Tag: gun crime
Gun suspect arrested following appeal
(CNS): Following an appeal to the public last week, police have now arrested Malik Joseph McDonald (26), who was wanted in connection with firearms offences. Described by officers as likely armed and dangerous, the fugitive is currently in custody as investigations continue. Police offered their thanks to the public for their help in tracking him […]
Three guns seized from passenger at ORIA
(CNS): One man has been arrested and is in custody after Customs and Border Control officers seized three guns from him as he arrived at Owen Roberts International Airport on Saturday. The 45-year-old passenger had arrived from Canada with a 9mm semi-automatic rifle, a 9mm pistol and a 12-gauge shotgun in his possession, according to […]
Suspect denies West Bay gas station stick-up
(CNS): Alvin Shaquille Ebanks (25) from West Bay pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of robbery and the possession of an imitation gun. After appearing in Grand Court facing allegations that he was one of the men who held up the Hell Gas station in West Bay last month, he was remanded in custody […]
Gunmen on the run after police chase
(CNS): Police are looking for two men, at least one of whom has a gun, who escaped officers following an unsuccessful police chase Tuesday. RCIPS officers responded to a report that a man had brandished a firearm at a woman at a residence in Red Bay and then left in a vehicle along with another […]
Police hunt gunman after man shot outside bar
(CNS): Police are asking for information in relation to a shooting on Sunday night outside the Power Supply Bar at the Marquee Plaza on Lawrence Boulevard in the heart of the Seven Mile Beach tourist area. The police responded to a 911 call about shots fired just after 7:20pm on 18 December and found shell […]
Drug smuggling suspects on the loose in East End
(CNS): Three men abandoned a boat on the shore by Paradise Villas in East End and escaped into the bushes yesterday after they were chased by the Cayman Islands Coast Guard. CICG officers on patrol spotted a suspicious vessel with three men aboard approaching the shore at high speed, but when the coastguard boat moved […]
Suspects in WB shooting charged over drugs
(CNS): The two men arrested on Sunday for attempted murder after a shooting in West Bay last week, in which a dog was killed and a man wounded in the leg, have been charged with drug-related crimes. One of the men has also been charged in relation to a previous incident with the possession of […]
Two local men admit gun-related charges
(CNS): The prevalence of illegal guns was illustrated Friday when two men appeared in court in relation to gun charges. Charles Walton III admitted robbing a man on the street while armed with a gun and Eddie Marlon Ebanks admitted having a pistol in his home. Walton was remanded in custody until 25 November, when […]
One man shot, gunmen on the loose
(CNS): As Cayman residents were preparing for a potential hurricane, police were tackling a spike in gun crime over the weekend that left one man critically wounded and a police officer facing the barrel of a gun. At 4am Saturday police responded to a report of shots being fired from vehicles on West Bay Road […]
Man due in court over bullet-proof vest
(CNS): A 51-year-old West Bay man, who was arrested in July for possessing a bullet-proof vest, has now been charged and is due to appear in court, Monday. Police seized the illegal vest during a search carried out on 1 July at an address on Pleasant Drive, West Bay. It was one of two searches […]
Piece of gun found on GT street after shots fired
(CNS): In the early hours of Friday morning police found a component of a firearm in Central George Town after responding to a report of shots being fired on Eastern Avenue. No details of what the piece of the gun was but police said that at around 4:30am they were called to the intersection with […]
