Press Releases

On Tuesday, 22 July, 2025, RCIPS officers on mobile patrol observed a vehicle suspected to be committing traffic offenses. Following investigations, the driver, who is an Auxiliary Constable with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, has been charged with multiple offenses:

Police and other emergency services respond to multiple reports of a suspected aircraft descent just off the coast of Cayman Brac. Search parties worked throughout the night, but the reports have yet to be substantiated.

Shortly after 9:00PM yesterday, 29 October, officers responded to a report of a wounding incident at the Grand Harbour Shopping Centre in George Town. It was reported that a woman had been stabbed by a man known to her.

Shortly before 5:00PM on Sunday, 26 October, police received a call made from a public facility, in which the caller claimed that they had placed bombs in West Bay. A man has since been formally charged with Making a False Report.

Shortly after 9:30PM on Saturday, 25 October, officers responded to a report of a collision on Sea View Road, in the vicinity of Welcome Way, East End, involving a Honda Fit and a pedestrian. Following the collision, the driver of the vehicle was approached by members of the public who damaged the vehicle and assaulted her.

Shortly after 5:10PM yesterday, 24 October, officers responded to a report of a robbery at a barber shop in the vicinity of Mount Pleasant Road and Batabano Road in West Bay. It was reported that a masked man entered the shop brandishing machete, and took a bag containing personal items and cash from a person at the location.

Shortly after 6:15 AM today, 24 October, officers responded to a report of a robbery in the vicinity of Smith’s Barcadere in George Town. It was reported that a man was at the location, when he was approached by another man unknown to him, who brandished a knife, demanded his property, and made threats.

The Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) wishes to advise the public that the active search and rescue operation for Mr. Corey Nikito Brown and Mr. Amilcar Rosales Smith has transitioned to an inactive status as of 3:00PM on 24 October 2025.

Police can now confirm the identity of the victim in the fatal collision which took place on Saturday, 18 October, on West Bay Road. He is 78-year-old Michael Edward Boonstra, a visitor from the United States.

The RCIPS Cyber Crime team are aware of a number of local companies whose webpages have been compromised by malware, which may affect anyone interacting with those webpages.