Tag: Peter Lansdown
Shots fired during gas station armed robbery
(CNS): A gunman fired his weapon into the air as he entered the Esso gas station on Dorcy Drive shortly after 10pm Tuesday night before demanding cash from a customer. He was one of two men who had arrived at the scene on a motorbike and afterwards they both left on the bike. The robbery […]
Cops renew call for witnesses to barroom killing
(CNS): The senior police officer investigating the mass shooting on 9 July that killed Wayne McLean and injured five others at Vic’s Bar, George Town, this summer has renewed the appeal for witnesses. The only suspect charged in the case walked free yesterday after the prosecutor abandoned the prosecution because, he said, new evidence made […]
Police issue warning over use of knives
(CNS): Just “a few seconds of madness” by another man carrying a knife cost 22-year-old Michael Aaron Bush his life last Christmas Eve, Superintendent Peter Lansdown said in the wake of the conviction of Jashawn Johnson (21) last Thursday. Bush was stabbed in the chest by Johnson in a fight that was fuelled by an […]
Business warned burglaries on the up
(CNS): Police say they responded to three burglary reports at business properties located in George Town last week and are urging owners to step up security and preventative measures to reduce their risk of becoming victims of crime. Just under 30 commercial burglaries have been reported to the police so far this year and in […]
CI$50k reward offered in murder cases
(CNS): Police have now confirmed that the victim in last Thursday’s fatal shooting at Vic’s Bar was Wayne Eron McLean (26) from Bodden Town. He is the second person to die in a recent spike of gun violence that has also seen around a dozen people injured. Mark Andre Ebanks (36) was killed in Martin […]
Dump fire could happen again
(CNS): As the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) and the Department of Environmental Health continue to battle the current blaze at the George Town dump for the fourth day, there appears to be little more that can be done in addition to current measures to guarantee that there will be no fires like it in […]
Suspect turtle poachers arrested
(CNS): Two men were arrested last Wednesday on suspicion of poaching and drug offences after police and customs found a green turtle shell and meat during a raid at a West Bay home. RCIPS and Customs and Border Control officers carried out a joint operation at a house on Up The Hill Road, where they […]
Cops investigate false child rape allegation
(CNS): The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has said there is no evidence to support allegations that an 11-year-old child was the victim of rape last month. Police have opened an inquiry into how a local man was named and accused on social media of sexually assaulting a boy based on what is now believed […]
Senior cop assaulted at scene of crash
(CNS): Two local men have been arrested following a serious assault against a senior police officer who attended the scene of a collision in George Town on Saturday night. An RCIPS spokesperson confirmed that the injured officer is Detective Superintendent Peter Lansdown. The senior cop, who was in full uniform, was assaulted around 9:30pm and taken […]
