Tag: theft
Boat engines stolen from Brac customs yard
(CNS): Two Yamaha Indro 40HP engines and an Evin Ride 15HP engine were stolen from three boats held at the Customs and Border Control compound on Kirkconnell Street in Cayman Brac over the weekend. All three boat engines were part of ongoing CBC investigations. The culprits also damaged five vehicles, a door and the compound […]
Tide gauge vandalised and solar kit stolen
(CNS): The tide gauge at the Panama Canal in the Creek, Cayman Brac, was vandalised last week and the suspects also made off with the device’s antenna and solar panel, plus two marine batteries. The gauge went offline sometime last Thursday afternoon and when staff went to investigate, they found the lock on the device […]
Thieves abandon stolen car by police station
(CNS) UPDATED: The thieves who made off with a new Honda SUV following a burglary at a condo complex on the West Road abandoned the stolen vehicle by the George Town Police Station on Elgin Avenue, the RCIPS has said. The Honda BRV was found early this morning after the thieves left it there around […]
Brac suspects charged with burglary
(CNS): Two men and one woman have now been charged with burglary in relation to a recent crime spree on Cayman Brac. Another man has also been charged on the Brac in relation to a number of violent offences. Police said that the three burglary suspects, two 31-year-old men and a 46-year-old woman, were transported […]
Public warned about stolen goods as burglary surges
(CNS): While crime statistics show a decline in burglaries in recent years, the police are currently dealing with a spike in break-ins and thefts at job sites as well as commercial and residential premises. Construction tools and materials are some of the most common items being stolen, and the police are urging people not to […]
Bus driver robbed by passengers at knifepoint
(CNS): Police are on the lookout for three men who robbed a bus driver of cash on Monday evening at around 8:40pm. The driver picked up the men in Bodden Town, but when the bus arrived in Prospect and pulled over near the McRuss Grocery store on Party Lane, the three passengers, all dressed in […]
Smash-and-grab robbery at jewellery store
(CNS) UPDATED: Following a smash-and-grab robbery at a George Town waterfront jewellery store Tuesday morning, another two men have now been arrested. One man was arrested, a vehicle seized and some stolen goods were recovered yesterday then on Wednesday two men, aged 36 and 29, both from George Town, were arrested on suspicion of robbery, […]
Burglars try to steal from Countryside ATM
(CNS): In the early hours of Monday morning, the police responded to a 911 call about a group of men dressed in dark clothing trying to break into an ATM at the Countryside Shopping Village in Savannah. The men failed to break into the machine and fled the scene empty-handed in an SUV.
Thieves take advantage of unlocked cars
(CNS): Police are investigating a number of thefts from vehicles in recent weeks where construction tools, electronics and money have been stolen. Many of the thefts involved vehicles that were left unlocked, the RCIPS said in a release, as they urged owners to always lock their vehicles. Police said drivers should check that all doors […]
RCIPS urges owners to secure boats and motorbikes
(CNS): The police have received three reports of stolen motorcycles recently, including one where a member of the public found a bike off Shamrock Road that had been stolen, as well as reports of stolen boats and other marine vessels either moored in water or on trailers. The RCIPS is therefore advising members of the […]
Lawyers urge leniency for Watson and Blake
(CNS): Attorneys representing Canover Watson (52) and Bruce Blake (51) urged leniency for their clients on Thursday as they argued that the convictions against the two men in a football-related fraud were not the most serious crimes of their kind, as prosecutors had contended. Watson is facing a potentially long sentence after he was convicted […]
