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Food delivery scooters stolen just yards from police station

Thieves targeted a food delivery company based just yards from a major police station and escaped with two scooters and helmets after they smashed security cameras

Man accused of food truck burglary in court

A man accused of breaking into Curry in a Hurry food truck on the George Town waterfront last week appeared in Summary Court Tuesday.

Man charged with string of burglaries on restaurants

A 37-year-old man is expected to appear in court on Monday, 12 Jan. to face charges in connection with a series of raids on George Town businesses.

Police ask public to look out for five rings stolen over Christmas break

Police are asking for the public’s help with finding jewellery stolen from a private home during the festive break.

Police seek wanted man Luis Abel Soler

Police are appealing to the public to help them locate Luis Abel Soler for breaching court bail following a burglary charge.
Grand Court

Men accused of burglary cleared of all charges

Two men walked free from court on Wednesday after a Grand Court jury cleared them of a string of burglary charges.

Safe stolen, owner locked up during aggravated burglary, jury hears

A man serving a prison sentence for aggravated burglary described in court Tuesday how he and two other men, who are on trial this week, were involved in a spree of home break-ins in 2022.
Accents jewellery store in George Town was targeted by New Year's Eve thieves. - Photo: Raymond Hainey

Up to $100,000 in jewellery taken in New Year’s Eve break-in

Raiders escaped with a haul worth up to $100,000 from a jewellery store during the early hours of New Year's Eve.

Drunken night for burglar inside bar he broke into

A magistrate has sentenced a chronic repeat offender for three and a half years in prison, for several brazen criminal actions, including getting drunk inside a bar he and another burglar had broken into.

Police charge man with burglary

Police have arrested and charged a suspected burglar after an employee of a George Town business found a masked man trying to break in.
RBC burglary - affair as alibi

Four found guilty in RBC bank heist

Four people who played varying roles in a daring burglary of the Royal Bank of Canada's Shedden Road branch in 2016 have been convicted of the half-a-million-dollar heist.

Man arrested for burglary and possessing imitation firearm

Police arrested a 27-year-old man for burglary and suspect he is connected with two other armed robberies at George Town businesses.

Chief magistrate issues warning to prosecutors over burglary charges delay

Chief Magistrate Angelyn Hernandez has issued a stern warning to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution that if they "don't get their house in order" they will not be permitted to bring additional charges against a man who has admitted to several burglaries.
RBC burglary - affair as alibi

Man uses ‘friend with benefits’ as alibi in bank burglary trial

A man on trial for a half-a-million-dollar bank burglary told a Grand Court jury that he couldn't have been the getaway driver, because at the time of the heist he was busy helping his mistress to move homes.

Bodden Town woman on burglary changes remanded in custody

A 35-year-old Bodden Town woman has been remanded in custody after appearing in court on charges related to a series of burglaries at West Bay condos.

Suspect in bank burglary had thousands of dollars in mint condition

What are the chances that a person could end up with $4,020 worth of US bank notes sequentially ordered and still in mint condition?

‘Inside man’ was key to bank burglary, court hears

Four persons accused of playing varying roles in a bank burglary during which more than half-a-million dollars was stolen from Royal Bank of Canada's Shedden Road branch, are on trial before the Grand Court.

George Town man held for restaurant break-in

A 31-year-old George Town man was arrested shortly after allegedly breaking into a restaurant along the waterfront on early Friday morning.
The courthouse in downtown George Town where the Hammer case is being heard. - Photo: File

Bail for burglary suspect initially arrested on suspicion of murder

A person of interest in a murder investigation, who is accused of serving as a lookout in an unrelated burglary, in which a bag of chips was stolen, has been granted bail by the Summary Court.

Burglary suspect turns himself in

Police have confirmed that Antascio Rankine, whom they had been seeking in connection with burglary offences, turned himself in on Thursday. The RCIPS earlier this...

2 arrested following holiday burglaries

A man and woman have been arrested in connection to a spate of commercial burglaries which occurred during the Christmas weekend, and now remain...

Police looking for two suspected burglars

Police are looking for two men, Rolan Welcome and Antascio Rankine, who are both wanted for burglary offences.

Business owners frustrated by Christmas burglary spree

The moment a lone burglar discovered he had been caught red handed by the owners of a bar he was robbing, he was left shocked with no choice but to flee the scene with a hand full of cash in a panic as police closed in.

Released murderer gets parole for third time

The Grand Court has granted conditional release for the third time to a convicted murderer, who committed burglary while on parole after serving 24 years in prison for killing a female shopkeeper in West Bay.

Two charged with West Bay burglary

Two men have been charged with the burglary of a restaurant on Reverend Blackman Road in West Bay.
RCIPS

Police investigate break-in at Brac business

The RCIPS is investigating a burglary at a business establishment in Cayman Brac.

Woman charged with burglary

Police arrested and charged a 50-year-old woman in connection to a burglary that took place at a residence in George Town earlier this month.

Police arrest four in connection with robberies

Four men were arrested this weekend in connection with a recent spate of robberies and firearm offences in Grand Cayman.

Crime spree hits Cayman Brac

Three burglaries and a break-in occurred in Cayman Brac between Friday, 21 April, and the morning of Tuesday, 25 April, police have reported.

Men flee after failed ATM burglary

Men dressed in dark clothing tried to steal cash from an ATM at the entrance of the Countryside Shopping Village in Savannah early Monday morning, 27 March.

Suspected burglar in court

A 33-year-old North Side man will appear in court today, Thursday, charged with burglary.

Suspected burglar arrested for West Bay break-in

A 42-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested in connection with a break-in at a West Bay house on Monday morning.
WORC Apollo House Immigration

Cops investigate break-in at WORC office

Police have confirmed they are investigating a break-in at the Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman office on Mary Street in George Town.

Church, restaurant burglarised over holidays

A church was among two buildings burglarised in George Town over the Christmas holiday weekend, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has confirmed.

Police release CCTV footage of burglars

Police have released photographs and CCTV footage of burglars who broke into two commercial premises on West Bay Road in the early hours of Thursday morning, 26 Aug.

Prospect bar latest victim of burglary spree

Police are investigating an overnight break-in at a bar in Prospect - the latest in a series of burglaries which the RCIPS believes are being carried out by the same gang.

West Bay woman charged for weekend burglary

A 53 year old woman from West Bay, charged with one count of burglary, appeared in court yesterday.

Cash taken in Doctors Express burglary

Burglars made off with an unspecified sum of cash from Doctors Express in the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to a press release issued on behalf of the medical facility
Police tape

2 businesses burgled in Galleria Plaza

Police are investigating break-ins at two businesses in Galleria Plaza on West Bay Road.

One arrest as two medical facilities burgled

Police have arrested a 26-year old George Town man on suspicion of burglary, in connection to the break-in at one of two medical facilities targeted last week.

Sound equipment stolen from Bodden Town church

Police are investigating a burglary at a church on Hirst Road in Bodden Town in which thieves made off with sound equipment.

Multiple break-ins at shopping plaza

Multiple break-ins at shopping plaza

Man convicted of attempted rape, burglary

A 40-year-old man who broke into a woman's home while she was sleeping and tried to rape her was convicted Tuesday in the Grand Court.

George Town man charged with 2 burglaries

Police arrested and charged a 43-year-old-man in relation to two burglaries in George Town.
West Bay burglaries

Burglary suspect wanted

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating Manuel Carter-Ramirez, who is wanted in connection with a series of burglaries.

2 arrested for trespassing

Police on Sunday arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of criminal trespass in East End.

Man denies home invasion

Shane Connor, of East End, on Monday abandoned his application to dismiss charges of aggravated burglary, robbery, possession of an unlicensed firearm, attempted burglary, theft and damage to property.

Man sentenced for burgling four homes

A West Bay man who ransacked four homes during a spate of drug-fuelled burglaries was sentenced to five years and four months behind bars.

Police seek help in identifying burglar

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is appealing to the public to help identify a burglar who smashed exterior CCTV cameras at the Tiger Bay restaurant in Cayman Brac.

Paroled murderer jailed for burglary

A convicted murderer, paroled in 2013 after serving 24 years in prison for killing a female shopkeeper in West Bay, returned to jail Tuesday...

Homeowner detains armed burglar

The owner of a home that a man armed with a knife broke into in the early hours of Tuesday caught and detained him until police arrived.

Stolen goods lead to 18‑month prison sentence

A man connected with eight burglaries over a two-year period was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Thursday in Grand Court.

Three masked men break into East End home

Three masked intruders, one armed with a gun, broke into a home on the Queens Highway in East End in the early hours of Thursday morning.

NEW: Man charged with attempted murder

A 21-year-old Bodden Town man has been charged with attempted murder in relation to a shooting that took place 26 April on South Church Street.

Man charged with burglary, other crimes

Royal Cayman Islands Police Service detectives arrested a 32-year-old George Town Man on Wednesday, following an investigation into recovered jewellery.

Police nab wanted man

Daniel Wallace Rankine, wanted in connection to burglaries in Bodden Town on 8 and 14 April, was taken into custody on Thursday, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.

Suspended sentence for Humane Society burglaries

A Grand Court judge handed down an 18-month suspended sentence to Ricky Johnny Alvarado on Wednesday for two burglaries at the Cayman Islands Humane Society, where the defendant had worked.

Man pleads guilty to three burglaries

A man pleaded guilty to three burglaries in Summary Court on Tuesday, including one charge in which he is alleged to have taken items worth $25,000.

Grand Court dates set; charges include firearms, burglary, wounding

Justice Roger Chapple presided in Grand Court on Friday when various trial dates were set, along with mentions for the sentencing of several defendants who pleaded guilty to charges against them.

Guilty plea in Further Education Centre burglary case

Meshach Vernon Ebanks pleaded guilty to a count of burglary Thursday for an incident involving a break-in at the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre.

Burglary included cups of soup

Peter Elmer Ebanks, 22, appeared in Summary Court on Friday charged with a residential daytime burglary committed the day before.

Charge in burglary of Further Education Centre

A charge of burglary has been laid against Meshach Vernal Ebanks, 26, in connection with a break-in at the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre on Walkers Road.

Burglary rate hits 18-year low

Police are crediting the arrest and imprisonment of a significant number of prolific offenders with causing a sharp drop in the burglary rate across the Cayman Islands.

Woman confronts home intruder, retrieves handbag in Frank Sound

Police responded to a report of a burglary at about 2:30 a.m. this morning on Frank Sound Road. 

Police seeking burglary suspect

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is appealing to the public to help track down a man they are looking for in relation to burglaries in Bodden Town this month.

Bail granted for residential burglary

Rory Rohanger Palmer, 24, was granted bail in Summary Court on Monday after being charged with burglary at a George Town apartment complex on Saturday, April 6.

Man charged with burglaries asks for drug court

A West Bay man appeared in Summary Court on Wednesday charged with two burglaries at a resort in the district.

Burglars caught on camera

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service on Friday released a security camera image of two burglars who tried to break into a property in the Fairbanks area of George Town in January.

Former employee admits to Humane Society burglaries

A former employee at the Cayman Islands Humane Society pleaded guilty in Grand Court on Monday to two counts of burglary at the organization’s compound on North Sound Road.

Man charged with four burglaries

A man facing four charges of burglary elected on Tuesday to have them all dealt with in Grand Court.

No leave to appeal for Treasure Island burglar

The Court of Appeal ruled earlier this month that Brandon Reno Liberal will receive no reduction in his five-year prison sentence for burgling Treasure Island Resort in the early hours of Sunday, May 6, 2012.

Court of appeal upholds 10-year sentence for assault on police

Justice Charles Quin was perfectly justified in sentencing Garfield Silburn Jr. to 10 years imprisonment in September 2017 for assaulting a police officer, the Court of Appeal determined in a judgment released earlier this month.

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