The Governor’s office has advised that following a significant spike in gang-related violent crime resulting in four deaths this weekend alone the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands asked Cayman to deploy a helicopter
Three men appeared before the court this week, after being arrested over this past weekend, in relation to burglary incidents that took place in August, 2022.
Last Sunday, 28 August, the Cayman Islands Coast Guard reported seeing an increase in number of water related incidents.
Just after 2pm today, Sunday 28 August, police and other emergency services were dispatched to a report of a vehicle collision involving a motorcycle.
On Wednesday, 24 August, officers conducted a proactive operation at a residence on Kingfisher Street in Bodden Town
In light of recent fatal traffic collisions and other serious traffic incidents, the RCIPS is appealing to drivers to engage in safe driving practices, particularly over the weekend and in bad weather.
On Tuesday, 9 August, as a result of police enquiries, RCIPS officers from the Firearms Response Unit, Criminal Investigations Department and Crime Scene Investigation Unit, conducted a search of an area of public land off Shamrock Road, in the Spotts area.
On Tuesday, 9 August, officers conducted a proactive operation in the Bodden Town district under the Misuse of Drugs Act. During the operation, three separate premises were searched and over 300lbs of suspected ganja, along with drug utensils and a large quantity of cash, were recovered.
The RCIPS' investigation continues into an armed robbery which occurred on Saturday, 6 August, on Maclendon Drive, George Town. Police are requesting public assistance in identifying a man who was captured on CCTV footage taken during the incident.
On Wednesday 10 August, a 39-year-old female, of George Town was arrested on suspicion of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving in relation to the fatal collision that resulted in the death of 20-year-old Aleiny Reve Villegas