Topic: Royal Cayman Islands Police Service
Police investigating incident at HMP Northward
HMP Northward has confirmed that two prisoners were injured following an incident that occurred at the prison on Monday, 11 May.
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Ombudsman: Self-harm reports highlight police detention centre staffing shortage
Following an investigation prompted by reports of injury and self-harm at the police's detention centre in Fairbanks, the Ombudsman has highlighted a litany of issues at the facility, including staffing shortages, inadequate training and CCTV blind spots.
Long-serving police officer Collins Oremule passes away
Long-serving member of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, Collins Oremule, passed away on 19 Feb.
A press release issued by the Royal Cayman Islands...
Community police back on the beat
Community police officers are back on the beat across Grand Cayman, the service has announced
Police warn parents about grooming in gaming forums
Parents are being warned of a growing grooming threat facing children in online gaming forums.
One arrest made after spate of robberies
Police have arrested a 34-year-old man after a string of seven robberies in just four days - six of them along George Town's waterfront
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.
Police superintendent says lower drink driving limit could cut road deaths
A senior Cayman police officer said the country's drink driving limit could be cut in a bid to tackle the "plague" of dangerous driving.
Cybersecurity conference returns to the Cayman Islands
A leading international cybersecurity conference returns to the Cayman Islands from 17-19 Sept. at Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa.
Police service needs new headquarters, minister says
The police station headquarters is not in regular use. Minister Johany Ebanks says it has effectively been condemned and a new station is needed.
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.
Business sector calls for action to curtail robberies
Cayman's biggest business advocacy group and a top retailer backed calls for a bigger police presence in crime hot spots and for retailers to beef up their security measures after a spate of armed robberies.
Cayman police helicopter crew helps fight crime wave in Turks and Caicos
A Cayman police helicopter has been deployed to a sister overseas territory amid a crime wave and 24 murders so far this year.
Police lay charges in February road-rage case
Police have decided to lay charges against two drivers – a teenager and a 72-year-old man – involved an evening rush-hour road-rage incident on Rex Crighton Boulevard in February.
Woman found in burning car was not murdered, police believe
A Cayman Islands money laundering regulator who was found dead in a burning vehicle in April was not murdered, investigators have concluded. They also say there was no "third party involvement" in the disappearance of journalist Andrel Harris.
Police: ‘Meticulous’ investigation led to murder charge in Brac toddler death
A 33-year-old man appeared in court Thursday charged with the abduction and murder of a toddler on Cayman Brac following what investigators described as a "complex" and "meticulous" three-year investigation.
Police identify West Bay murder victim
On Friday afternoon, police confirmed in a press release the identity of the person shot and killed on Monday.
Police still awaiting specialist reports on death of Judiann Myles
Police say they are still waiting to receive reports from overseas specialists helping in the investigation into the death of Judiann Myles.
Cocaine tides: Millions of dollars worth of drugs wash up in Cayman
Much of the cocaine that arrives in Cayman has been ditched by cartel boats running drugs into the US from South America.
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.
Man arrested after armed raid on George Town store
A gunman fired a shot into the ceiling of a business during a raid on a jewellery store in George Town on Wednesday.
Ombudsman probes safety fears at police detention centre
Cayman's public service watchdog has launched an investigation into the police service's detention centre on Fairbanks Road amid fears over safety and drug abuse.
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.
Tributes paid to loving father killed in Easter Monday hit-and-run
Grieving friends and colleagues have been paying tribute to Per Undheim, the cyclist killed in an early morning hit-and-run in Bodden Town on Easter Monday.
Cabinet approves $7.7 million in extra funding for the police
More than $7.7 million in extra funding for the police was approved by the current government in the last meeting of Cabinet before the general election on 30 April.
Missing 8-year-old boy located ‘in good health’
Missing 8-year-old boy Elijah Downs has been located and "appears to be in good health", police said in a 10:30pm statement.
Rush hour traffic confrontation ends in assault
A confrontation between two drivers during peak traffic on Rex Crighton Boulevard has resulted in police arresting one man for assault and warning the other for intended prosecution.
Machete attack at Cayman Brac bar leads to two arrests
Two men have been arrested by police on suspicion of grievous bodily harm following a reported machete attack in a bar in Cayman Brac
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.
Airport worker attacked by man armed with knife
A man armed with a knife was arrested after attacking a worker at the Owen Roberts International Airport in the early hours of Friday morning, police said.
HSA disputes police account of blood sample collection after MP Seymour’s crash
The Health Services Authority has defended its doctor who treated minister and MP Dwayne Seymour after a collision last week, contradicting police claims its staff had "objected" to the police request for a blood sample.
Police arrest suspect in stabbing on the Brac
After responding to a report of a stabbing in South Side West Road on Cayman Brac shortly after 1:30am Sunday, police officers arrested 30-year-old man on suspicion of wounding.
Fewer than 4% of applicants prevail as police recruits
Fewer than 30 summer recruits made it through requirements to join the RCIPS, but the commissioner said it comes down to strict standards.
East End police raid results in two drug arrests
Police officers headed a operation at an East End home that led to their arrest of two men on drug-related charges.
Driving under influence leads to several weekend arrests
Police arrested several drivers who appeared to be operating under the influence of alcohol on Saturday in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac.
Burglary, drug and firearm charges laid in separate cases
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service announced formal charges for a number of separate cases scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
Firearm seized after report of shots fired in North Side
A man is under arrest after a report of shots fired during an apparent attempted robbery on North Side Road.
Armed robbery reported on Rock Hole Road
Police responded to an armed robbery call on Rock Hole Road in George Town on Saturday.
Man on bicycle robs another man on bicycle
Police responded to a report on South Church Street Thursday involving a man on bicycle robbing another man on bicycle.
Fire damaged North Side Police Station expected to reopen by 2025
Police Commissioner Kurt Walton said he expects to see the North Side Police Station functioning by early 2025.
Missing teen returns home ‘in good health’
Reported missing teen Shantelle Rhoden Aguilar returned home in apparent good health, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Police investigate wounding in Camana Bay
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service received a report of a wounding that happened on Market Street in Camana Bay this weekend.
Police investigating serious assault in George Town
A man was recently sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and the RCIPS is urging the public to help with the investigation.
Police officer sues employers over ‘traumatic’ elevator ride
A police officer who was claimed she was badly injured when an elevator at Cayman’s police headquarters malfunctioned has launched legal action for compensation.
Police officers say coronation a ‘career highlight’
Two members of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service took part in the coronation of King Charles III in London on Saturday, 6 May.
RCIPS Launches 2021 Recruitment Training
The RCIPS Training and Development Unit (TDU) began a training class of twenty-three new recruits, who have begun their journey to becoming Police Constables within the RCIPS.
Man arrested for DUI nearly 3 times over legal limit
A 26-year old West Bay man was arrested for DUI late Thursday night after a vehicle smashed into a building and the driver of the vehicle recorded a blood-alcohol reading nearly three times over the legal limit.
JGHS students filming, posting organised fights
John Gray High School students have been planning and organising fights on campus that are filmed and then uploaded to social media, according to a press release from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Brac man arrested after colliding with bicyclist
A man was arrested and a bicyclist hospitalised with serious injuries after a collision 14 Nov. on West End East Road, in Cayman Brac.
Man charged with indecent assault
A 43-year-old Bodden Town man was charged with indecent assault on a female following his arrest last week, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Man charged with 7 counts of indecent assault
A 39-year-old George Town man has been charged with seven counts of indecent assault on a female, according to a Royal Cayman Islands Police Service press release.
Arrest made after girl reportedly indecently assaulted
A 43-year-old Bodden Town man was arrested Thursday morning in relation to a report that a girl had been indecently assaulted.
Man arrested for DUI after blowing 4 times the legal limit
Police on Tuesday arrested a 49-year-old Bodden Town on suspicion of driving under the influence after a roadside breathalyser test showed his blood-alcohol level at four times the legal limit, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Man charged with 8 offences following spate of incidents
A 23-year-old George Town man was charged with eight offences stemming from several incidents that happened over the past three weeks, according to an RCIPS press release.
Police release name of fatal-collision victim
Police on Tuesday confirmed the identity of the pedestrian who was killed in a fatal collision with a motorbike over the weekend as 53-year-old Chuck Elvis Ebanks, of West Bay.
4 injured, 1 in serious condition after bar brawl
Four people were injured at a bar on Seymour Drive around 8:30pm on Friday, police reported.
Trio charged in RBC burglary
Three men have been charged in connection with a 2016 burglary of the Royal Bank of Canada branch on Shedden Road.
A 30-year-old West Bay...
3 charged after 980lbs of ganja found along West Bay coast
Three men were charged in relation to 980 lbs of ganja that was recovered by police along the West Bay coastline.
Criminal Records Office addresses delays
The RCIPS Criminal Records Office advised that application processing times should now take around five working days.
Police identify victim of weekend’s fatal stabbing
Police are investigating a violent incident that occurred around 4am Saturday morning at The Strand.
Family on beach stroll find suspected cocaine parcel
A family walking along South Sound beach on Monday evening found a package that appeared to contain cocaine and turned the discovery over to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Two injured in nightclub stabbing
Two people were injured and transported to the hospital early Saturday morning due to a stabbing incident at a Canal Point Drive nightclub, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service reported.
3 men arrested for credit card fraud
The men are suspected of using stolen card information obtained from credit card details provided during legitimate transactions.
Police arrest man over cocaine offences
Responding to tips from the public, officers attended an address on Rock Hole Road on Friday, where they recovered cocaine and more than $2,000 in cash.
Man charged with assault GBH
The charges stem from an incident on 27 June, where a man was assaulted by another man known to him, resulting in the victim being admitted to hospital for treatment for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Woman charged with business burglary
the 41-year-old George Town woman was formally charged on 13 July with one count of burglary in relation to an incident back on 26 May.
Police hunt armed robbery suspects
Police are searching for two men suspected of robbing a George Town business at gunpoint on Thursday night.
Man charged after alleged stabbing
An 18-year-old man who is accused of livestreaming the aftermath of an apparent stabbing on Friday has been charged and is set to appear in court on Monday (29 June).
RCIPS: Nothing found after report of gunfire
Police discover nothing to substantiate a report of shots fired Friday afternoon in George Town.
Rotary Central to launch anti-speeding campaign
Rotary Central Grand Cayman is launching an anti-speeding campaign in response to reports of large numbers of people exceeding speeding cases.
Man charged with ganja, firearms offences
Police officers arrested a man after finding a 'Jamaican-style canoe', along with packages of suspected ganja and two handguns, including live rounds of ammunition, in the Spotts Beach area on Thursday morning.
