Topic: Derek Byrne
No charges in fatal police shooting
Cayman Islands prosecutors reviewing a deadly January shooting by police have ruled that no charges will be filed against any of the officers involved.
Online police clearances now available
The days of making two trips to the police records office on Walkers Road to obtain police clearances are over, at least for internet users.
Police commissioner heads to East End in wake of backlash
Royal Cayman Islands Police Commissioner Derek Byrne will meet with East End district residents Thursday night in the wake of some community backlash over a quadruple-fatal car crash in the district on May 2.
Six new recruits join police service
Six new recruits who completed a 17-week cadet training course for the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service and two other officers who were employed as auxiliary constables with the RCIPS became police constables at a ceremony in George Town on Tuesday afternoon.
UPDATE: Charges filed over police car vandalism in wake of East End car crash
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service arrested a suspect Friday in connection with what it termed a “criminal attack” against one of its officers’ personal property following last week’s quadruple-fatal two-car smash in East End district.
EDITORIAL – Police under attack; Politicians’ response underwhelming
Police Commissioner Derek Byrne did not mince words as to his feelings about the “criminal damage” incident targeting the personal vehicle of an East End police officer who was the first to respond to one of the deadliest traffic accidents in Cayman’s history. In brief: The commissioner is livid.
Four die in ‘horrific’ East End crash; adult and child remain in hospital
A speeding car with two passengers, including an 11-year-old boy, riding in its open trunk collided with a rental car in East End Tuesday night, killing four people, three of them elderly tourists from the U.K.
Phillips named ‘Officer of the Year’
Fifteen years after he went on his first work experience “ride along” with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, Police Constable Brandaughn Phillips is now the standard against which all local police officers are measured in 2017.
Fewer police now than in 2007
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has about 10 fewer police officers now than it did a decade ago, according to figures examined by the Cayman Compass.
EDITORIAL – Policing in Cayman: Getting the word out
It’s hardly newsworthy (or even noteworthy) that this newspaper and its parent company, Pinnacle Media, enthusiastically and vocally support our local police.
Taser cops returning to duty
Two suspended Royal Cayman Islands Police officers who were found guilty of common assault committed during the course of their duties will be allowed to return to work, after a Summary Court magistrate ordered last week that no conviction be recorded against either man.
Motorbike problem ‘subsides,’ not over
A police crackdown on recklessly driven motorbikes around Grand Cayman is having some effect, with 11 bikes seized and 10 arrests made since December, Police Commissioner Derek Byrne said Friday.
Bermuda cops finish on-site shooting review
Two Bermuda police officers finished a preliminary report last week into the shooting death of an armed suspect by Royal Cayman Islands Police on Jan. 6. Norval Barrett, 34, was shot and killed during an incident involving RCIPS armed units in the Windsor Park area of George Town.
Police: Crooks stealing number plates
The theft of vehicle license plates is becoming a more frequently identified concern of Cayman Islands law enforcement officers, who suspect the plates are being attached to unregistered cars which are then used in crimes. “It’s difficult to prove a negative,” police spokeswoman Jacqueline Carter said.
Police shoot, kill gun suspect
A man was shot and killed early Friday during an incident in George Town’s Windsor Park neighborhood, the Cayman Compass has confirmed.
UK team to reform Cayman’s child abuse unit
Three U.K. child abuse investigators have been recruited to review and reform the police’s Family Support Unit after a judge condemned its investigation into alleged sexual assault on a child as “grossly incompetent.” The U.K. officers will help clear a backlog of cases identified in an internal review.
EDITORIAL – Police checkpoints: Stop in the name of the law, please
At the beginning of 2017, there is gridlock in Cayman, not just on many of our crowded roads (and not because of police checkpoints), but within our courts. Speed may not be desirable on our highways, but it is essential in our justice system.
UK Coastguard reviewing Cayman’s search and rescue capabilities
Officers from the United Kingdom Coastguard arrived in the Cayman Islands this week to review the country’s search and rescue capabilities. The police came under fire earlier this year when three men and two boys, ages 9 and 11, went missing at sea and emergency searchers did not deploy until the next morning.
Police Commissioner: Motorbikes problem ‘disturbing, dangerous’
New Police Commissioner Derek Byrne identified stopping the reckless and dangerous use of off-street racing motorbikes as one of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s top priorities.
EDITORIAL – Rogue bikers: Lawlessness on parade
The citizens of a country should never have to petition their government to enforce its own laws – and yet, in regard to the hordes of motorbikers illegally screaming through the streets of Grand Cayman, it seems that is where we have arrived.
New police commissioner heads to Brac
Cayman’s new Police Commissioner Derek Byrne heads to the Sister Islands on Friday for his first visit there since taking up the commissioner’s post on Nov. 7. The commissioner is expected to meet with police officers and community members during the two-day trip.
EDITORIAL – Commissioner Byrne: Welcome, make yourself at home
Thanks largely to the efforts of previous leaders, including ex-Police Commissioner David Baines and Acting Commissioner Anthony Ennis, we can assert authoritatively that our streets are safe, our property is secure, and the Rule of Law prevails. It is crucial that we keep it that way. It is with great confidence that we entrust that duty to Commissioner Derek Byrne.
New police commissioner to arrive in Cayman Thursday
Cayman’s new police commissioner, Derek Byrne, is scheduled to arrive on island Thursday evening to take up his post, the governor’s office confirmed this week. Mr. Byrne’s appointment to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service was announced in August after a recruitment process that short-listed three candidates for the top cop’s job.
36-year Irish police veteran tapped to head up RCIPS
Derek Patrick Byrne, a 36-year veteran of Ireland’s National Police Service, has been selected as the new commissioner of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, the Governor’s Office has announced. Mr. Byrne will join the RCIPS in November on a four-year contract.
