Crooked and corrupt cops will find no refuge within the ranks of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Services, according to Commissioner Kurt Walton who has vowed to rid the service of any officer who disgraces their badge.
Speaking to the Cayman Compass at the end of a recent annual crime and traffic statistics press conference, Walton acknowledged that in recent times, several of his officers have come under the spotlight for questionable acts.
“The majority of my staff are very hardworking, good, honest officers, but when I do have that one or two who are rotten, well, it’s simple – I remove the rot,” he said.
He added, “We have other officers who have not yet been charged, but they have been suspended because the offences were so serious it warranted immediate suspension.”
His comments came on the heels of the arrest on suspicion of aggravated burglary and theft of a 23-year-old Bodden Town woman who serves as a probationary police officer.
“We have officers who are suspended immediately when they are charged with a criminal offences, that’s the position we take,” Walton told the Compass. “We had one officer who was convicted of assisting a known offender and he is now serving time in prison.”
Walton was referring to Courtney Levy, an auxiliary constable who was convicted last year of attempting to pervert the course of justice, and breach of trust of a public officer.
Levy, who was described in court as the righthand man to ‘murderous West Bay God’ Roger Bush, who shot his son Shaquille Bush 15 times.
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