Topic: Police
Man and woman charged for pistol, ammunition
Two people arrested for a firearm on Saturday, April 23, appeared in Summary Court on Monday.
Man faces imitation firearm charge
Jonathan Welcome, 22, appeared in Summary Court on Monday, charged with possession of an imitation firearm and another offense arising from an incident in George Town on April 17.
Police’s finest honored at gala
For exhibiting calmness, professionalism and restraint during dangerous situations involving firearms, veteran Police Constable Fernando Soto was honored as Police Officer of the Year during the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Outstanding Service Awards.
New police complaints office to be staffed with two investigators
Around 10 “serious complaints” are made about police every year, according to an analysis of the likely workload of a new police complaints unit by the Deputy Governor’s Office.
Police seize gun in overnight bust
An armed Royal Cayman Islands Police patrol arrested two people in the parking lot of a West Bay Road nightclub early Saturday, recovering a firearm in the process.
Suspect in police standoff arrested
A man who police said pulled a gun on two Royal Cayman Islands Police Service officers was arrested early Friday in George Town’s Prospect neighborhood.
West Bay store robbed at gunpoint
An armed robber held up Eddie’s Mini Mart, also known as Malcolm’s, in Birch Tree Hill Road in West Bay on Thursday night, police said.
Lawmakers to hear police motions Monday
Two legislative motions that have stirred controversy will be the first order of business when Cayman Islands lawmakers resume meeting on Monday.
Police still seek firearm-wielding suspect
A man who police said pulled a gun on two Royal Cayman Islands Police Service officers continued to elude capture Thursday, according to officers involved in the hunt for the suspect.
GT restaurant worker finds burglar in the building
A 43-year-old woman faces burglary and other charges after an employee at a central George Town restaurant found the woman inside the premises early Tuesday.
Marine officer, school constable recognized
Royal Cayman Islands Police Marine Unit Inspector Leo Anglin and Constable Odale Mulgrave have been awarded regional recognition, listing them among the top officers in the Caribbean for the year, police announced Thursday.
NEW: Governor brings in UK coastguard to review missing boaters case
The U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency will conduct an independent review of the local police force’s response in a missing persons investigation at sea that occurred in early March.
EDITORIAL – Cayman standoff: Cops vs. criminals
Sunday morning's showdown near McField Square can be seen as emblematic of the overall situation of crime in the Cayman Islands, with violent criminals on one side, law enforcement authorities on the other, and society vulnerable to the crossfire.
Police investigating fund theft
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is investigating the criminal complaint of a theft from a locally managed investment fund.
EDITORIAL – Democracy working as intended
The Speaker and the Premier are under no obligation to facilitate political grandstanding by minority MLAs eager to wrap themselves in the mantle of "parliamentary privilege."
RCIPS loses other senior commanders
At least two other senior Royal Cayman Islands Police Service officers are due to depart in the next few months, in addition to Commissioner David Baines and Deputy Commissioner Stephen Brougham, the Cayman Compass has learned.
Suspect pulled gun on police
Police are hunting a 22-year-old man who pointed his gun at police in a stand-off in George Town in the early hours on Sunday.
Cayman seeks new top cop, deputy
The Cayman Islands government is advertising to fill two of its top three police positions following the abrupt announcement of Police Commissioner David Baines’s departure from the service.
Cabinet approves ombudsman plan
Government is pushing ahead with a proposed merger of the offices of the Information Commissioner and the Complaints Commissioner, despite concerns the move will dilute the effectiveness of both watchdogs.
Inquest reaches misadventure verdict in diving death case
A coroner’s jury returned a verdict of misadventure Friday in the death of Victor Crawford, an American tourist who died after a scuba diving accident off East End on March 31, 2015.
RCIPS drives home road safety
With road safety a key consideration for young drivers far and wide, the RCIPS recently screened the documentary “Road Impact: Cayman Islands,” a joint project with local TV station Cayman 27 about the impact of road fatalities in Cayman, for Year 11 students at John Gray High School.
EDITORIAL – Crowd control: Congestion in our courts, prison
If there are two problems for which Royal Cayman Islands Police Commissioner David Baines could be held responsible — it’s clogging up our country’s courtrooms and Her Majesty’s Prison at Northward.
Policing our funds
Problems such as nonworking CCTV and long response times are indications that, when it comes to Cayman police, taxpayers aren't getting value for money.
Emergency legislative meeting fizzles, police motions not heard
Two attempts to hold a special emergency meeting of the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly failed Wednesday after lawmakers were unable to obtain the requisite number of attendees either in the morning or the afternoon.
UPDATE: No shows thwart emergency LA meeting
All eight elected members of the Progressives political party did not attend an emergency meeting of the Legislative Assembly Wednesday morning, leading House Speaker Juliana O’Connor-Connolly to adjourn the meeting and summons the missing members to appear later in the day.
Hackers hitting Cayman companies
Several Cayman businesses have been hit in the last few months by a “ransomware” virus scam.
Dirt bikes involved in robberies, pursuits
Grand Cayman residents have complained about loud, annoying and illegal dirt bikes racing on local streets over the last two years, but now a new and disturbing trend is emerging: the use of non-street legal vehicles in criminal offenses.
Tortuga liquor president: ‘Worst robbery we’ve had’
A Tortuga liquor store employee was forced to open a drop safe with a pistol pointed at her head late Saturday during a post-closing time robbery that store president Robert Hamaty called the “worst robbery we’ve had” at the Cayman Islands specialty foods and liquor shop.
Injured biker eliminated from robbery inquiry
A 20-year-old motorcycle rider, seriously injured in a collision with a police car, is no longer a suspect in the robbery that led to the high-speed chase, according to police.
Biker seriously injured in police chase
The family of a 20-year-old man seriously injured after being thrown from his bike in a collision during a police chase say they want to see a thorough, independent investigation into the incident.
US officials decline to review missing boaters search
Officials with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates transportation-related accidents in the U.S., declined to conduct a review of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s search and rescue operations for the five people who went missing at sea in early March, according to the governor’s office.
University of Newcastle student interns with RCIPS for Easter
A Caymanian student studying overseas spent her Easter break shadowing police officers as she interned at the Cayman Islands Police Service.
Prospect Road reopened after police-involved car accident
Police Friday morning closed Prospect Road to investigate an accident the night before that involved a police car and a motorbike.
Two passengers hurt when car smashes into house
Driver flees sceneTwo passengers were injured after the car they were traveling in crashed into an abandoned house on North Church Street Wednesday night. The driver of the car fled from the scene, police said.
Elderly theft case: Signature not genuine, expert says
Forensic document examiner Frank Norwich told jurors in the trial of Michelle Bouchard Thursday that a signature he was asked to examine was not genuine.
Police: Arson caused East End house fire
Police and fire investigators say a fire that destroyed a home on Seaview Road in East End in March was caused by arson.
Premier: Gov’t will not agree to emergency meeting
Members of Cayman’s ruling government will not agree to attend an emergency meeting of the Legislative Assembly set for next week to debate two legislative motions related to the management and effectiveness of local law enforcement, Premier Alden McLaughlin said Wednesday.
Charges filed in Super C burglary
A man appeared in Summary Court Wednesday charged in a March 22 burglary at the Super C Restaurant on Watercourse Road in West Bay.
Al La Kebab restaurant robbed, staffer assaulted
Robbers assaulted one man and escaped with an unspecified amount of cash in a Sunday-night armed robbery of the Al La Kebab outdoor restaurant at Lawrence Boulevard’s Marquee Plaza.
Man stabbed, customers assaulted in fight
A man was stabbed in the chest during a fight outside a restaurant in George Town in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Burglars remanded after guilty pleas
Two young men were remanded in custody after they appeared in Summary Court on Friday and pleaded guilty to a residential burglary.
Two arrested in West Bay burglary
Police say they arrested two West Bay men, 18 and 21, Wednesday on suspicion of committing a burglary on March 24.
Operation Tempura records released
More than four years after the initial open records request was filed for the documents, Cayman Islands Governor Helen Kilpatrick’s office has released two controversial reports, sought by a retired U.K. journalist, related to the ill-fated Operation Tempura corruption investigation.
Bodden Town man arrested in burglaries
A Bodden Town man, Jeff Pandohie Powell, has been charged in connection with two burglaries at private homes in that district last month.
Governor says Baines is owed payout
Outgoing Royal Cayman Islands Police Commissioner David Baines is due his final year’s pay and benefits – including more than $130,000 in salary – following his separation from the police service a year before the end of his contract, according to Governor Helen Kilpatrick’s office.
Grim year already in Cayman waters
Four people have died and another five are missing following incidents in Cayman Islands waters since Jan. 1, according to police records.
Police Commissioner Baines to leave post by end of May
Cayman Islands Governor Helen Kilpatrick announced the departure of Royal Cayman Islands Police Commissioner David Baines by the end of May in a surprise public statement Tuesday afternoon.
Quiet Easter weekend in Cayman
While hundreds of people were camping and partying on Cayman’s beaches, it was a quiet Easter weekend, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Numerous crimes reported in North Side since late 2015
Following public reports of a robbery and a burglary involving visitors on Grand Cayman’s North Side this year, a number of other district visitors and residents have come forward to report other incidents that have occurred in the serene outpost that draws some of Cayman’s wealthiest visitors.
EDITORIAL – The problem with crime in Cayman
The Cayman Islands remains in denial about many issues, including the problem of crime.
Governor backs Baines despite ‘lack of confidence’ motion
Governor Helen Kilpatrick in a statement Wednesday, said, “The RCIPS and its leadership have my support and confidence,” in response to an announcement by independent and opposition legislators that they intend to bring a legislative motion of “no confidence” in the governance of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
UPDATED: Serious accident closes West Bay Road
Following a serious accident early Wednesday morning, the southern portion of West Bay Road is now open to traffic but remains partially blocked.
Police mishandle burglary call; one in custody
A police employee apparently ignored a call reporting a burglary in North Side over the weekend, leading to an internal review of what was described as a “complete failure” by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service in its initial response to the crime.
EDITORIAL – Rogue bikers driving the country crazy
Long before you see them, you hear them: Engines gunning, tires squealing, the racket reverberating up and down our streets — the menacing motorbikers of Grand Cayman, personifications of road death and lawlessness.
North Side bedroom burglary
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Police to begin ticketing in new lower speed zones
After giving motorists “courtesy warnings” regarding new speed limit signs around Grand Cayman, police will begin issuing tickets in the new lower speed zones.
$8,000 reward offered in North Side robbery
An $8,000 reward is being offered for further information about a January robbery in North Side where a homeowner was beaten and threatened with a knife, police said.
Speed, alcohol were factors in 2014 fatality
An inquest into the death of Roger Roylin Powell, 30, in a car accident resulted in a verdict of misadventure.
Police: No early 911 call on missing boaters
Police and emergency call center officials have refuted claims from relatives of five people missing at sea that a 911 call was made to report the incident several hours earlier than has officially been acknowledged.
Seized dirt bikes stolen from police station
Five illegal dirt bikes confiscated during police operations earlier this year were stolen from the rear yard of the George Town Police Station sometime over the weekend, police reported Tuesday, following questions about the theft from local news outlets.
Independent review of missing boat response
The Governor’s Office has declared its review of the police response to reports of five boaters missing at sea will be completely independent.
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Suspected gunshot fired in failed robbery
An armed man smashed his way into a West Bay liquor store with a concrete block, but ran away without taking anything in a failed robbery on Saturday night.
Man killed in East End crash
A 30-year-old man was killed after his car collided with an electricity pole near the Blow Holes in East End late Friday.
Students learn about safe driving from grandmother’s loss
A woman who lost a grandson in a road accident spoke to students at Cayman International School last week about road safety.
Search for missing 5 moves from rescue to recovery
Police announced Friday evening that the search to find the five boaters, including two children, is no longer a rescue operation but a recovery, confirming the family’s and community’s fears that the group most likely perished at sea.
Burglars target missing boater’s home
As police and volunteers on Wednesday searched for two boys and three men missing at sea, it emerged that burglars had exploited the tragedy by targeting the home of one of the missing boaters.
Police defend missing boat response
Senior police officers insisted Wednesday that their response to reports of three men and two boys missing at sea had been prompt and professional.
Father tells of wife’s paranoia in daughter’s murder trial
Testifying on the first day of the trial of Tamara Butler, who is accused of killing her 6-year-old daughter Bethany, husband and father Lenford Butler told the court that his daughter asked not to be left alone with her mother the night of the murder.
Police piece together boat’s last movements
Five missing boaters may have been in the water since before 4 p.m. Sunday, police believe.
Search finds no sign of missing boaters
Three men and two children missing at sea since Sunday afternoon had still not been found Tuesday despite a continuing search effort involving a U.S. Coast Guard plane, marine police and volunteer boaters.
Two young boys among five people missing at sea
Three men and two boys, ages 9 and 11, were missing at sea Monday afternoon as fears grew for their safety following the discovery of their capsized fishing boat.
