Tag: theft
Teenager denies robbery and trying to use stolen cards
(CNS): A teenager from George Town has pleaded not guilty to robbery, possession of an imitation gun and two charges of attempted theft, denying that he had tried to use stolen bank cards at an ATM in the Countryside Shopping Village in Savannah last December. The 17-year-old boy appeared in court via Zoom from HMP […]
Burglar jailed for over 5 years for stealing safe
(CNS): Romario Desmond Brown (22) has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for making off with a safe during an aggravated burglary in South Sound last year as well as a number of other burglaries. Brown was one of three men who, armed with a crowbar, broke into a home in […]
Police face another spike in car break-ins
(CNS): The RCIPS is dealing with an increase in thefts from parked cars and is urging owners to report these incidents if they occur and to lock their vehicles to try to prevent them. The perpetrators are checking car doors and if they find an unlocked vehicle, they steal any valuable items they find. Several […]
100lbs of fish stolen from Bodden Town address
(CNS): The RCIPS is asking the public to be wary of anyone attempting to sell a large amount of fish under suspicious circumstances, such as at significantly reduced prices, as they may be attempting to sell stolen goods. On Monday, 16 January, police officers responded to a report of a theft at an address on […]
Red Cross targetted by thieves and vandals
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Red Cross (CIRC) is struggling to deal with a surge of break-ins at its Thrift Shop in George Town, where people are raiding donations, breaking locks and damaging the Red Cross trailer that is used for sales and collections. Officials said there were several instances over the holiday season where unknown […]
Cop injured and suspect tasered during arrest
(CNS): A 41-year-old man from Bodden Town who was wanted for theft offences and outstanding warrants was arrested on Saturday night after police chased and tasered him. One police officer was injured during the pursuit, in which the man climbed onto a roof in Central George Town as he tried to evade the police. The […]
Two men arrested for stealing from cars
(CNS): A 26-year-old man from Bodden Town and a man believed to be from West Bay were arrested recently in relation to two separate incidents of theft. The men are both accused of stealing items from unlocked cars and trying to sell them on the street at a lot less than their true value. Police […]
Football execs found guilty in fraud case
(CNS): Canover Watson has been found guilty of all charges against him in the football fraud case, while his colleague and friend, Bruce Blake, has been found guilty of two of the four charges against him for his part in the scam against CONCACAF. After a twelve-week trial, the jury returned their unanimous verdict on […]
Attorneys battle over truth in Watson-Blake case
(CNS): Canover Watson and Bruce Blake are both liars, prosecuting counsel Eloise Marshall KC told a jury this week as she summed up the crown’s case against the two men, who are accused of scamming $1.5 million from the regional football association, CONCACAF, and of laundering the cash almost a decade ago. But Dapinder Singh […]
Blake denies laundering Watson’s ‘stolen’ cash
(CNS): Bruce Blake, a former football executive with both CIFA and CONCACAF, has denied money laundering and false accounting in relation to a scheme where, prosecutors say, he helped his colleague Canover Watson hide more than $1.5 million, the proceeds of scam invoices for football kit. Blake claimed the work he did for Canover Watson […]
‘I’m innocent’ claims Watson after week on stand
(CNS): Former local business leader and regional football executive Canover Watson told a jury that he was the innocent party in the prosecution’s $1.5 million football fraud case against him and his former CIFA and CONCACAF colleague, Bruce Blake. After a week giving evidence on his own behalf, Watson accused anti-corruption investigators of bias and […]
