Tag: RCIPS K-9 Unit
Police chase teen burglary suspects into sea
(CNS): Police rounded up three teenagers suspected of breaking into a home on Sandalwood Crescent in George Town on Thursday morning, after receiving a call that a burglary was in progress. When the officers arrived they spotted three boys, who fled the property by breaking through a rear glass door. Police chased the three teenagers […]
Rogue driver triggers police chase
(CNS): The police helicopter, the K9 Unit and police officers on patrol were all involved in a car chase in the early hours of Saturday morning, pursuing what they believed to be a drunk driver but who turned out to be in car he had “borrowed” without permission. At around 12:20am officers conducting road checks […]
K-9 Unit gets new four-legged recruit
(CNS): A two-year-old Dutch herder (or shepherd) called Athena has joined the RCIPS K-9 Unit. The specialist four-legged new recruit is trained to pursue, track and apprehend suspects, and to locate property that criminals may drop or try to dispose of when the dog is in hot pursuit. The police said she is also being trained […]
K9 unit helps secure evidence in drug bust
(CNS): The police arrested a 38-year-old man from West Bay yesterday on suspicion of possession and consumption of ganja, following a drug raid in the district. The RCIPS said that an operation was conducted Wednesday morning on King Road under the Misuse of Drugs Law. When officers arrived at the address, they spotted a man […]
Suspect ganja dealers flee in North Side raid
(CNS): The police were out in force in North Side on Sunday and Monday as they hunted for two Jamaican nationals following a pre-dawn drug bust in the Hutland area of the district. Police said the officers involved recovered a large quantity of ganja from a shed, though they did not specify how much. Officers […]
Police round up West Bay burglars
(CNS): Two men were rounded up by the RCIPS Thursday following a prompt response to a report of a burglary-in-progress in West Bay. Police said a woman came home and disturbed two burglars who were in her house in the vicinity of Up the Hill Road. Uniformed officers on patrol in the area and the police helicopter responded at around 3:30pm, […]
Escaped police dog tracked down
(CNS) UPDATED Saturday 3:30pm: The RCIPS have now found Marco, a seven-year-old male Belgian Malinois that went missing from his West Bay pen Thursday. The dog was found safe and well, a police spokesperson said on Saturday. The dog has been in Cayman working successfully with the K-9 Unit for five years and escaped from his enclosure […]
