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Man accused of robbing grocery store with machine gun

A MAN was remanded to prison on Friday after being accused of holding up a grocery store with a machine gun last October and stealing over $1,400 in cash.

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Man on bail for murder charge faces firearm, ammunition charges

A MAN who was recently granted bail for murder is once again behind bars after he was accused of possession of a firearm and ammunition on Friday.

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Suspect dies after being shot by police officer in attempted armed robbery

A 17-year-old male of Kemp Road is dead after he was shot by a police officer during an attempted armed robbery on Thursday night.

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Man jailed for six months for possession of gun ammunition

A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison after admitting to having six unfired rounds of ammunition and a gun magazine. Marlon Whyte, 26, and Michael Sands, 31, were charged with possession of a component of a firearm and possession of ammunition.

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Man charged with possession of child pornography on his phone

A 28-year-old man was imprisoned after allegedly having child pornography of underage boys on his phone.

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Woman accused of unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old boy

A 36-year-old woman is behind bars after being accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy last month.

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Munroe: Rapes up 64 percent in New Providence

THERE has been a 64 percent increase in rape offences in New Providence despite the country’s other islands seeing a decrease, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday.

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COURT REJECTS ADRIAN GIBSON’S APPEAL: Temporary stay lifted as justices decide the ruling ‘did not have merit’

THE Court of Appeal ordered Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial to proceed yesterday after rejecting his appeal application against Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson’s ruling.

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Bail application denied in rape and home invasion case

A MAN had his bail application denied for the alleged rape of a woman in a home invasion in Andros last year after the court found he had a previous burglary charge.

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Man remanded to jail on charge of attempted murder of Chinese national

AFTER a Chinese national was attacked in his store on East Street South last week, a man faced court yesterday accused of attempting to murder him.

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Man held in jail charged with sex assault of 14-year-old girl

A 25-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl twice in the last year is behind bars after being remanded in custody.

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Police hunt for man after sex attack on 17-year-old girl

Police are hunting a man after a sex attack on a 17-year-old girl who accepted a ride on Robinson Road Monday at about 3pm. The male driver of a small light blue vehicle is said to have driven her to his home off Robinson Road where he forced her out of the car and assaulted her.

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Man held on charges of Hospital Lane murder and attempted murder

A MAN is behind bars after being accused of causing the death of a 20-year-old male last month and wounding three people in a shooting incident early in January.

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Man accused of sex assault of 8-year-old boy three times

A 26-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a young boy three times over the course of a year was sent to prison on Monday. The first assault may have taken place when the boy was as young as eight years old.

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Man charged with making child pornography, aiding sex assault

A 20-year-old man has been accused of aiding in the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl - and of making child pornography of the incident.