iNews Briefs
Retrial for bread roll fraud The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of Dave Bryan (48) who was sentenced in April 2012 to spend five years in jail by Justice Charles Quin. Bryan was found guilty of…
Prison footballers caught smuggling
Drugs, alcohol and other contraband were confiscated from a group of inmates as they returned from playing in an indoor football league in the community last Monday night (29). This occurred as the inmates (who were escorted and transported by…
CUC linesman fails to get sentence reduced
Michael Hugh Powell (42) was sentenced by Justice Charles Quin in Cayman’s Grand Court on Thursday May 30th to the minimum sentence of 7 years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to the charge of possessing an unlicensed firearm. Powell had admitted…
Mother pleads guilty to throwing baby out of moving vehicle
From The FBI Salt Lake City Division Mary Agnes Leider pleads Guilty in U.S. Federal Court Mary Agnes Leider admitted to throwing her child out of a moving truck after a night of drinking U.S. Attorney’s Office July 24, 2013…
Igbo Man And Caribbean Lady Arrested Over Cocaine
By 247ureports.com Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are quizzing a Cape Verdean in connection with the unlawful importation of 2kg of cocaine hidden in female handbags. The drug was detected during the inward screening of Emirate…
105 Juveniles recovered in Nationwide operation targeting underage prostitution
From The FBI National Press Releases Washington, D.C. July 29, 2013 During the past 72 hours, the FBI; its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners; and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) conducted Operation Cross Country…
Michael Misick in plea bargain negotiations with the Americans and SIPT
From The TCI Journal We are being told that Michael Misick is in plea bargain negotiations with the Americans as well as the SIPT. As outlined in a TCI Journal article a few months back, the Americans recently negotiated a…
UPDATE: Injured burglary suspect arrested and charged
From RCIPS Wed, Jul 30, 2013 at 11.26AM Injured burglary suspect charged and due in court The injured burglary suspect who was arrested in George Town on Sunday night has now been charged. The man, aged 28, has been charged…
Crime falls, but burglaries still a concern
Crime in the Cayman Islands fell by 20.33% in the first six months of 2013 – but burglary is bucking the trend and is still causing a concern. Serious crimes have fallen by 6.09% and volume crimes by 26.97%. Almost…
Prison intercepts weekend contraband
Officials at Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Northward last weekend recovered a parcel containing a BlackBerry cellphone and charger, a box of smoking papers, and almost five ounces of vegetable matter resembling ganja. They are working to identify the person…
