(CMR) A 41-year-old Bodden Town man who was wanted in relation to theft offenses and outstanding warrants was arrested on Saturday, 7 January, after a standoff with the police.
Reports from the RCIPS are that at about 7:45 pm, officers on foot patrol on Martin Drive, George Town, spotted the man. He fled from the officers, who pursued him on foot to McField Lane. The man continued to resist officers’ attempts to detain him and threw objects at the officers. Officers discharged a taser at the man; however, he fled once again, climbing onto the roof of a nearby building.
The Cayman Islands Fire Department attended the scene to assist the officers in their attempts to negotiate the man’s safe descent from the roof; however, he continued to behave in an aggressive manner toward the officers. Eventually, a member of the public was able to convince the man to come down.
The man was arrested and taken into custody. A search of his person was conducted, and quantities of suspected ganja and cocaine were recovered. He was further arrested on drug offenses and remains in custody as investigations continue.
A police officer received minor injuries during the incident, attended the hospital for treatment, and was subsequently discharged.
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