Topic: Robbery
Man charged with robbery of cyclist
Ovideo Antonio Moses Bodden was remanded in custody on Monday after being brought to Summary Court on a charge of robbery.
Bodden Town man robbed outside home
A Newlands-area resident was jumped by two gunmen early Sunday at a home, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service reported.
Six months later, no charges filed in jewelry store heist
Although two people were arrested in January in connection with a November jewelry store robbery on West Bay Road, no charges have been brought against anyone in connection with the case.
Workers held up outside Burger King
Two workers were held up by armed men as they left the Walkers Road Burger King late Wednesday, Royal Cayman Islands Police reported.
The employees told police that two suspects, both carrying handguns, tried to use one of the workers to get back into the restaurant after it was closed.
After they failed to get in, police said, the robbers took the female worker’s handbag. The armed men then ran off just before midnight, police said. No one was hurt in the incident and no shots were fired.
Youth sent to Grand Court for robberies
A 15-year-old boy appeared in Summary Court on Monday charged with two counts of robbery, an offense that can be dealt with only in the Grand Court.
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.
Second suspect charged in North Side robbery of elderly visitor
A second man has been charged in connection with a January robbery in which an elderly tourist was punched in the face on Grand Cayman’s North Side.
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.
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.
Teen robber gets three years
For a robbery he committed when he was 17 years and eight months old, Michael Aaron Bush was sentenced last week to three years’ imprisonment.
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.
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.
Shot fired during robbery at West Bay restaurant
One customer was struck in the head, several other customers were robbed and a shot was fired during a hold-up at West Bay’s Alfresco restaurant Sunday night.
$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.
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.
Search widens for suspects in Camana Bay diamond robbery
Images of two men who carried out a brazen diamond heist at a Camana Bay jewelry store are being circulated internationally, with police increasingly convinced the robbery was a “professional job.”
Camana Bay jewelry store robbed
Police are investigating a robbery at Island Jewellers in Camana Bay which occurred shortly before its 9 p.m. closing time on Wednesday night.
Man pleads not guilty to Rum Point robbery
David McLaughin-Martinez pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges arising from a robbery on Jan. 11 at a home on Rum Point Drive in North Side.
Home invasion in Bodden Town
Three men armed with knives broke into a Bodden Town home early Wednesday, bound two residents inside and stole jewelry and cash, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service reported.
Last of four men involved in BritCay House robbery sentenced
The last of four men involved in the 2012 robbery of a courier outside BritCay House was sentenced last week. Tarrick Kevin Crawford was given a 12 months’ sentence, which the judge suspended for 12 months.
Police informant fighting deportation
Marlon Dillon, the bank robber turned police informant, has launched a new legal battle to prevent him from being sent home to Jamaica.
Dillon is...
Arrest made in Rum Point robbery
A Bodden Town man has been charged with robbery and causing grievous bodily harm in connection with a robbery in Rum Point on Jan....
Robber punches 77-year-old Rum Point tourist in face
A man armed with a knife robbed three tourists while they were sitting on their back deck in Rum Point on Monday evening, police reported.
A month-by-month roundup of Cayman’s 2015 news stories
Top stories of 2015 in the Cayman Islands
Top stories of 2015: CarePay contract trial gets under way
Cayman ended 2015 with a major corruption trial involving healthcare contracts and allegations against some prominent Caymanian businesspeople.
Court of Appeal president retires
Sir John Chadwick is retiring as president of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal after seven years.
CarePay trial: Contract was 'highway robbery,' witness says
Fees that were expected to generate more than US$2 million a year for a Jamaican company providing services to the Cayman Islands public hospital system under the CarePay contract were called “highway robbery” by a Crown witness who testified Thursday in an ongoing criminal trial.
Woman charged with jewelry theft says she was kidnapped
A former employee charged with theft of jewelry has denied involvement in a robbery at Mitzi’s Fine Jewelry, saying she was kidnapped the day before the robbery took place.
Court of Appeal briefs
A roundup of some of the cases heard during the latest session of the Court of Appeal.
Blackbeard's robbers get 12 and 9 years
Three men who robbed Blackbeard’s Liquor Store in Grand Harbour last December were sentenced to 12 years in prison and a fourth robber was given a nine-year sentence.
Police report two violent attacks over weekend
Two unrelated violent attacks occurred over the weekend, one in George Town and another in the vicinity of Seven Mile Beach, police reported.
Police make quick arrest in store heist
A man was arrested shortly after a jewelry store robbery Wednesday in Grand Cayman’s main tourist district.
New year's jewelry robbers lose appeals
The appeals against sentence of three men who pleaded guilty last year to the 2014 New Year’s Day robbery of Diamonds International jewelry store were dismissed on Monday.
Police commend officers for bravery, proactive work
Seven police officers, along with the Air Operations Unit and the Drugs and Serious Crime Task Force, received commendations from the Commissioner of Police Tuesday at the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s annual all-staff meeting.
Fourth BritCay robber pleads guilty
The fourth man involved in the 2012 armed robbery of a BritCay courier entered a plea of guilty Friday in Grand Court to the single charge of robbery.
Court to hear 16 criminal appeals
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal began its winter session on Monday with a list that includes 16 criminal appeals and three civil matters.
New sentencing guidelines offer sliding-scale penalties
New criminal-sentencing guidelines – the first in a promised series – published Monday by Chief Justice Anthony Smellie detail a sliding scale of penalties for burglary and robbery, allowing judges to reduce custody in certain circumstances.
Inmate sentenced for 2013 prison escape
Convicted killer and serial prison escapee Steve Manderson was sentenced Wednesday to 28 months’ imprisonment for his most recent jailbreak in August 2013.
Man pistol whipped in street robbery
A man was struck in the head with the handle of a gun after being approached by four suspects in central George Town on Wednesday.
Robbery costs spiral for businesses
Small businesses in Grand Cayman are spending significant sums on security measures to protect their staff and customers from the growing threat of armed robberies.
Shots fired in Di Kit-Chin robbery
Armed robbers burst into a takeaway restaurant in Prospect late Friday night and pointed a gun at the cashier, telling her she had two minutes to empty the till before they pulled the trigger.
Four who robbed Blackbeard's to be sentenced next week
Four men who robbed a Blackbeard’s liquor store were “amateurish and inept” and almost “bound to be caught,” according to their own lawyers.
Five men in court deny Rum Point robbery
A group of five men have denied taking bracelets worth $1,000, an iPhone, jewelry, cash and cigarettes from a man at Rum Point in North Side.
Sentencing postponed in Blackbeard's robbery
Sentencing has been postponed for four men in connection with the Dec. 17, 2014 robbery at Blackbeard’s liquor store in Grand Harbour.
'Loan shark' jailed for no business license
A man who ran an unlicensed money lending business was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on Tuesday for operating without a trade and business license.
'Not enough evidence' in Little Cayman robbery
Nearly two years after five men arrived via boat on the shores of Cayman’s smallest island to rob a convenience store, no charges have been filed in the case.
'Reflections' on the cost of crime in Cayman
Limited operating hours. Magnetically sealed doors. Security officers. Guard dogs. Closed-circuit television cameras ...
Store manager suspects teens in overnight heist
Boys perhaps as young as 13 or 14 were likely responsible for an overnight armed robbery Friday at a central George Town business, the store’s manager said following a review of closed circuit television footage.
Reflections store robbed
A robbery at a George Town store netted the suspects $325, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Teen denied bail on robbery charge
Michael Aaron Bush of Mount Pleasant, West Bay, appeared in Summary Court on Friday afternoon, charged with robbing a grocery store on North West Point Road two days earlier.
Violent robbery creates 'climate of fear,' judge says
James Romano Whittaker was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment Thursday for robbing a couple at knifepoint late last year as they were sitting on a seawall in George Town.
Man arrested after machete mugging
One man has been arrested and police are searching for a second suspect in connection with a robbery Monday evening.
Sentencing set for four in liquor store robbery
Justice Francis Belle has set Thursday, Sept. 24, for the sentencing of three men found guilty at trial of robbing Blackbeard’s liquor store.
Jury deliberates in liquor store robbery trial of 3 men
As of press time Thursday, the jury was still deliberating in the trial of three men accused of robbing Blackbeard’s liquor store in Grand Harbour in December 2014.
All three defendants found guilty in liquor store robbery trial
All three defendants in the Blackbeard’s liquor store robbery were found
guilty late Thursday; verdicts of the 11-member jury were unanimous.
Jacket ownership admitted, robbery denied
One of the three defendants in the Blackbeard's liquor store robbery trial told jurors Monday that he had owned the black jacket identified as being worn by one of the robbers, but he denied wearing it in the holdup.
Caribbean Bakery robbery denied
A man has denied robbing a bakery using a flare gun. Dan Kelly appeared in Grand Court on Friday to enter a not guilty plea to the Sept. 2010 robbery at Caribbean Bakery.
Burglaries skewing Cayman crime numbers
An increase in Cayman's serious crime numbers can be entirely blamed on burglars.
Defendant says he was asleep when robbery occurred
One of the men accused of robbing Blackbeard’s Liquor Store has claimed he was asleep in his friend’s bedroom at the time of the raid.
Defendant denies using mother's car in armed robbery
A man accused of using his mother’s “jeep” in an armed robbery at a Grand Cayman liquor store has denied any involvement in the crime, claiming, “I would not be so stupid.”
Robbery defendants say they were elsewhere during heist
All three men on trial for the Dec. 17, 2014 robbery of Blackbeard’s liquor store in Grand Harbour claim they were elsewhere when the heist was carried out.
Forensic video analyst explains robbery CCTV
A forensic video analyst testified in the trial of three men charged with robbing Balckbeard's Liquor Store on Dec. 17, 2014. Some of the evidence was captured on CCTV.
Jury notice
Jurors not involved in the current robbery trial are asked to report on Thursday, August 20.
Report: Nearly 4,000 receive mental health services
The first report of Cayman’s newly formed Mental Health Commission states that nearly 4,000 people received some form of mental health-related services at public, private or overseas hospitals in 2013.
Nail salon robbery case to Grand Court
A man charged with robbing a nail salon is to appear in Grand Court on Aug. 21.
Police describe robbery chase
A police officer described how he stumbled across the scene of an armed robbery in progress at Blackbeard’s liquor store.
Crown opens case for liquor store robbery
The trial began on Tuesday morning for three men charged with the Dec. 17, 2014 robbery of Blackbeard’s Liquor Store in Grand Harbour.
Liquor store robbery trial set to begin
The trial of three men charged with robbing Blackbeard's liquor store in Grand Harbour is set to begin Tuesday.
MLAs' secretary arrested in home invasion case
The secretary for two George Town MLAs and a man were arrested last week in connection with a June 26 home invasion and robbery in which a baby sitter and a 5-year-old girl were held at gunpoint, while a boy, 9, hid in his bedroom closet.
Muggers attack, rob man in George Town
A man was mugged by two masked and armed men in the early hours of Saturday morning in Sound Way, George Town.
Not guilty of robbery, man faces burglary charges
A man was sentenced to two months imprisonment for attempted theft in Grand Court after the Crown did not proceed with charges of robbery and abduction.
