Commissioner: Public safe despite police staffing shortage
The public remains safe even though the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is understaffed by 26 officers, according to Commissioner of Police Kurt Walton.
Speaking at the latest meeting of the Finance Committee on 25 Sept. to discuss government requests for $108 million in supplementary spending, Walton told MPs that to fill gaps caused by the staffing shortage, the RCIPS had had to move officers from other districts and disrupt some community policing initiatives. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Oct 04, 2025 01:01 PM