Topic: Robbery
Police investigate George Town robbery
Police are investigating the theft of a cellphone from two people sitting in a car parked on a George Town street.
Police said the incident...
Two deny robbing man in bank car park
Two men who appeared in court Friday, 29 May, have denied robbing a man in the parking lot of Cayman National Bank in March.
Date set for Al La Kebab robbery trial
A three-day trial has been scheduled in connection with a robbery in April at the Al La Kebab restaurant in Marquee Plaza.
Another George Town jewellery store targeted by armed thieves
Armed raiders have targeted a jewellery store on George Town's waterfront while the town was busy with tourists from a cruise ship
Sneaker DNA leads to jail for masked robber
DNA on a sneaker lost by a masked thief when he fled after robbing a convenience store was used to track him down and led to a jail sentence of three years and 10 months
Man charged with Harbour Walk robbery
Police have arrested and charged a 25-year-old man in connection with a robbery in the parking lot of Harbour Walk on 27 March.
Police investigating latest in string of robberies
An armed robbery at a restaurant on North Church Street on 6 March is the latest in a series of similar incidents reported across Cayman since the start of the year.
Three arrested after Tortuga Rum Company store robbed
Three people have been arrested after a Tortuga Fine Wine & Spirits liquor store was robbed by two men brandishing knives.
Trial date set for Smith Barcadere robbery case
Arek Angel Lawrence Ebanks will face a jury trial on 30 March after he pleaded not guilty to robbing a man at Smith Barcadere in October last year.
Two more charged over tourist robbery on Seven Mile Beach
Police have charged two more men in connection with the robbery of a tourist on Seven Mile Beach earlier this month.
Captured! Third wanted man now in custody
Commissioner of police, Kurt Walton thanked their public in helping to locate the wanted fugitives
Armed robbery prompts calls for mask ban
The daylight armed robbery of a George Town jewellery store has prompted calls for a mask ban in public areas in the Cayman Islands.
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Two tourists robbed in less than four hours
Police are probing two robberies of tourists in the Seven Mile Beach area in less than four hours.
Police respond to robberies in West Bay and George Town
Police were called to separate robberies on Friday, the first at Smith Barcadere and the second at a barber shop in West Bay.
Fishing supplies store to close after string of burglaries
The 73-year-old owner of a fishing supplies store will close down the business after three break-ins in the space of seven months.
Three charged with string of violent robberies
Two men and a teenager have been charged in connection with three violent robberies in the George Town area.
Three arrested after man robbed of jewellery at George Town bar
Three men have been arrested after a man was assaulted and robbed at knife point of his jewellery at a George Town bar on Friday evening.
Woman mugged in George Town
Police are investigating a report of a woman being robbed by two masked men in George Town in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Man arrested on suspicion of robbing liquor store
Police arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of robbery after a hold-up of the Tortuga liquor store at Heritage Square in West Bay on Friday afternoon.
Robber escapes with cash after raid on store
A machete-wielding masked man escaped with cash and other items after raiding a convenience store in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Police respond to armed robbery, stabbing in separate events Saturday night
The weekend saw two more violent incidents Saturday night and into Sunday morning, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service said in a news release.
Delivery drivers on alert after two attacks in two weeks
Delivery drivers have been warned to be extra vigilant after a driver was attacked and robbed in George Town on Saturday night in the second attack to occur in just two weeks.
Electronics stores targeted by thieves, police warn
Two stores selling electronics have been hit this week by thieves who haven stolen thousands of dollars worth of goods.
West Bay man arrested for payroll robbery
Police have arrested a 30-year-old West Bay man in connection with the robbery of the payroll from a construction company last month.
Work permit probe begins at robbery-hit construction site
A probe into allegations of work permit breaches has been launched at a construction site that suffered an armed payroll heist this week.
Construction workers strike after payroll robbery – but bosses stump up late in day
Furious workers at a major construction site on Tuesday downed tools after an armed payroll heist by three masked men meant they did not...
3 robbers hunted after ‘large quantity’ of cash stolen
Police are looking for three thieves after the daylight robbery of a "large quantity" of cash from a man as he walked to his car.
Police hunt gang who robbed security guard
Police have launched a hunt for a masked gang who robbed a security guard.
Man jailed for imitation firearm robbery
A man said to have been driven to rob a bar with a fake handgun by a drugs problem was on Tuesday jailed for almost four years.
Two in court over Christmas Day car robbery with screwdriver
Two men appeared in Grand Court on Tuesday following a theft of a vehicle on Christmas Day last year, in which the victim was threatened with a screwdriver.
Machete wielding man robs bar patrons
A masked machete wielding man reportedly robbed patrons at a George Town bar and pedestrian on Tuesday night.
Armed robber’s lengthy sentence upheld by appeals court
A man who punched and kicked a shopkeeper, while robbing her at knife-point has had his prison sentence of 12 years and 10 months upheld by the appeals court.
RCIPS seeking information on alleged armed robber
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is seeking information related to an alleged armed robbery at a George Town restaurant.
Police arrest 4 suspects in year-old armed robbery
Police have arrested and charged four men with conspiracy to commit robbery connected to an incident in May 2023.
Suspect held in Bodden Town gas station robbery
Police have detained a 21-year-old man following a robbery at Mostyn’s Gas Station on Bodden Town Road on Saturday night.
Two robbed in stick-up on School Road
Police are searching for a lone suspect who robbed two men an undisclosed sum of money and personal items on Tuesday morning.
Christmas Eve carjacking leaves two injured
A man and woman suffered injuries during an attack in which they were beaten and robbed of their car and valuables early Christmas Eve morning.
10-year prison sentence upheld for robbery ‘mastermind’
The Court of Appeal has upheld a prison sentence of 10 years and six months for Kasnique Cupid who was the "mastermind" behind an armed robbery of the liquor store where she worked.
Armed men tried to rob ‘cashless’ bank branch, court hears
A Grand Court trial has begun for two men accused of robbing a cashless bank branch and its customers before making their getaway on bicycles.
Crime spike touches Seven Mile Beach
The recent spate of robberies has impacted Cayman's prized tourist attraction Seven Mile Beach after a man was robbed at gun- and knife-point on Sunday night.
Robber snatches handbag at George Town gas station
A man snatched a handbag from a woman who was waiting outside the Rubis gas station on Godfrey Nixon Way in George Town on Tuesday, 31 Oct.
Defence: Murder defendants ‘threatened’ into committing fatal robbery attempt
Eric Brian Williams-Soto, who admitted taking part in a robbery of a gambling shop that went fatally wrong, told the court Thursday that he had no idea his co-defendant had been armed when they went to carry out the crime.
Police arrest suspect in West Bay store robbery case
Police have arrested a man suspected of robbing a convenience store in Town Hall Road, West Bay, on Tuesday morning, 24 Oct.
Robber in cast assaults staff at West Bay shop
A man with a blue cast on his arm assaulted a staff member of a West Bay convenience store and stole cash.
Special report: Rising fear as robberies escalate
While the general consensus in Cayman is that the islands are still a safe place to live and work, residents who recently spoke to the Compass on their fears about crime, and their experiences and encounters with armed robbers, say more should be done to catch the offenders and deter others from breaking the law.
Police arrest four in connection with robberies
Four men were arrested this weekend in connection with a recent spate of robberies and firearm offences in Grand Cayman.
Robbers hold up fast food restaurants and grocery store
Police are searching for robbers who held up two fast-food restaurants and a grocery store during an hour-and-a-half-long crime spree on Thursday night.
Masked man robs ticket booth till
Police are searching for a masked gunman who robbed the ticket booth of a waterfront bar.
Masked gunmen rob George Town shop in broad daylight
Two masked and armed men stole cash from the register and safe of a shop on North Church Street in George Town in a daylight robbery on Friday afternoon, 19 May.
Burglars ransack Cayman Brac home
Burglars stole cash from a home on Plover Crescent in Cayman Brac on Tuesday, 6 April, police have reported.
Toy gun robber was known ‘regular’ at gas station he held up
At the Hell Esso service station in West Bay, employees have seen their fair share of characters who do unbelievable things, but no one has come close to Alvin Shaquille Ebanks, a frequent customer who was convicted last week of robbing the business with a toy gun.
Woman robbed by knife-wielding cyclist
Police are hunting a robber, armed with a knife, on a bicycle who mugged a female pedestrian in broad daylight on Friday morning in Seymour Road, George Town.
Man convicted of robbing service station with toy gun
Alvin Shaquille Ebanks has been convicted of robbing the Hell Esso service station with a toy gun in December 2022.
Man denies robbing service station with toy gun
A West Bay man accused of robbing the Hell Esso service station on 5 Dec. 2022 with a toy gun that broke apart during the incident, took to the stand Monday to deny the charges.
Machete-wielding bandit robs two people in George Town
Two people were robbed by a machete wielding man on Thursday evening in George Town, police have said.
Man denies robbing Hell gas station
A man accused of robbing the Hell gas station with a toy gun that shattered during the incident has denied the charges.
Public warned to stop helping suspects evade arrest as teen robber held
Police are today reminding the public that it is a crime to assist any person attempting to evade arrest, or to obstruct officers in their efforts to make an arrest after a teenage robbery suspect was arrested on Friday.
Police investigate robbery on Hirst Road
Police are investigating after a report of two men robbing a grocery store on Hirst Road in Bodden Town, on Thursday night, 3 Nov.
Tortuga liquor store robbers sentenced
Convicted robbers Kasnique Cupid and Richard Edward Nash have been sentenced to 10 years and six months and 12 years in prison, respectively, for a 2020 robbery at the Tortuga liquor store in Governors Square.
Robbery suspect arrested
Police have arrested a 30-year-old man suspected of involvement in several recent robberies.
Tortuga robbery case ends in guilty verdicts
The Grand Court has returned guilty verdicts against the two people accused of a 2020 robbery at the Tortuga liquor store in Governor’s Square.
Man beaten during robbery in Prospect
A 41-year-old man was beaten and robbed in an early morning attack in Prospect on Tuesday.
One hurt in attempted robbery at beach
One man was left nursing minor injuries to his hand following a scuffle during an attempted robbery at knifepoint in the early hours of Thursday morning by Seven Mile Beach, police said.
Shane Connor convicted in home-invasion case
Shane Connor, 44, has been convicted of assaulting and robbing an elderly couple at gunpoint during an early morning home invasion, which was the culmination of a late-night crime spree in 2017.
Cash and personal items taken in robbery at knifepoint
Police are investigating a robbery in George Town that took place early on Monday morning.
Two men net cash in George Town robbery
Two men, one brandishing a machete, made off with a quantity of cash in a robbery on North Sound Road on Wednesday.
Prisoner transferred to UK
Convicted robber Elemer 'Elmer' Wright has been transferred to a United Kingdom prison.
Machete wielding robber turns himself in
A George Town man pleaded guilty to a single count of robbery in Grand Court on Friday.
DeAnthony Russell, 22, admitted to using a machete to rob a woman of her handbag and cell phone.
Man denies home invasion
Shane Connor, of East End, on Monday abandoned his application to dismiss charges of aggravated burglary, robbery, possession of an unlicensed firearm, attempted burglary, theft and damage to property.
Man mugged on West Bay Road
Police are investigating a robbery of a man on West Bay in the early hours of Saturday morning.
2 robbed at gunpoint
Police are investigating a robbery in George Town in which two men were held up at gunpoint.
Man mugged in Rock Hole
A man was left nursing minor injuries following a robbery in Rock Hole on Sunday morning.
