Tag: RCIPS
Cop accuses senior officer of abuse
(CNS): More than five years after PC Cardiff Robinson first accused a senior police officer of assaulting him, the young officer described in court Thursday the targeted abuse and bullying he suffered at the hands Chief Inspector Frank Owens. Giving evidence to support a civil claim he filed against Owens, Robinson related two incidents in […]
RCIPS seeking at least ten local new recruits
(CNS): The police are on the hunt for at least ten likely candidates who have what it takes to join the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. The RCIPS launched a new recruitment drive today, 5 August, which will last until Monday 5 September, and they are looking for at least ten new local faces to begin […]
Cops battle over 1,300 outstanding warrants
(CNS): The police’s battle with outstanding warrants is getting worse. According to the latest figures released by the courts to a local defence attorney Monday, 1,006 warrants have been issued to people who have failed to appear for either criminal or traffic cases in the court, and there are another 378 for unpaid fines. Last […]
Community policing works, says Ennis
(CNS): Acting Commissioner of Police Anthony Ennis has told legislatures that he is committed to developing community policing in the RCIPS as he believes it is an effective way of dealing with the perception of crime as well deterring criminals. The senior officer, who is standing in the top boots until the recruitment process to […]
Premier accuses Bridger of extortion
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin has accused the former head of the corruption probe into the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service of blackmail. Following two letters sent to McLaughlin by Martin Bridger, who continues to be engaged in various legal issues relating to the fallout of Operation Tempura, the premier said the former Scotland Yard officer […]
Mac: JPs to file own report on rescue review
(CNS): The opposition leader has raised questions about the report conducted by a UK Coastguard Commander Andy Jenkins and has said the two local JPs who were supposed to work on the report did not see or sign the final document but would be publishing their own report. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly Friday as he […]
UK cops join RCIPS management team
(CNS): Two senior British police officers, both recruited by former police commissioner David Baines before he left his post this week, have joined the RCIPS command team. Peter Lansdown and Robert Graham have joined as superintendents and, as of today, now head up specialist operations and district operations in what may be seen by many as […]
Three suspect drug dealers arrested in WB raid
(CNS): Police have arrested two men and one woman following a raid in West Bay early Friday morning. The RCIPS said that just after 6:30 this morning officers conducted a drug operation at an address on Mount Pleasant Road. During the search of the residence an undisclosed quantity of white powder resembling cocaine and vegetable […]
GT man arrested after Saturday night stabbing
(CNS): One man is currently in jail and another in hospital following a fight outside Welly’s Cool Spot, off Sound Way in George Town, on Saturday night, 14 May. Following a report that night at around 11:46pm to 911, a man was taken to hospital after receiving a serious stab wound to his stomach. He […]
Premier: Cops not to blame for crime
(CNS): The police do not create or cause crime, the premier has said, and while he believes the RCIPS is there to help prevent and intercept those that commit crimes, the root causes of criminality are social. Alden McLaughlin said that while it may the natural reaction of people to point the finger at the […]
Couple arrested over semi-automatic gun
(CNS): Armed police officers arrested a man and a woman around midnight Friday night/Saturday morning for possession of an unlicensed firearm. The RCIPS firearms unit was on patrol near to a nightclub parking lot along the West Bay Road when they arrested the couple, having recovered a loaded semi-automatic pistol. No shots were fired and […]
