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Man dies after car crash on Sir Milo Butler Highway

POLICE in New Providence are investigating a traffic accident that left a 37-year-old man dead on Friday.

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OFFICER TELLS OF AZARIO SHOOTING: Police witness said an officer yelled ‘he has a gun’ before they fired on him

A POLICE officer at Woody’s Bar on Fire Trail Road when Azario Major was killed said four officers shot the 31-year-old after one shouted: “Gun, gun, he has a gun!”

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Woman killed as car hits tree

A WOMAN has died in Grand Bahama after the vehicle she was driving hit a tree early Thursday morning in the Lucaya area.

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Gibson’s ex-fiancee’s virtual testimony ruling Monday

A SUPREME Court judge will rule on Monday whether Adrian Gibson’s ex-fiancee can testify virtually in his corruption trial.

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Bullets found at scene don’t match gun in car, expert says

A FIREARM expert said none of the bullet casings recovered from the scene where Azario Major was killed matched the gun found in his car.

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GIBSON WITNESS IN ABUSE CLAIM: ‘Brutal attack’ alleged as ex-girlfriend wants to testify by video link

THE ex-fiancee of Adrian Gibson has alleged that the Long Island MP abused her, prompting her desire to testify virtually in his corruption trial rather than in person.

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Azario case details guns and ammo in shooting

THE guns used in the police-involved killing of Azario Major were submitted as evidence yesterday as the inquest into the 31-year-old’s death continued in the Coroner’s Court.

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No bail granted for man on charge of sexual assault

A 37-year-old man was charged with rape after allegedly sexually assaulting a 27-year-old woman earlier this year.

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Freeport man assisting police on marijuana find

GRAND Bahama Police made a drug arrest on Monday following the discovery of suspected marijuana at a residence in Freeport.

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Man accused of indecent assault on 10 year-old granddaughter

A 61-year-old man was charged with indecent assault after allegedly acted inappropriately with his ten-year-old granddaughter last month.

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Adrian Gibson corruption trial begins

ADRIAN Gibson’s corruption trial began yesterday with his lawyer filing a constitutional motion to force an in-person testimony from a key witness.

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MYSTERY OVER PHONE IN AZARIO SHOOTING: Father tells of shock at seeing dead son’s face

AZARIO Major’s father claimed yesterday that retrieved data initially located his son’s unrecovered phone at Woody’s Bar on Fire Trail Road, where he was killed, but that the device was last pinned on Andros Avenue, where it was mysteriously deactivated.

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Cutlass-wielding man dies after being shot by police in Grand Bahama

A man is dead after being shot by police in Grand Bahama on Sunday.

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Gruesome discovery of dead man in Crooked Island

THE grim discovery of a dead man in the street with lacerations on his wrist and forehead disturbed the tranquillity of Crooked Island on Saturday morning, rocking an island of just 305 residents.

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Police shooting of blind man in 2018 ruled a justifiable homicide

A Coroner’s Court jury has ruled that the fatal shooting of a blind man on a motorcycle in 2018 by a police officer pursuing an allegedly armed suspect, was a justifiable homicide.