RCIPS reports on the outcome of the 2024 National Gun Amnesty and thank all participants and members of the public who supported the campaign or surrendered weapons during that time.
RCIPS reports on the outcome of the 2024 National Gun Amnesty and thank all participants and members of the public who supported the campaign or surrendered weapons during that time.
RCIPS reminds the public that the National Gun Amnesty has been extended for a further 10 days and have provided an update on hand ins so far. The public encouraged to hand in illegal guns before the deadline.
As the RCIPS continues in its efforts to encourage persons to relinquish their unlicensed firearms, two more firearms were handed in this past weekend. A pistol and a rifle along with an amount of ammunition were handed into police via a trusted third party, as part of the 2024 RCIPS Gun Amnesty campaign.
On Wednesday 24 July, RCIPS supported its partner agencies CBC and WORC on a joint operation targeting a George Town construction site, to identify and apprehend persons found to be committing immigration offences.
Police are informing persons who parked their vehicles on roadways to immediately remove them.
The RCIPS is informing the public about the following road closures taking place to facilitate the Pride Parade on Saturday, 6 July between 4:00PM and 6:00PM.
Following Hurricane Beryl, when it was safe to do so police carried out patrols throughout the Cayman Islands to assess any damages that may have occurred throughout the islands.
RCIPS officers were on duty this past Saturday, 29 June, during carnival festivities, helping to ensure a safe environment for all attendees, participants and spectators. Overall the events were well attended with the majority of attendees behaving well. However, officers responded to two incidents over the course of the day.
The RCIPS is launching a National Gun Amnesty, working with key partners and stakeholders who are taking a stand against illegal guns in our community. The Amnesty will run between 1 and 31 July, 2024, and will allow persons who possess illegal guns, ammunition and any other illegal weapons, to hand them over to the police.
UPDATE: The man, age 21 of West Bay, who was arrested following a serious assault at the Trafalgar Plaza on West Bay Road, has been formally charged with Attempted Murder. He appears in court today, 3 June.