Topic: Royal Cayman Islands Police Service
Police helicopter in first Medevac
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service used its new Airbus H145 helicopter for a medical evacuation for the first time over the weekend.
Shots fired in ocean drug bust
Armed police fired on drug smugglers during an extended boat chase in Cayman’s waters. Around 900 pounds of ganja, worth more than $800,000, was eventually seized and three men, from Jamaica, were arrested.
Two injured in knife attack in George Town
A man and a woman suffered knife wounds during an early morning altercation in George Town, police reported.
Need for speed
Today's editorial cartoon.
Armed men enter Birch Tree Hill residence
Two armed individuals entered a residence in the Birch Tree Hill area of West Bay on Wednesday and demanded money from the occupants, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Police issued 98 speeding tickets in a week
Police handed out 98 speeding ticket last week in a series of traffic operations to crack down on excessive speeding.
UPDATED: Police helicopter out of action after aborted takeoff
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service helicopter is temporarily out of action after its tail struck the ground and was damaged during takeoff at Owen Roberts International Airport Tuesday afternoon.
Store employee foils attempted robbery
A worker at a store on Godfrey Nixon Way thwarted an attempted robbery by a masked man Monday night.
Two men arrested for drugs, gambling
Police officers arrested two Bodden Town men on Tuesday for offenses involving ganja and gambling.
Police hit the beach on new ATVs
Police on electric-powered all-terrain vehicles will soon be patrolling Grand Cayman’s beaches.
Police find ganja in Prospect home
A 37-year-old George Town man was arrested on suspicion of possession of ganja and possession of criminal property on Friday following a police raid.
Department of Agriculture seizes roaming dogs
Four dogs were seized from their owners last week after police officers and Department of Agriculture staff visited local neighborhoods to spread advice about responsible dog ownership.
Police discrimination lawsuit dismissed by appeals court
The Court of Appeals has dismissed arguments from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Association that some of its members were discriminated against on the grounds of age and nationality when they were forced to retire or accept a demotion at age 55.
Woman arrested on suspicion of stabbing man
Police arrested a 26-year-old West Bay woman on Wednesday morning after a man sustained a stab wound to his chest at a George Town bar.
Cuban woman alleges sexual harassment at detention center
A sexual harassment complaint from a Cuban woman brought police to the Immigration Detention Centre on Friday. The woman alleges that a prison officer has harassed her and made unwanted sexual advances.
Paddle boarders off Public Beach require rescue
Two paddle boarders off West Bay Public Beach required assistance Thursday evening when they began drifting out to sea and had difficulty returning to shore. The boarders were able to contact police for assistance via mobile phone around 7 p.m.
Officer sues RCIPS over fractured skull
A police officer who suffered a serious head injury while on duty in 2013 is now suing the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, claiming that the RCIPS was negligent in failing to provide him with proper headwear protection.
RCIPS welcomes guest speaker from Jamaica
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service welcomed a special guest on Friday.
Police welcome 23 recruits
Twenty-three local recruits were sworn as the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s Class of 2019 on Monday.
Post-mortem confirms child drowning
Detectives have confirmed there are “no suspicious circumstances” surrounding the death of a 22-month-old baby found dead in the water off East End earlier this month.
Meetings and conference highlight youth support month
A series of meetings focused on combating crime with assets is scheduled in various locations over the next several days.
BREAKING: Toddler drowns in East End
A toddler who went missing Friday evening just before 6 p.m. was later found unresponsive in the ocean near Austin Connolly Drive in East End. The family of the girl, who was not quite 2 years old, had notified police that she was missing.
West Bay woman charged with wounding man
A 57-year-old West Bay woman has been charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm and wounding with intent following an incident that took place on Thursday.
Man declared dead after shots fired in West Bay
A 29-year-old man was found unresponsive in West Bay by emergency services early Christmas morning and later declared dead. EMS and police dispatched to the area of King Road and Florence Lane around 1:30 a.m. to a report of shots fired.
Christmas clampdown on drunk driving menace
Traffic police are promising a clampdown on drunk driving as the Christmas party season approaches.
New police commander for eastern districts
Acting Police Inspector Fernando Soto is the new area commander for the eastern districts, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service announced Monday.
Christmas crime warning after burglary spree
Police are warning homeowners not to leave Christmas presents under the tree until the last minute amid concerns over a spree of burglaries in the run up to the festive holiday.
Police host workshop on counterterrorism
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service hosted the first Cayman Islands International Counterterrorism Workshop on Grand Cayman this month.
Police to get new $11 million helicopter
The helicopter, which will be used alongside the unit’s existing aircraft, is expected to be in operation by the middle of next year.
RCIPS investigate TCI police shooting
Two detectives from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service are in the Turks and Caicos Islands this week to investigate a shooting by police there. According to the Turks and Caicos Weekly News, the shooting occurred during an illegal fishing operation at sea on Nov. 24.
Burglaries fall in Snug Harbour
The Snug Harbour neighborhood watch initiative is just over six months old, and police are reporting positive results from the program so far.
Explosives suspected stolen from compound
Explosives may have gone missing from a National Roads Authority-licensed storage compound. Police confirmed reports of a suspected theft from a “storage magazine” in George Town.
Police respect
Today's editorial cartoon.
Food truck robbed by armed men
Two masked men, brandishing a firearm, robbed a food truck on Red Bay's Selkirk Drive, Friday night, police reported.
Police warn email users about data breaches
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s Financial Crime Unit is advising the public to take steps to secure their email logins after the unit investigated a recent report of a victim losing money because of a website data breach that happened several years ago.
BREAKING: Child in hospital after ‘serious incident’
A young child is in the hospital following what the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service described as a "serious incident" in Bodden Town.
Identification of stolen items leads to charges
Police have secured two burglary charges against one individual after owners of stolen property identified items through photos published by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
EDITORIAL – Hit and run: The latest assault on law enforcement
This dual degradation of the public’s respect for police, and the police’s relationship with the public, is an extremely troubling trend that if left unchecked, could and will erode the cultural cornerstone of law and order.
Woman assaulted at Smith Cove
Police are seeking witnesses who may have seen an assault on a woman at Smith Cove in the early hours of Sunday, Nov. 18. A 31-year-old man was taken into custody on suspicion of the assault.
Officer struck by vehicle during traffic stop
A Royal Cayman Islands Police officer was struck by a dark-colored sedan during a traffic check Saturday night. An officer in a marked police car with blue lights on approached the vehicle in the vicinity of Yacht Drive on the Esterly Tibbets Highway around 11:30 p.m.
RCIPS: Officers not severely impacted by forced retirement
The Attorney General’s Chambers on Tuesday defended former Police Commissioner David Baines’s hiring and retirement decisions, as an appeal hearing continued into claims by former Caymanian police officers that they were discriminated against when forced to retire.
Appeal begins for police discrimination lawsuit
An appeals hearing began on Tuesday involving former Caymanian police officers who claim they were discriminated against on the grounds of age and nationality when they were forced to retire or accept a demotion at age 55.
Police seek owners of recovered property
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is trying to locate the owners of a variety of recovered items believed to have been stolen.
RCIPS: Armed man robs KFC on Shedden Road
Police responded to a robbery at the KFC restaurant on Shedden Road shortly after 9 p.m. Friday. An individual reportedly brandishing a handgun and with his face covered entered the establishment while several customers and employees were present.
UPDATE: Shedden Road open to traffic; pedestrian in critical condition
Part of Shedden Road was closed Wednesday during the peak morning commute time, following a collision involving a pedestrian. That person is in critical condition and updates from police were expected to follow.
Police name man found dead in George Town home
Police on Tuesday named the man who was found dead Saturday at a residence in Randyke Gardens in George Town as 60-year-old Dilson Barbosa Silva.
Police: Special firearms license needed for iguana cullers
Participants in the green iguana cull will need to apply for a special license if they plan on using an air rifle to hunt the invasive species, even if they possess an existing firearms license, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service pointed out in an advisory Thursday.
Police football club fundraises for overseas tournament
Cayman’s law enforcement community is seeking some support from the public at large.
Cocaine recovered from South Sound
Police officers recovered five packages that washed ashore near South Sound dock Sunday, Oct. 7, that proved to be cocaine upon forensic examination.
One person injured in Bodden Town collision
A motorcycle and a car collided Friday evening near Agricola Drive and Shamrock Road in Bodden Town, sending one person to the hospital. Police said the believed the motorcycle had been carrying two people and that the person riding on the back of the bike was the one hurt.
UPDATE: Man seriously injured in ‘firearm incident’
Police confirmed that a man was injured Friday on Sound Way in George Town with what they believed to be a gunshot wound. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene shortly before 8 p.m., when it was reported that shots had been fired.
Woman arrested following assault on elderly woman
A West Bay woman was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm to an elderly woman. The Royal Cayman Islands Police Force said it received a report of an assault Thursday that had occurred the previous day in West Bay at a residence off Watercourse Road.
Police request assistance with recovered items
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is requesting public assistance after recovering potentially stolen items in a boat discovered in Honduras late last year.
Man wounds dog with knife
A man entered a West Bay store, engaged in an argument with the store owner and ended up wounding the owner's dog with a knife, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Man arrested for assault after bar fight
Early Wednesday morning a 35-year-old West Bay man was arrested following a fight at a bar where another man had his nose broken.
RCIPS, CUC warn against online scams
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service issued a warning on Wednesday about a number of reports it has received since June of attempted scams conducted using the social networking site LinkedIn.
Police appeal to public to identify stolen goods
Police have released photographs of a variety of stolen items, including electronics and construction tools, and are asking the public to help them reunite the goods with their rightful owners.
Cyclist dies in collision on Esterly Tibbetts
A cyclist died in a collision with a motor vehicle this morning while riding north along Esterly Tibbetts Highway.
Beach patrol
Today's editorial cartoon.
Weekend Mail Call: Beach patrols
Compass readers had a lot to say about stepped-up beach patrols, which the RCIPS hopes will deter crime and nuisance behaviors on Seven Mile Beach.
4 drug suspects arrested at sea
Police recovered hundreds of pounds of ganja and arrested four people after officers spotted a vessel acting suspiciously more than 20 miles off shore, early Friday morning.
EDITORIAL – Beach patrols respond to crime wave
Underneath their smiles, we expect our police to be tough – and to enforce the law.
Man stabbed at landfill
Police arrested a 19-year-old man following an altercation in which another man was stabbed at the George Town Landfill Tuesday afternoon.
Police: Prospect house fire ‘arson’
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is investigating a suspected arson in Prospect, George Town Tuesday night.
Tinted windows
Today's editorial cartoon.
Attempted robbery at West Bay bakery
A masked man carrying a knife attempted to rob a bakery in West Bay on Sunday, police said.
26 birds seized in cockfighting crackdown
Police and Department of Agriculture officers seized 22 roosters and four hens during a raid at a premises in Windsor Park last week, the third operation of its kind in the past five months.
Police plan East End district meeting
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is inviting members of the public to attend a district meeting in East End on Thursday, Aug. 30.
Police bring day of fun to children’s home
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Force teamed up with the children and staff of the Frances Bodden Children’s Home for a recent day of fun.
Visitor charged with DUI, gets curfew
A visitor with relatives in Cayman was released on bail with a curfew on Monday after spending the weekend in custody for charges that included driving under the influence of alcohol and assaulting police.
Police open recruiting to foreigners
Non-Caymanians who have legally resided in Cayman for at least the past four years will be allowed to apply for the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s latest recruiting class.
Police: Eight church break-ins since June
Eight church burglaries have been reported within the past two months around Grand Cayman, including two that occurred Wednesday morning, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service confirmed this week.
