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Crack addiction led to charity break-in

Crack addiction led to charity break-in

| 05/11/2019 | 21 Comments

(CNS): Ricky Johnny Alvarado (26) was handed an 18-month jail term Tuesday for a third break-in at a George Town charity. The Nicaraguan national, who had a clean record until this year, went on a crime spree during the summer to feed his crack-cocaine addiction, the court heard. He was already serving a suspended sentence […]

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Serial burglar jailed for 2½ years for bar break-in

Serial burglar jailed for 2½ years for bar break-in

| 11/07/2019 | 11 Comments

(CNS): James Blair Ebanks was sent to jail Thursday for two and a half years for two break-ins at the Cobalt Coast resort bar in West Bay, where he stole sodas, juices, packets of sugar, jugs, cocktail shakers, plastic bowls and even ice. Ebanks was described by the judge as a “serial burglar” who has […]

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Cops seized $1M of ganja in 2016

Cops seized $1M of ganja in 2016

| 03/03/2017 | 45 Comments

(CNS): The RCIPS sized almost 1,489lbs of illegal ganja last year, and with wide-ranging street prices in Cayman, the drugs could have been worth more than one million dollars had they made it onto the street. The quantity of drugs seized gives an idea that many more millions of dollars worth are obviously making it […]

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Drug addicts: a parent’s pain

Drug addicts: a parent’s pain

| 06/09/2016 | 34 Comments

Oh, sweet bleedin’ Jaysus! I don’t think I have actually ever found myself LOL. As many times a day as I use those three letters, I’m never actually doing it. I’m only usually trying to end a boring conversation … but this … I actually Laughed Out Loud at the mental image of a veritable […]

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