commercial premises on Eastern Avenue. The police […]
Robbery suspect arrested in stolen car
(CNS): Police have arrested a 43-year-old man from George Town after he was found driving a Honda Fit that police suspect was used in a recent robbery. The car had been stolen in September and the licence plates it was displaying were not registered to that vehicle, a common practice by those using cars to […]
Owner of stolen car helps police catch thief
(CNS): A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stealing a car on Cayman Brac after the owner helped find the vehicle and other members of the public helped track the suspected thief down. The owner of the stolen vehicle reported it missing on Monday morning after it was last seen at a garage in […]
Stolen car found crashed in East End
(CNS): A Silver Chevy Trax that was stolen from outside an address on South Church Street sometime before 9pm Wednesday night was found crashed in East End in the early hours of Thursday morning, police have said. After the theft was reported, an all-points bulletin was aired for officers to be on the lookout.
Thieves abandon stolen car by police station
(CNS) UPDATED: The thieves who made off with a new Honda SUV following a burglary at a condo complex on the West Road abandoned the stolen vehicle by the George Town Police Station on Elgin Avenue, the RCIPS has said. The Honda BRV was found early this morning after the thieves left it there around […]
Car thieves focus on ‘easy target’ Hondas
(CNS): There has been a recent increase in the number of older Honda CRV, Civic and Accords stolen on Grand Cayman, and while these cars are already easy targets, police said owners are making it even easier for the thieves by leaving them running or even unlocked. But two Honda CRVs stolen recently were taken […]
Social media helps police track stolen Jeep
(CNS): Police have recovered the black 2016 Jeep Wrangler that was stolen in East end last week with help from social media. The vehicle was stolen during a burglary at a home on the Queen’s Highway on Thursday morning. Yesterday (Tuesday) a member of the public spotted a black Jeep on Avon Way off Eastern […]
Police looking for stolen Black Jeep
(CNS): A 2016 Black Jeep Wrangler, registration 169-007, was stolen from outside a home in East End during a burglary at the premises last Thursday morning, police said in a press release on Monday. The break-in happened at a house along the Queen’s Highway, where electronic items, tools and appliances were also stolen. The burglary […]
Cops find stolen car with public’s help
(CNS) UPDATED: The white 2000 Toyota Mark II that was stolen from Whitman Seymour Road in George Town over the weekend has been found. Police said the vehicle was recovered yesterday but they did not say where it was found. Officers are now investigating the circumstances of the stolen vehicle and thanked the public for […]
