Police confirm arrest in downtown George Town

(CNS): The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) has confirmed that officers from uniform support arrested a 25-year-old man on Monday 7 January close to the FirstCaribbean bank in the heart of downtown George Town in the middle of the afternoon. The man was arrested on suspicion of threatening violence, possession of a weapon and possession of an unlicensed firearm, but no gun was found on the afternoon of thesearch. The man, who is believed to be from East End, and the car that he was in were searched by officers who recovered a knife. A police spokesperson said that the operation and subsequent arrest had been carried out in connection with a report made to the RCIPS earlier that day regarding threats.