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Convicted armed robber loses appeal over six-year sentence

A MAN lost his appeal against his six-year prison sentence for a string of armed robberies committed between 2017 and 2020.

Officer: Suspect confessed to killing two teens boys

A SENIOR police officer testified yesterday that a man on trial for the 2017 killing of two teenage boys in Yellow Elder Gardens admitted to the shootings during a recorded interview.

24-year-old admitting to bottle attack on man gets three months sentence

A 24-year-old man who admitted attacking another man with a Guinness bottle on Kemp Road was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday.

Man accused of having $28k of hemp in vehicle ditched during police chase

A 44-year-old man accused of having $28,600 worth of marijuana in his vehicle during a police chase last month was granted bail yesterday.

Man granted bail over 14 rounds of ammo

A 31-year-old man accused of having 14 rounds of ammunition was granted bail yesterday.

Police denied planting gun and abusing suspect in murder trial

The murder trial of a man accused of killing two teenage boys in Yellow Elder Gardens in 2017 continued yesterday as a police officer testified finding the accused with a gun on Lightbourne Avenue.

Eleuthera man remanded on charge of sexually assaulting mentally ill woman

A MAN accused of attempting to sexually assault a mentally ill woman in Eleuthera in January was remanded to prison yesterday.

Berry Islands teen accused of having loaded gun and marijuana at business

A 19-year-old man accused of having a loaded gun and marijuana at a business in the Berry Islands on Monday was granted bail yesterday.

Man accused of indecent assault of woman granted $3,000 bail

A 62-year-old man accused of indecently assaulting a 25-year-old woman last month was granted bail yesterday.

$232k marijuana seized by police on Dean Lane

POLICE seized more than 100 pounds of suspected hydroponic marijuana during a search in New Providence on Tuesday evening.

$232k marijuana seized by police on Dean Lane

POLICE seized more than 100 pounds of suspected hydroponic marijuana during a search in New Providence on Tuesday evening.

Woman gets probation for knife attack over parking space dispute

A WOMAN who charged at her neighbours with a kitchen knife during a dispute over a parking space in Cooper’s Terrace last week was placed on one year’s probation.

‘Fleeting glance’ overturns five-year gun conviction

A MAN had his five-year sentence for allegedly having a banned weapon during a police chase on Palm Beach Street in 2023 overturned after he successfully argued that police only had a passing glance at the suspect.

$2,500 fine for 14-day bail breach

A MAN was fined $2,500 yesterday for breaching his bail conditions for 14 days while awaiting trial for drug importation.

Man accused of threatening ex-girlfriend with a gun

A MAN accused of threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend with a handgun on Baillou Hill Road South was granted bail yesterday.