Topic: Royal Cayman Islands Police Service
Police's North Side clinic rescheduled
A Royal Cayman Islands Police Service clinic that was postponed last Friday due to bad weather has been rescheduled to this Friday, Nov. 13.
Post-mortem for woman found on Seven Mile Beach
A post-mortem examination was performed Wednesday on a woman found dead outside a Seven Mile Beach bar and restaurant over the weekend.
Norwegian businessman killed in boating accident
Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Erik Henriksen was killed Monday in a boating accident in the North Sound.
Police raise pay, hold 30 vacancies
Uniformed police officers will get an annual raise of $3,000 to $5,000 under the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s adjusted budget, Police Commissioner David Baines told his officers at their all-staff meeting Tuesday.
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.
Remembrance Sunday ceremonies honor our heroes
Veterans from two world wars and men who lost their lives at sea were honored Sunday in the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac.
Veterans and Seafarers Association members attending included those who served in World War II as well as Home Guard who performed distinctive service at home during the war.
Woman found off SMB identified
A woman found dead in Grand Cayman’s main tourism district early Sunday was identified by family members as a local financial services industry worker and mother of three children.
Police seek ganja suspect
The last of four suspects accused of bringing more than 800 pounds of ganja into Cayman aboard a boat that landed in North Side district last month is still being sought by police.
Octogenarian arrested in gun possession case
Two people, including an 82 year-old woman, were arrested Thursday on suspicion of unlawful firearms possession.
Female found dead off Seven Mile Beach
Royal Cayman Islands Police Service officers are investigating the death
of a female whose body was found overnight in an area along Grand
Cayman's Seven Mile Beach.
Woman critical after stabbing
A woman is in critical condition at the Cayman Islands Hospital following a predawn stabbing Saturday.
FBI joins probe into comic book artist's disappearance
The disappearance of a comic book artist who went missing while snorkeling off Grand Cayman’s East End in March has now drawn the attention of U.S. federal investigators.
Police launch second round of community clinics
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is launching another round of its community clinics throughout the Cayman Islands.
Police destroy drugs found in Prospect
Police destroyed 25 kilograms of cocaine that washed up along the shore near Prospect Cemetery earlier this week.
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.
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.
More cocaine washes ashore
An unspecified amount of what appeared to be cocaine was discovered along the shoreline in Prospect on Wednesday morning.
Activists march in silence against abuse and bullying
Dozens of local activists marched in silence through George Town on Monday evening to spread a simple message: Love shouldn’t hurt.
Bush demands meeting on drugs stolen from police station
Cayman’s opposition party leader is demanding a private meeting with the police commissioner and deputy governor to discuss the status of a criminal investigation into the theft of large amounts of cocaine and ganja from a police storage bin earlier this year.
Police chase ganja canoe off North side
A high-speed marine chase off North Side Sunday night ended with packages of ganja being thrown overboard and the suspects escaping.
Minister: Glass House cannot be reused
Cayman's planning minister says the old Glass House government administration building can't be saved.
$663K wasted on abandoned immigration fingerprint system
Government spent $663,000 on software after awarding a contract for a biometric fingerprinting system in 2010, but the software was never used, according to an audit released this week.
More revelations on police station drugs theft
Opposition lawmakers took the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service to task Thursday for what they alleged was an attempt to “hide” and to “lie” to the public regarding the theft of drugs from the George Town Police Station this summer.
Police and DoE team up in East End
Environment officers are teaming up with police to help improve enforcement of conservation laws in the eastern districts.
Jogger sexually assaulted in West Bay
Police are hunting for a man who indecently assaulted a female jogger in West Bay early Tuesday.
Petrol petitioners set to march on government
Protesters who say they are “fed up” with high gas and diesel prices at the pump plan to hold a peaceful march through downtown George Town on Wednesday morning.
Seven arrested in crackdown on drunk driving
Police arrested seven people on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol over the weekend.
RCIPS gets grant for cybercrime training
Technological advancements and increasingly easy access to the Internet have created new possibilities for the criminal exploitation of children.
Powder on streets turns out to be runners' club marker
Confectioner sugar dropped on sidewalks in George Town sparks police alert.
Stolen boat found in Jamaica
A boat that was stolen last month has turned up in Jamaica, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service reported.
Immigration staff arrested for cocaine possession
Two civilian support staff members of the Cayman Islands Immigration Department were arrested midday Saturday for alleged possession of cocaine.
Driver arrested in death of woman cyclist
A 61-year-old female cyclist was killed Friday night after she was struck by a car on Shamrock Road near Savannah Primary School. Police identified the cyclist as Rhonda Marie Ebanks Azan.
Premier: EY report 'review' almost complete
The Cayman Islands government has nearly completed its year-long review of a consulting report that sought to both downsize and improve efficiency of the public sector.
Cyclist killed in accident
Police have named the cyclist killed on Friday night as Rhonda Marie Ebanks Azan.
Government IT systems open to 'threats from attack'
Auditors say Cayman's government put sensitive information and operations at risk by ignoring IT problems for years.
Data on police patrol boats not recovered
Data on the operations of the RCIPS Joint Marine Unit appears to have disappeared forever.
Brac air and sea patrols find ganja
An undisclosed amount of ganja was found in the waters off Cayman Brac during police air and sea patrols last week.
Kate Clayton's death: What happened at the public hospital?
It is a pernicious system that reigns within the corridors of Grand Cayman’s public hospital.
Volunteers clean up Rock Hole property
Community volunteers are helping transform a neglected property in the Rock Hole area of George Town into a vocational and educational center.
Police investigate UK national's death
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service confirmed Friday that U.K. national Kate Clayton’s death following a Jan. 11 car crash on Grand Cayman is now the subject of a police investigation.
Ms. Clayton, 30, died in February following the one-car collision in North Side district.
Police patrol boats idled for years
Three police marine unit patrol boats were effectively taken out of service for more than two and a half years and another craft was decommissioned after the government spent tens of thousands of dollars trying to repair it.
Armed cops swoop at Governors Square
Update: Police have released two men arrested during an operation involving armed officers on Thursday.
'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.
Crown: Pines theft case took two years to file
It took two years from the time a former manager of The Pines retirement home left the Cayman Islands for Crown prosecutors to receive a “full ruling file” on a police investigation into her alleged theft of more than $300,000 from the charity.
Wrecked cars often left by roadside
The responsibility for removing cars wrecked in some road accidents falls to the owners, police say.
Two burned in vehicle fire
A woman was burned over 80 percent of her body following an early morning Monday one-car crash along West Bay Road, police reported.
Drug boat captain arrested
The captain of a boat suspected of importing ganja was arrested during a police pursuit on land and sea late Friday.
Drugs stolen from George Town police station
After initially reporting that nothing had been taken following a July 13 break-in outside the George Town Police Station, the RCIPS confirmed that illegal drugs were in fact stolen.
No theft charge for Pines manager
The former manager of The Pines will not face criminal charges following a police investigation into theft allegations.
Reflections store robbed
A robbery at a George Town store netted the suspects $325, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
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.
Armed robbers hold up West Bay store
A West Bay store was held up by two armed robbers late Wednesday afternoon, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service reported.
Police priorities: Burglars, not speeders
Tackling a rising number of burglaries and dealing with violent crime rather than handing out speeding tickets are the key priorities for the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Criminal justice report: What it really says
The U.K. adviser's new report on criminal justice in the Cayman Islands is rather "understated." But that doesn't mean we should understate its importance.
Burglars break into primary schools
Thieves broke into two primary schools this week, just as the school year was beginning.
‘Bank’ email part of phishing scam
Recent emails purporting to be from Cayman National Bank or CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank are part of a phishing scam, asking individuals to click on a link in an attempt to acquire personal information.
Diverted ambulances delay response to heart attack victim
It took an ambulance crew nearly 30 minutes to reach an unresponsive heart attack victim in North Side Monday because there were no available ambulances in the area, according to 911 records of the call.
Pay increase for long-serving teachers
Long-serving public school teachers who have not seen pay increases in several years will get one this year.
Cops, EMTs refuse to give up on stricken man
Emergency responders with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service and Emergency Medical Services are credited with saving a man’s life after he collapsed in his bathroom.
Cayman’s burglaries ‘not just police problem’
One of Cayman's most senior police officers says the islands must rethink its current strategy on solving burglaries.
Man injured in single-car crash
A man remained in the hospital Sunday following an accident in which his mini-van flipped on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway Friday night.
Burglaries skewing Cayman crime numbers
An increase in Cayman's serious crime numbers can be entirely blamed on burglars.
Crime drops overall in first half, but burglaries spike
Burglaries and attempted burglaries continue to be the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s primary stumbling block in reducing crime in the islands.
Audit slams Nation Building expenses
A report by Cayman's auditor general is highly critical of the former Nation Building Fund, but the country's former premier defends the program.
Four arrested in Bodden Town district
Police arrested four people for three separate incidents in 24 hours.
Suspected money laundering foiled
A suspected $500 million money laundering plot was foiled by finance police this week.
Woman arrested in home burglary
Police arrested a woman, 42, on the scene of a burglary Tuesday afternoon at a residence in George Town.
Former Airports Authority boss cleared by police
Former airport boss Jeremy Jackson is hoping to resurrect his career and reputation after being cleared of wrongdoing following a two-and-a-half year police investigation into allegations of financial misconduct.
No conclusion to ‘guns in fridge’ case after three years
Two Cayman Islands men charged in a Florida-to-Cayman gun smuggling investigation between 2011 and 2012 have not been sent to the U.S. to face charges more than three years after a criminal case was brought against them.
14 North Side speeders rounded up
After getting an earful from North Side residents and eastern district MLAs about traffic problems earlier this year, police ticketed more than a dozen people during a Sunday crackdown at Rum Point.
West Bay Road speed limit to drop in September
A plan to change speeds along Cayman's main tourism thoroughfare has hit a bumpy road.
National Roads Authority managers said Monday that none of the speed limit changes proposed after public consultation last year have taken effect, including one that would lower the limits along West Bay Road between Bay Town Plaza and the old RBS Coutts building near Public Beach to 30 miles per hour.
National Roads Authority managers said Monday that none of the speed limit changes proposed after public consultation last year have taken effect, including one that would lower the limits along West Bay Road between Bay Town Plaza and the old RBS Coutts building near Public Beach to 30 miles per hour.
No conclusion to 'guns in fridge' case
Two Cayman Islands men charged in a Florida-to-Cayman gun smuggling investigation between 2011 and 2012 have not been sent to the U.S. to face charges more than three years after a criminal case was brought against them.
