🚔 Man arrested following Christmas Day carjacking in George Town

A 34-year-old man from George Town was arrested on suspicion of robbery following a carjacking incident that occurred just before midnight on Christmas Day. The police received a report of a robbery in a parking lot on Eastern Avenue. The driver of the car had stopped to rest and eat, but was disturbed by a commotion outside his vehicle. Upon investigating, he was attacked by a man armed with a Phillips screwdriver. A second carjacker then entered the vehicle and started the ignition. Both assailants fled the scene in the stolen vehicle, heading south on North Church Street.🚗

Police officers were able to locate the stolen vehicle on Rock Hole Road, where they arrested a 34-year-old man who was inside the car. The second suspect managed to escape from the scene. Both men were described as having a dark complexion and hair styled in corn rows. This incident follows a similar violent carjacking that took place on Courts Road, George Town, in the early hours of Christmas Eve. The police are urging anyone with information about these incidents to contact George Town CID or submit an anonymous tip via the RCIPS Confidential Tip Line or the Cayman Crime Stoppers website.👮‍♂️