Topic: Peter Lansdown
Police saw 7% rise in crime and solved 43% of cases
The RCIPS's detection rates indicate that 43% of crimes committed in the Cayman Islands last year were solved.
Up to $50,000 reward offered as Cayman logs 17 robberies in four months
Crime Stoppers Cayman has offered a reward of up to $50,000 for tips leading to an arrest and charge for gun-related crimes as Cayman logged its 12th firearm-related robbery for the year early Thursday morning.
Child-safeguarding referrals hit a record 1,400 in 2021
Child-safeguarding referrals continued an upward trend, crossing the 1,400 mark for 2021, almost 300 reports more than the previous year's total of 1,146, and the highest since these statistics started being collected in 2017.
Police launch ‘Operation Blade Runner’ to stop knife crimes
Police have launched ‘Operation Blade Runner’ in an attempt to crackdown on what they call a spike in violent knife attacks.
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.
Driver runs down police officer at roadblock
A police officer was injured Saturday night after being struck by a hit-and-run driver at a roadblock in West Bay.
Appeals court jails man for 12 months for knocking policeman unconscious
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal sentenced Seth O’Neil Watler to immediate imprisonment of 12 months on Wednesday, after finding his original suspended sentence for knocking a police officer unconscious “unduly lenient.”
Prosecutors appeal ‘lenient’ sentence in police officer assault
Crown prosecutors are appealing the suspended sentence handed down to a man convicted of assaulting a senior police officer who required hospital treatment following the attack.
Man given community service for assault on police officer
Seth Watler was given a 10-month suspended sentence and 100 hours of community service on Wednesday after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to a Cayman Islands police officer.
Two charged following attack on policeman
Two men were charged in Summary Court on Tuesday following a violent confrontation with one of the most senior police officers in the Cayman Islands.
Senior police officer assaulted
One of the Cayman Islands’ most senior police officers was assaulted at the scene of a traffic accident, Saturday.
