Tag: theft
Robber mugs women and steals scooter in crime spree
(CNS): Police are appealing for help to find a man who mugged two women on the streets of George Town and stole a scooter parked outside a restaurant on Tuesday night. The man, who was wearing a high-visibility, long-sleeved green top, dark pants and a dark mask, approached the women as they got out of […]
Police make 4 arrests after joint action day in West Bay
(CNS): On Wednesday, 26 March, the Community Policing Unit, local police officers, Customs and Border Control, the Public Lands Commission and the Department of Agriculture carried out an interagency Day of Action in West Bay. The day started with officers attending the John A Cumber Primary School to assist RCIPS Community Safety Officer Cindi Welcome, […]
Police reveal recent robbery struck local pardna
(CNS): Following another spike in robberies, the police are urging people and businesses not to keep large amounts of cash either with them or in easily accessible locations, but if they cannot avoid holding cash, they should not share that information. At least one recent robbery had targeted a local pardna (a money club), though […]
Stolen motorbikes and jet ski found in West Bay
(CNS): As part of its ongoing proactive fight against crime, police found a stolen jet ski and two motorcycles at the government’s affordable housing site in West Bay last Wednesday. District and community police officers were conducting an ongoing disruption patrol strategy in targeted areas of the West Bay community, including Apple Blossom, off Captains […]
Chilean ATM thieves jailed for 14 months
(CNS): Three Chilean nationals who were charged with theft and money laundering last year were recently convicted and sentenced to 14 months in jail. On Tuesday, 4 February, the court granted the crown’s request for a confiscation order against the ringleader of the gang, as he had played a leading role in the sophisticated crime. […]
Couple caught trying to steal battery from car
(CNS): A 45-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman, both from George Town, were arrested after police officers caught them trying to steal a battery from a car parked on Smith Road, near the 4-way junction with Hospital Road, in the early hours of Monday morning. The officers were called to the scene following a report […]
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. […]
