Cop wrestles suspect for gun
Posted on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 17:40 in Crime
(CNS): Police have arrested three people and recovered a loaded semi-automatic handgun after a routine stop in the early hours of Saturday morning. Officers on patrol 1am on Saturday in the Seymour Drive area of George Town stopped a white Honda motor vehicle. Suspicious of the people in the car, the unarmed officers search the two men and one woman and found the handgun, after which one of the male suspects ran off chased by one of the officers on foot. The second man then wrestled with the remaining officer in an effort to get his gun back, police reported. Meanwhile, an hour later, in Sheddon Road, uniform support officers were confronted with another man in possession of what appeared to be an AK47.
In the first case where unarmed cops seized a real, loaded weapon, the officer who chased the suspect who had tried to flee eventually caught the man. His colleague also managed to retain possession of the illegal weapon after a struggle with the second suspect. Fortunately, police said, no shots were fired during the struggle and no one was hurt. The two men aged 26 and 24 years old and the woman, who police said was 21 years old, were all arrested on suspicion of possession of an unlicensed firearm and taken into police custody.
The firearm (pictured above) was seized and exhibited for further evidential purposes.
“The arrest overnight of these three individuals is a prime example of what good policing is about,” said Acting Chief Superintendent Kurt Walton. “These officers were simply on routine patrol when they spotted a vehicle under suspicious circumstances and decided to investigate. They never expected to be confronted with armed suspects. Their bravery demonstrates the level of commitment shown by our officers in the continued fight against criminality in the Cayman Islands”.
USG officers just an hour later were also confronted with a potentially dangers situation. At about 2am the 911 emergency centre received information that a male was in possession of a machine gun in the Sheddon Road area of George Town.
Officers from the USG were sent to the location in the vicinity of Funky Tangs. On arrival they saw a male fitting the description holding what appeared to be an AK47 type machine gun (right). The officers made their presence known to the suspect and shouted to put the weapon down. The suspect turned to face the officers still holding the firearm. Officers again shouted to the suspect to put the firearm down and eventually he did as instructed.
The male was subsequently arrested but a preliminary inspection of the weapon determined that it was not a real firearm and the suspect was taken into custody on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit an offence. No one was hurt and no police weapons were fired, even though the officers were unaware that the machine gun was not real.
“The level of restraint displayed by those officers in this instance is unbelievable," Walton said. “It shows the level of training and high standards of our armed officers. They could have never known at the time that the weapon held by this suspect was not real. This could have easily had a different outcome. Again, it highlights the commitment of our officers to tackle gun crime and other criminality in the Cayman Islands”.
Anyone who has any information regarding criminal activities, is asked to contact George Town Police Station on 949-4222, the RCIPS tip-line 949-7777 or the confidential Crime Stoppers number 800-8477(TIPS).
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Good work coppers!
In the United States the
In the United States the behavior of pointing toward police with the fake machine gun usually results in the individual being shot by the police. It has a name it is known as "suicide by cops".
Full praise to the officers
Full praise to the officers involved in the seizure of the handgun,especially in confronting the suspects un-armed themselves. The guns can only be getting here one of two ways. The first is in freight shipments by sea or air. The second is in illegal landing vessels that come in by night or do package drops off the coastline. These two areas is where the future focus of policing by customs & the border patrols needs to be.
Both gun holders were lucky
Shot with what?
Shot with what?
A job well done.Now we just
A job well done.Now we just need the public to start getting info to the Police so that we can put these guys where they belong.Keep up the good work guys and girls.
Well done RCIPS!!! Keep up
Well done RCIPS!!! Keep up the good work, but next time don't wait to see if the weapon displayed is real or not.....drop them before they drop you....We dont' need to be saving thugs....we need to save our good Policemen and Policewomen.
Training is the key, imo.
Training is the key, imo. Contrary to [some people's] popular belief, merely being armed is not enough for our officers. I also believe that most of our officers come from a mindset and system where armed police are not commonplace.
As said, the world is changing. Cayman is changing. We MUST give the RCIP -- ALL of them -- the tools and training to do their jobs. We can't continue to ask them to respond to events that involve firearms without them having the tools to properly respond.
I also believe that we need to make it easier for law-abiding citizens to arm themselves, but perhaps that's another story for another day. One step at a time.
Good job RCIP. We appreciate you and some of us understand the strains and stresses you are under to do your job in Cayman. Please be safe.
Thug with imitation ak47 is
Not much professionalsim in
Not much professionalsim in that...
This is infact as you said a different jurisdiction. They could NOT do anything else besides what they did anyway lol....
1st. Learn Cayman Islands laws
2nd. Dont take this comment the wrong way.
Steve-O
great work and great
great work and great restraint shown by officers when faced with an AK47and used thier training instaed of shooting. id have just shot him .
So, all you armchair experts
So, all you armchair experts and back seat crime fighters. Want to praise the ladies and gentlemen who actually do the catching bad guys thing instead of just blowing a lot of hot air? Lets see shall we.
There is no doubt in my mind
There is no doubt in my mind that there is some elements out there wanting to tear our island to shreds. I just hope that the poilce will be/ are more alert on what we are dealing with here.
I heard a caller on the talk show stating that there is an area here where the police are dared to enter certain areas, they refered to it as mafia controlled, lets hope this is not true.
As of thursday with the armed robbery of scotia bank , I'm more convinced that there is some one trying to discredit our islands.
I pray for all of us, especially our leaders and the police.We need a day of prayer every day, Lets start that epidemic now. Pray
That looks nothing like the
It looks remarkably similar
It looks remarkably similar to the AK47 Spetsnaz. As one of the most widely produced weapons in the world there have been many variants made of the AK47.
Yeah, there is some
Outstanding.
This certainly highlights the
This certainly highlights the dangers of confronting gun-wielding criminals armed only with words and a couple of fists. Kudos to the officers involved.
Well done and thank you to
Well done and thank you to the brave officers (unarmed) who wrestled this man. Although, it is a crying shame that unarmed officers are sent out on the streets to try to detain armed criminals. Surely it would make more sense to have only armed officers in these operations.
I hope that the constant
I hope that the constant critics of the police will take this into consideration. Those two officers deserve to be named National Heros more than anyone who has been in the past. That said, they should be alowed to carry tasers if not pistols.
Read the story. First arrest
Read the story. First arrest is a traffic stop - they only find the gun when they search the vehicle. Second incident, where a suspect is thought to have a gun, they sent an armed response unit.
Then everyone who is simply
Then everyone who is simply doing their work right shold be names a National heroe. Firefighters, paramedicas, teachers, etc. Give me a break.
Way To Go RCIP!
Way To Go RCIP!
Excellent work on both
Excellent work on both counts.
I hope a ballistics test is done to compare with any [fired] rounds recovered at other crime scenes. Also hope if there are existing serial numbers are researched to discover the source of the firearm.
It is a testament to the professionality and training of the officers involved that both events turned out as they did.
Unlike many Caymanians, I am in favor of all officers acquiring training and be armed during the course of their duty. Particularly in the first case of a traffic stop, it reads that there was sufficient reason for suspicion, and those officers were at dire risk facing armed people while they themselves were unarmed.
Our country is changing, and I think we need to equip our police with all tools necessary to protect themselves.
Happy ending. Good work, officers.
Good policing means ALWAYS
Good policing means ALWAYS expecting to be confronted with armed suspects when stopping a vehicle under suspicious circumstances. There should be a written protocol of what Police must legally do when they stop a vehicle. When Police knows exactly what they are doing and doing it right, word "lucky" usually don't doesn't come into a play.
I don't think bravery and commitment are part of this protocol. It is part of being a Policeman. And fighting against criminality in Cayman is a job they chose. Every day and everywhere. I don't see a reason for a praise here.
Thats probably because you're
Thats probably because you're a bell end.
Good job RCIP!!
Good job RCIP!!
Arm the police....... What is
they could have shoot they
they could have shoot they ask later lol good work keep it up
These brave and competent
These brave and competent members of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Force deserve our sincere congratulations.
After so many years of less than mediocre performance, this comes as a very pleasant surprise. Wow. what a breath of fresh air.
If this kind of performance continues, the recent constant increase in criminal activity on the Cayman Islands could well be stopped and may even be put into decline.
Let's continue to send a strong message to our would be criminals their game is over.
Keep up the good work
Just a little proof that
Just a little proof that despite the constant critics and 'naysayers' on this blog, the RCIPS are doing what we expect them to do, and making the Islands safer, they are prepared to step up to the plate. Well done guys!
Walton, arm your guys, this
Well Done. Well done to the
Well Done.
Well done to the routain patrol; we need more of these. And to the member of the public that called 911; again something we need more people to do (or 1-800-TIPS). And well done to CNS for getting this news out so quickly. I'm not sure its 'good' news but its definately not bad news either. And impressive restraint by the USG.
Well Done to the Police.
Actually that number is just
Actually that number is just 800-TIPS (800-8477). Not 1-800.
Anyone can call in tips anonymously. Calls are not answered on island.
Impressive. Well done.
Impressive. Well done.
Well done! That's the way to
Well done! That's the way to do it. Let's see a lot more of the same!
That pistol looks like an AMT
That pistol looks like an AMT Backup in 32ACP so it's not cheap junk like most of the previous handgun seizures, probably cost about US$400 with taxes.
Should be recent manufacture and easy to trace back. I wonder how it got into Cayman?
Well done to both the unarmed
Still unbelievable that these
Still unbelievable that these things are happening in Cayman.
Great job RCIPS. Two thumbs
Great job RCIPS. Two thumbs up!!!!
Thanks RCIPS. Let's get these
Thanks RCIPS. Let's get these wanna be thugs off the streets and their "guns" too.
The truth of the matter is
The truth of the matter is that these officers were fighting for their lives. You carry a small handgun like this which is only good for shooting people.
The RCIP should really pressure these illegal gun carriers for where and how they obtained them.
Sadly our country has sunken
Sadly our country has sunken to its lowest ebb. Cudos to the RCIPS.
Thank you all very much. Be
Thank you all very much.
Be safe and God bless you all.
I am pretty critical do the
Enforce the law...Mandatory
Enforce the law...Mandatory sentence for posession of unlicenced firearm I believe is 20 years plus $100,000 fine.
That kind of punishment might get the attention of these low life scum ruining Cayman.
Thank you brave policemen,
Damn it Baines, now you're
Damn it Baines, now you're really making McKeeva look bad. lol.
What happened to the day when
What happened to the day when the reports were someone stealing out of someone's watermelon patch??!!
Unbelievable! Cayman has caught up with the rest of the world's city gangster/criminal life.
Thankfully no one was injured in either incident and those few weapons are off the street.
Scary, Ok if this was
Scary, Ok if this was actually an AK47 ...what then, do the officers have firearms to
protect themselves?
A person waves what looks like an AK47 in front of the police......!! Shows how bold
these guys are...not worried at all....''In the real world'' they would have been shot
dead...waving what looked like an AK47.....pretty sad!!!!!!
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