Tag: RCIPS
Police hear community concerns through surveys
(CNS Video): The RCIPS said they will be trying to address the concerns of the wider public based on the results they receive over the next week from surveys they are asking people to complete at their community clinic road show. Concerns that public meetings are not as well attended as they would like and not […]
Cops recover another illegal gun
(CNS): A 32-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man were arrested on Thursday following another police raid relating to firearms, this time in Bodden Town. An RCIPS spokesperson said that this was the fifth illegal gun, along with live rounds of ammunition, seized in the last seven days in police operations. The gun was found at […]
Police take new approach to public outreach
(CNS): The RCIPS management has revealed a new approach to communicating with the public and will be conducting a series of “community clinics” as an alternative to poorly attended police public meetings. Acting superintendent of District Operations Angelique Howell said the police will host a number of open house clinics at busy locations around the island, […]
Mac raises police trouble after CoP gets easy ride
(CNS): The annual anticipated drilling of the police commissioner by local politicians during Finance Committee is always much gentler than the rhetoric leading up to the top cop taking the hot seat and this year was no different. Although asked a number of questions last week about the police budget and resources, David Baines returned […]
Cop’s caffeine fix caught on camera in Blue-spot
(CNS): The need for a daytime refreshment has seen yet another police patrol vehicle caught on camera in a disabled parking slot. The latest picture was taken at the Marquis Plaza on Friday afternoon and posted on the campaign website, Blue Spot, that snaps and shames all abled bodied drivers parking in spaces reserved for […]
Local cops head to TCI for police shooting probe
(CNS): Four officers from the RCIPS will head to the Turks and Caicos Islands tomorrow in order to investigate the fatal shooting of a suspect there by the local police service at the weekend. An RCIPS spokesperson said the Cayman police are sending two sergeants and two constables at the request of James Smith, the […]
Uniformed staff salaries on the up
(CNS): Firefighters, police, customs and immigration officers and other uniformed service branches will soon see a pay rise in addition to the 4% cost of living allowance (COLA) next month as their pay scales are being reevaluated to introduce fairness and take account of the risks involved in their work, the premier said. Since the start […]
CoP blames staff shortages, not cash
(CNS): The police commissioner has stated that while he has a $35 million budget, his problem now is staff numbers. David Baines said the full RCIPS complement should be 487 officers but there are currently 450, and that was why the cover was still “stuttered”, especially in the eastern districts. As he answered questions in Finance Committee […]
Cops Taser violent mental health patient
(CNS): A West Bay man was Tasered by police from the Uniform Support Group on Sunday night after he came at the armed cops with a machete. The 25-year-old man was shot, the police said, when he refused to put down his weapon and continued advancing on the officers at around 11:00pm (31 May) at […]
FOI deputy confirmed as top job remains in limbo
(CNS): Jan Liebaers, who is currently acting as the information commissioner, has had his government contract renewed for another two years in his substantive post as deputy in the office that oversees the compliance of the open records law. But the recruitment of a new commissioner seems to have stalled as government continues to explore […]
Taser cops deny assault during arrest
(CNS): Two police officers who have been charged with assault in connection with the arrest of a man in East End last year have denied the charges. Cardiff Robinson (30) and Austin Etienne (44) pleaded not guilty to assault in Summary Court Wednesday relating to the use of an RCIPS Taser during the apprehension of […]
