Press Releases

On Thursday morning, 2 July, officers responded to several reports of stolen vehicles, which appeared to have occurred overnight. The incidents all took place in the Windsor Park and Prospect areas, and involved Honda Civic and CR-V models. Police have engaged a coordinated response in an effort to locate the vehicles

The RCIPS and Cayman Islands Government are urgently warning the public of text message scam which is circulating locally.

Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating Andy Myles. He is believed to be homeless and moving from place to place. Anyone with information is encourage to call 911.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS), in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), the Department of Education Services (DES) and key emergency service partners, has launched a comprehensive Active Intruder Training and Development Week running from 29 June to 3 July.

I have spent the past two days contemplating whether to respond to the article in a local media house captioned: ‘235 cop complaints made but no officers fired’.  As Commissioner I truly appreciate the public interest in this topic, but wish to provide clarity on what is missing from the initial reporting.

Following an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission and the RCIPS, a former RCIPS employee has been sentenced to 11 years 8 months in prison for Conspiracy to Import Firearms and Component Parts, Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm, Possession of Ammunition, and Misconduct in a Public Office.

On Sunday, 1 June, a 66-year-old man was formally charged with Impersonating a Doctor or Licentiate of Medicine, Attempting to Buy or Otherwise Deal in Controlled Drugs, and Buying or Otherwise Dealing in Controlled Drugs, following an investigation by the RCIPS.

Following a coordinated and extensive search effort led by the Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG), the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) Air Operations Unit (AOU)—with an observer from Customs and Border Control (CBC) on board—has located and recovered the body of a deceased individual in the waters off Seven Mile Beach

On Thursday, 4 June, wanted man David Cranston was arrested by the Police and is currently remanded in custody.

The RCIPS is upgrading its fleet of marked service vehicles. In the coming weeks, the public can expect to see these vehicles on patrol on Cayman’s roads, in use by frontline and firearm officers.