Prosecution Says Drone & CCTV Evidence Allegedly Show Suspects In Rum Point Burglary Spree
Alric Lindsay 
By Alric Lindsay
A string of neighbourhood break-ins plaguing the Rum Point area since late last year culminated in a courtroom hearing this week, as the prosecution claimed that drone footage helped to identify two suspects. One suspect was granted bail, while no bail application was made for the other suspect.
Trevor Creary and Pete Johnson appeared before the Summary Court this week following a fast-moving police operation. According to Kenneth Ferguson, Crown Counsel from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, a specific robbery was committed on October 12, 2026, which clearly captured three distinct burglars on CCTV camera networks. DPP Crown Counsel Ferguson said that drone surveillance subsequently tracked suspects exiting a targeted house. When police units converged on the residence, a brief pursuit on foot broke out before officers successfully detained both men.
In court, DPP Crown Counsel Ferguson pushed hard to keep the men behind bars, revealing that police are actively looking at a number of burglaries committed on the same street. He argued that footage from separate, unresolved burglaries under investigation depicts a suspect wearing the identical outfit Creary had on. Citing connections to the “Rum Point problems” going back to December, DPP Crown Counsel Ferguson objected to bail on the strength of the evidence, arguing Creary would commit other crimes if released.
Defence Attorney Crister Brady fought back against Creary’s detention, emphasising that his client is a self-employed family man with a Caymanian wife and two children. Brady pointed out that Creary had already been granted bail on Wednesday night, questioning what new circumstances had transpired to bring him back. Creary, he argued, had provided police with a reasonable explanation for being in the area.
Meanwhile, attorney Keith Myers stepped in to cache the file for the co-accused, Pete Johnson, stating that Johnson’s circumstances differed significantly and opting not to submit a bail application today as designated duty counsel.
Presiding over the matter, Magistrate McFarlane determined that any fears surrounding Creary could be mitigated by robust conditions rather than absolute remand. Creary was granted bail under highly restrictive terms, including no contact with Crown witnesses, a $950 surety, a doorstep condition, curfew spanning 7 pm to 6 am, an electronic monitor, passport surrender, a strict travel ban forbidding him from coming within 100 yards of any airport or seaport, and to live and sleep at the address provided to the court. Crucially, Magistrate McFarlane slapped Creary with an exclusion order, legally barring him from going anywhere in the district of North Side. The Magistrate suggested that if Creary was not sure about the scope of the exclusion zone, he should not go past Bodden Town.
Magistrate McFarlane ordered that the papers should be served within seven days. Pete Johnson was handed down no bail conditions today, and November 3 was set as the next court date for both men.
