For a better experience on RCIPS, UPDATE YOUR BROWSER. For a better experience on RCIPS, UPDATE YOUR BROWSER. Investigations continue into the robbery which occurred at a jewellery store on North Church Street yesterday, Monday, 20 April. Today, 21 April, officers attended the Owen Roberts International Airport and arrested a third man, who was attempting to leave the country, on suspicion of robbery in relation to the incident.
The man, age 29 residing in George Town, remains in custody as investigations continue.
Two Men Arrested and Firearm Recovered Following Robbery on Waterfront, 21 April
Shortly before 12:00 PM on Monday, 20 April, officers were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communications Centre to a report of a robbery at a jewellery store on Seafarers Way in George Town. It was reported that two masked men had entered the business, brandishing a baseball bat and what appeared to be a firearm. The men smashed several display cases and removed jewellery, then fled the location, running to a vehicle. No shots were fired and no one was injured during the incident.
Officers quickly identified a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle used by the suspects & began to follow it. One man fled the vehicle in the vicinity of Shedden Road and North Sound Road. The vehicle then travelled towards West Bay and was stopped by police on Willie Farrington Drive. Two occupants, men aged 25 and 18, were arrested on suspicion of robbery. The third male who alighted at Shedden Road is actively being sought.
Police conducted searches in the area where the missing man had fled and recovered jewellery suspected to have been taken during the robbery. Police conducted further searches and recovered one handgun, suspected to have been used during the robbery.
Anyone who witnessed events on Seafarers Way or with any information about this robbery are asked to contact George Town CID at 949-4222.
Anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via our Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777, or via our website.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously via the Cayman Crime Stoppers website or by downloading the Cayman Crime Stoppers app.
