Richard DeCoatsworth, former Phila. cop once hailed as hero, charged with raping two women, police say
From Crimesider, CBS news CBS/AP) PHILADELPHIA – A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged after police say…
UPDATE: CNS replies – Jamaican “Gleaner” reports: UCC’s Thompson threatens to sue Cayman newspaper
Cayman News Service (CNS) have published a reply on their website together with the source material from Dr. Herbert Thomson. Wendy Ledger, CNS journalist says: “Since CNS has always maintained a policy of publishing source material so that its readers…
New Director for Prison Service
A senior manager with over 30 years of experience in corrections will take up the role of the Director at Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) next month, the Portfolio of Internal and external Affairs announced today (Friday 17…
Ft. Hood soldier in charge of ‘sex assault prevention’ under investigation for slew of sexual assault charges
By Julie Zeveloff, Business Insider A coordinator for the Army’s sexual assault prevention program in Fort Hood has been accused of “abusive sexual contact, sexual assault, and pandering,” according to USA Today. The Pentagon said in a statement that the…
Police employee sentenced following corruption investigation
Patricia Webster, an employee of the RCIPS, is the first person to be convicted at Grand Court following an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission. Webster, a civilian RCIPS employee based at George Town police station, was charged in October 2011…
Fatal vehicle crash South Church Street
From RCIPS May 18, 2013 12:30:51 PM CDT Officers of the RCIPS are investigating a fatal vehicle crash that occurred on Saturday, 18th May 2013 at about 3:11 AM on South Church Street in the vicinity of Sand Cay condominiums. A Ford…
Flare gun, mask and bayonet seized during house search – Man in custody
A man has been arrested and is currently detained in police custody after an early morning raid on a house in East End. About 5.45 am today (Wednesday, 15 May) officers searched a house in John McLean Drive, East End….
MOU signed on prison awareness programme
On Tuesday May 14th 2013 Cayman Island Chief Officers Mrs. Mary Rodriguez, JP, Ms Dorine Whittaker, JP, Mr. Eric Bush, JP, and Mr. Kevin McCormac, JP, were present at the Government Information Services Conference Room to sign a Memorandum of…
Do children belong on adult sex offender registries?
By Marc Georges BBC News Experts argue that kids who commit sexual crimes have very different motivations to adults. Does that mean they should be exempt from sex offender registries? Sex offender registry and notification laws have been on the…
Why the Amanda Knox Case Became a Perfect Storm
by Pmause44 Ground Report Amanda Knox has published her book, Waiting to Be Heard, and is engaged in a series of media interviews. Pundits on both sides have been weighing in and the internet debate about the case rages on. …