Topic: Kurt Walton
Police service looks to boost numbers with recruitment drive
The RCIPS is ramping up its efforts to plug the gaps in its workforce now that that soft-freeze on public sector recruitment has ended and money has been allocated to expand its numbers.
Commissioner: Public safe despite police staffing shortage
The public is no less safe as a result of low police staffing levels, according to Commissioner of Police Kurt Walton.
Two more arrested in separate assaults on police officers
Two people have been arrested in separate assaults on officers – the 25th and 26th assaults on police so far this year.
Bodycams and more tasers to be added to police armoury amid assaults spike
The use of tasers could be extended to beat police officers amid a rising tide of violence against officers, Commissioner of Police Kurt Walton has said
Spate of assaults on officers sparks call for tougher sentences
Cayman's police commissioner said there had been 24 assaults on officers so far this year – an average of three a month – but that the law only allowed a maximum sentence of two years for the offence.
Police chief claims ‘Al Capone approach’ is making Cayman safer
Cayman is taking the ‘Al Capone’ approach to going after violent criminals, according to police chief Kurt Walton.
‘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.
Police chief addresses escalating gang violence
Commissioner of Police Kurt Walton spoke out on Friday, 26 Jan., on the rising levels of gang crime in Grand Cayman, and in particular, in West Bay.
Snapshot of 2023: Cayman’s new police commissioner
In October, Kurt Walton was formally appointed as the new commissioner of the the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
30% more speeding tickets issued so far this year
The number of speeding tickets that police have issued so far this year is up 30% compared to the whole of last year.
New police chief tours Sister Islands to meet community
Police Commissioner Kurt Walton has begun his first of a series of district community meetings that are scheduled to take across the Cayman Islands.
Kurt Walton appointed new police commissioner
Kurt Walton has given his oath to office and been formally appointed as the new chief officer and commissioner of the the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Kurt Walton named Cayman’s next police commissioner
Kurt Walton will take over the reins at the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service as Cayman's new Commissioner making him the second Caymanian to lead the law enforcement body.
The Resh Hour: Deputy Police Commissioner Kurt Walton
Deputy Police Commissioner Kurt Walton and RCIPS Media Relations Officer Jodi-Ann Powery discuss the latest with Operation Quaker, the upcoming police operations as we head into the holiday season and crime suppression.
The Resh Hour with Deputy Police Commissioner Kurt Walton
Deputy Commissioner of Police Kurt Walton discusses the recent shootings and crime in the Cayman Islands.
2 juveniles arrested for vandalism
Two male juveniles were arrested Saturday after several properties, cars and street signs were vandalised in Websters Estates the day before.
$50,000 reward offered in unsolved 2010 murder case
Nearly nine years after Courtney Spence was shot and killed in the parking lot of the George Town warehouse where he worked, a $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to a conviction in the unsolved crime.
Officials tour off-road racing’s future home
Police, Customs, Youth Services Unit, Cayman Islands Hot Rod Association and Cayman Islands Motocross representatives visited a site in East End Thursday that has been earmarked as the site of a new off-road racing facility.
Gunmen fire on police officers after two armed robberies
A pair of suspected armed robbers exchanged gunfire with police officers pursuing them through the back streets of Prospect Saturday night.
Mob of bikers storm police roadblock
A pack of motorcycle riders took over the streets of Grand Cayman Sunday, terrifying motorists and taunting police as they rallied at high speed around the island.
Cayman police return from British Virgin Islands
The police team, which touched down at Owen Roberts International Airport Monday night, was relieved by a second contingent of officers who departed for BVI earlier in the day.
Police dust off uniforms, hit the streets in warrant sweep
Plainclothes detectives, scenes of crime officers and financial crimes investigators hit the streets in their Royal Cayman Islands Police Service uniforms during a community warrant sweep last week, getting a chance to mingle with the public while carrying out regular patrol duties.
Police seek to bolster volunteer force ranks
Police are seeking new recruits to bolster their volunteer force of special constables. Recruits have the same power as police officers and regularly assist with everything from traffic stops to community patrols.
Lawmakers lessen police court burden
A bill approved by Cayman Islands lawmakers on Friday will allow government workers other than police officers to serve court witness summons. According to Attorney General Samuel Bulgin, changes made to the criminal procedure code identify court bailiffs and other court personnel to serve witness summonses.
Walton named deputy police commissioner
Long-serving Royal Cayman Islands Police commander Kurt Walton has been promoted from chief superintendent to deputy commissioner of police.
Two years later, police modular cells open
Replacement police holding cells, which had lain idle since their arrival on Grand Cayman in April 2014, opened earlier this month, Royal Cayman Islands Police Service officials confirmed last week.
