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Press Releases of Air Operations Unit Department

Police Seek Two Suspects Following Firearm Incident, 20 December

20th December, 2022

Police are seeking two men involved in a firearm incident, who fled from officers after the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a collision.

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RCIPS Holiday Safety Operation “Winter Guardian” Begins, 5 December

5th December, 2022

RCIPS’ holiday safety operation, Winter Guardian, commenced on Thursday, 1 December, and sees increased community foot patrols, high visibility mobile patrols and intensified road enforcement operations, supported by road safety education and awareness campaigns.

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RCIPS Police Helicopter Assists with Rescue of Migrants at Sea, Along with CBC, CIFS and CICG, 3 November

3rd November, 2022

On Thursday, 27 October, the RCIPS Air Operations Unit and Cayman Island Coast Guard, partnered with Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control and the Cayman Islands Fire Service, to conduct a rescue of several migrants who were in distress at sea.

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RCIPS Contingent Attends Her Late Majesty’s Funeral in London, 19 September

19th September, 2022

A contingent of six RCIPS officers have travelled to London for the funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, today, 19 September.

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Three Persons Rescued by the RCIPS and CICG, 1 August

1st August, 2022

Just after 8:00PM yesterday, 31 July, the Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) and the RCIPS Air Operations Unit, were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communication Centre to a report of an overturned vessel.

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Clarification on CICG and RCIPS Involvement in Brac Search & Rescue, 29 June

29th June, 2022

Information released yesterday by RCIPS reported that the CICG escorted a vessel in distress off the coast of the Brac, to safe harbor. It has since been established, that although this was the instruction dispatched by the Operation Rescue Coordination Centre (ORCC) to the CICG, by the time their boat reached the Brac, the ves

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UPDATE: Search Operation Transitions to Search and Recovery, One Man Arrested, 25 April

25th April, 2022

CICG and RCIPS search operations have transitioned from search and rescue to search and recovery for the persons who went overboard from a vessel on Friday, 22 April. The packages recovered previously have been determined to contain ganja. A man has been arrested and formally charged as a result.

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Police Record a Relatively Safe Easter Weekend, 20 April

20th April, 2022

Over this past weekend, 15 – 18 April, the RCIPS conducted its yearly Easter operations across the island, beginning with issuing tips to the public on how to stay safe, increasing police presence on the roadways, as well as visiting various camp sites and residential areas.

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Man Arrested in Relation to Armed Robberies, 14 April

14th April, 2022

A man, age 30 of George Town, has been arrested on suspicion of robbery, in relation to the several recent robbery incidents; and on suspicion of aggravated burglary, in relation to a historic burglary; following a police operation in the vicinity of Boilers Road, George Town.

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Missing Boaters Found Safely, 12 April

12th April, 2022

Shortly after 7:30PM on Monday, 11 April, a report was received of a vessel which was said to have been having engine trouble and drifting with one person aboard, while two other persons had entered the water. The Cayman Islands Coast Guard responded and all three persons were later accounted for, having reached shore safely.

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