Topic: gun crime
Crime Stoppers has rewards ready to claim by tipsters
Rewards that could amount to up to $50,000 from a crime-busting charitable organisation have still to be claimed
Two arrested after gun, hatchet alleged to have been found
Two masked men were detained in an early hours arrest at the weekend for possession of a firearm and and a hatchet
Gambling den manslaughter conviction quashed
A man has been cleared of manslaughter after the Court of Appeal ruled that a jury had been misdirected by a judge
Fresh appeal on stadium mass shooting as first anniversary passes
A fresh appeal for information on a mass shooting at a football match that happened just over a year ago was made on Monday.
New weapons law targets ghost guns, RIP bullets and the legacy of Ed Bush...
Sweeping changes to Cayman’s anti-firearms laws, bringing tougher jail times for offenders and zeroing in on a creeping threat from ‘ghost guns’, were passed by legislators this week. Our Issues section has covered gun crime extensively this year and today we look at what the new law does - and what it doesn't do - to make Cayman safer.
Armed but not so dangerous: The hidden ‘victims’ of zero-tolerance firearms laws
As lawmakers consider tougher mandatory minimum sentences for firearms possession, the Cayman Compass investigates the hidden challenges of zero-tolerance gun laws.
From drones to diplomacy, 10 ways to fight gun and drug trafficking
In the final part of our series on the 'deadly trade' in guns and drugs, the Cayman Compass looks at possible policies, regionally and locally, that could help disrupt organised crime.
Men remanded into custody for gun charges
Two men whose DNA was found on a loaded gun seized by police from the centre console of a car were denied bail by the Summary Court, after the judge ruled the provisional evidence against them was 'strong enough' for the charges to be sent to the Grand Court.
Interactive: How firearms reach Cayman
With the assistance of law enforcement experts, analysts and academics, the Compass pieced together the possible route of a gun across decades and international borders and through the hands of multiple owners from its sale in the US to being fired in Cayman.
‘Merchants of Evil’ – Criminal brokers quietly profiting from bloodshed in Cayman
Guns are trading in Cayman for as little as $1,500 in some cases while high powered weapons go for as much as $7,000. In the first past of a Compass crime series, Commissioner of Police Kurt Walton vows to tackle the 'merchants of evil' profiting from violence on our streets.
Man arrested after police find bullets, gun part and drugs in car
A 26-year-old man is in custody after being found on Friday afternoon with ammunitions, a gun part and drugs in his vehicle.
Cayman’s rising threat of gun crime
The shooting at the Ed Bush Stadium has left many asking the question, "What's become of Cayman? When did it get this unsafe?"
Man shot in leg in George Town
Police are investigating a shooting in George Town shortly after midnight today, 20 Dec., in which a man received a gunshot wound to his leg.
Police: 85 guns linked to crimes still on the streets
As many as 85 guns on the streets of Cayman have been traced to various crimes, with police unsure how many of those weapons are still in working order.
Second mystery gun for hire discovered in the community
The same 'community gun' has been used by a number of different criminals in multiple offences in Grand Cayman, including the murder of former prison officer Harry Elliott, the Grand Court heard Friday.
Gunshot fired during fight at West Bay home
Police are investigating a report of a gunshot being fired during a fight at a home in West Bay on Thursday night, 16 June.
Smoking gun: Mystery weapon linked to multiple violent crimes
For more than a decade, police have feverishly scoured Cayman in hope of retrieving a 9mm handgun that has passed through the hands of multiple criminals on all sides of the islands’ gang divide.
Spate of gun crimes prompts National Security Council meeting
Governor Martyn Roper has registered his concern over the recent spate of gun crimes in the community saying that the National Security Council will be meeting next Tuesday to discuss plans to address the situation.
Police investigating three separate gun-related incidents
One man is fighting for his life at hospital after receiving multiple gunshot wounds in a shootout on West Bay Road early Saturday morning, according to an RCIPS news release.
