The RCIPS Xmas holiday safety initiatives – begins on Wednesday December 10th 2014 and will run until Sunday January 4th 2014. Focus will be on traffic education and enforcement as well as crime reduction and advice.

Outlining the plans for the holiday safety campaign, Ag. Superintendent Angelique Howell said that all aspects of safety and security will be addressed. “People are well used to us launching our festive road safety initiatives. This year, as in previous years, will continue with our two fold approach to road safety and crime reduction initiatives. We will also be looking at personal safety, home and business security and safety at sea. It’s a much more rounded campaign and, through our programme of education and enforcement, we hope to reduce the opportunities for criminality and make people much more aware of the role they can play in making the Cayman Islands’ festive season a safe and crime free one for everyone.”

Chief Inspector Claudia Brady, operational area commander, George Town said, “Throughout the five week period, areas of safety and security outlined by Ag. Supt. Howell will be actively targeted every day and night. However; each week of the campaign will have a dedicated theme where we will raise awareness of the simple steps people take towards personal safety. The first week of the campaign will see road safety at the forefront and we will be out in force and encouraging safe driving and don’t drink and drive messages. High visibility patrols and road checks will be commonplace. These checks, not only help us to detect traffic offences, but they also give us another opportunity to search for illegal drugs, guns, other weapons and wanted person. “