Tag: theft
Police on hunt for Brazilian men accused of theft
(CNS): The RCIPS and Customs and Border Control are asking the public to help them track down Vitor Domingo Valentini Dos Reis (33), who also goes by the name Marcio Vicente Rod Novaes, and Brenno Neves Florencio (25). The men, who are known to associate together, are both Brazilian nationals here on Grand Cayman as […]
Employee admits stealing $42k from boss
(CNS): A Caymanian woman who worked for a floor covering company has admitted stealing $42,000 from her former employer, Randolph Stanford, using over a dozen forged cheques between November 2021 and March 2022. Samantha Angella McLaughlin has pleaded guilty to 16 charges of theft and forgery and has been bailed until an expected sentencing hearing […]
Serial burglars accused of restaurant break-ins
(CNS): Three men, described by the police as recidivist offenders with drug and alcohol dependency problems, were arrested last week in connection with three different commercial burglaries at restaurants in George Town over the last few weeks. Two have been charged with a burglary at a restaurant on South Church Street on 12 May, and […]
Cyclist mugs another cyclist on George Town street
(CNS): Police are investigating a mugging in which one cyclist robbed another on South Church Street in George Town in the early hours of Thursday morning. A man was riding a bicycle along South Church Street in the vicinity of Thompson Drive about 12:30am yesterday when he was rammed by another male cyclist, which knocked him […]
Visitors charged with ATM fraud
(CNS): Two Chilean nationals appeared in court Monday charged with theft and money laundering in an ATM fraud involving four machines in George Town belonging to an undisclosed bank. Police began investigating the case on 16 April after the local bank discovered that the teller machines had been compromised after users’ account details were copied. […]
GT man accused of stealing restaurant tip jar
(CNS): Police arrested a 27-year-old man from George Town at the weekend on suspicion of theft from a vehicle regarding an incident where items were taken from a car that was parked outside a restaurant on Shedden Road in the heart of George Town on Saturday evening. He is also accused of taking the tip […]
RCIPS warns owners of continuing car break-ins
(CNS): The police are seeing an increase in the number of reports of thefts from vehicles, either because they have been left insecure or because thieves smash vehicle windows and steal items left inside. Commonly stolen items include tools, jewellery, electronics and money. Chief Superintendent Brad Ebanks said such crimes were opportunistic, where unlocked vehicles […]
Rookie female cop arrested after ‘domestic’ break-in
(CNS): A 23-year-old woman from Bodden Town, who is a probationary officer with the RCIPS, has been arrested on suspicion of theft and aggravated burglary in relation to a “domestic incident”. The police said the woman is currently on police bail pending further investigation and that she had been suspended from duty. No other details […]
Suspected burglar charged and remanded
(CNS): A 31-year-old resident of George Town appeared in court on Friday, facing three charges of burglary at three separate commercial premises across George Town, and was remanded in custody. He was arrested on Wednesday in relation to several crimes, including theft from motor vehicles and burglary at the Humane Society, Reflections liquor store and […]
Police find one of two stolen boats in South Sound
(CNS): Police have recovered one of two stolen boats that were reported missing Thursday morning from a vacant lot in Prospect. Officers found the white 27ft Key West Center Console with two 150hp Yamaha engines yesterday afternoon on South Sound Road following investigations. Still missing is a white 18ft Center Console Boston Whaler with a […]
Thieves make off with local restaurant tip jar
(CNS): Police are on the lookout for a couple who stole a tip jar from the Heritage Kitchen on Boggy Sand Road on Tuesday afternoon. Officers were called out to the local restaurant, which is also a tourist favourite, at about 2:30pm and were told that a man had taken the jar from the restaurant […]
