Inspector Ian Yearwood appointed as new Police Area Commander for the Sister Islands
Police Inspector Ian Yearwood has been appointed as the new Area Commander for the Sister Islands. He has succeeded Acting Inspector Kevin Bogle in this role, who has returned to uniform policing duties on Grand Cayman after successfully completing his…
Cayman Islands: 4 persons arrested for DUI at over twice the legal limit, 11 – 15 January
From RCIPS Jan 15 2019 Shortly after 12:00AM on Sunday, 13 January, a woman, age 28 of George Town, was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a traffic collision on West Bay Road. Officers conducting patrols in the area had…
Cayman Islands police intensify traffic operations to disrupt Drunk Driving on New Year’s Eve, 31 December
From RCIPS Throughout tonight’s New Year’s Eve celebrations police will be conducting numerous traffic checks and patrols around the islands to combat drunk driving and other dangerous behaviour on the road. So far throughout the month of December, traffic officers…
The Editor Speaks: The clampdown on window tinting may cause more accidents
The vigorous current clampdown on what the RCIPS call illegal automobile window tinting may cause more accidents. It is now worrisome to all motor vehicle users who have had tint applied to their windscreens that it may be illegal. Without…
Cayman Islands’ police issues almost 200 tickets for tint in July, reminds the public of tint regulations
From RCIPS RCIPS’ traffic enforcement efforts throughout the month of July have once again resulted in hundreds of tickets issued for tint and speeding, among other offenses. Police issued 187 tickets for illegal tint during the month, along with 182…
Cayman Islands police issue 283 speeding tickets and 171 tickets for tint during May
From RCIPS RCIPS traffic enforcement operations continued throughout the month of May with numerous tickets being given for speeding, illegal tint, and other offenses. In total, officers issued 283 speeding tickets for the month. They also issued 171 tickets for…
Cayman Islands: Traffic enforcement leads to 11 DUI arrests and numerous tickets, including 66 for speeding
Traffic enforcement operations this past week have resulted in a number of tickets issued for various offenses, in addition to several DUI arrests. From Monday, 7 May to Sunday, 13 May, officers have issued 66 speeding tickets, along with 36…
Cayman Islands’ Grade 1 students taught road user safety as part of Share the Road
Representatives from Rotary and the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) visited Cayman International School (CIS) last week to discuss proper pedestrian and road user safety as part of Cayman’s Rotary Clubs Share the Road campaign. Rotarian Dawn Cummings and…
The Editor Speaks: Vehicle collisions
I am not surprised there were 22 motor vehicle collisions reported to the police over this past weekend, 29 September to 1 October. This continued the trend here in the Cayman Islands and particularly on Grand Cayman of numerous road…
The Editor Speaks: Reckless driving or are there other factors?
The Cayman Islands police issued a release yesterday (Tue) saying “four serious accidents this past weekend demonstrate need for more road awareness”. This was largely in response to the tragic death outside the Owen Roberts Airport last Monday (17) that…
