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Man admits breaching bail

A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison after admitting to breaching his bail on a murder charge to go to the carnival with his child over the holidays.

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Man charged in connection with double homicide

A MAN was sent to prison on Friday in connection with the year’s first double homicide. This incident left a couple dead after armed assailants broke into their home while they slept.

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Marijuana haul found by police

ABACO and Grand Bahama Police made a large drug haul this week, seizing over 200 blocks of suspected marijuana and arresting a male resident of Treasury Cay.

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Man shot as he cleaned car

A MAN is in hospital after he was shot while cleaning his car yesterday.

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Dad jailed for having loaded gun when arrested in front of his children

A FATHER was sentenced to two years in prison in court yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun when he was arrested in front of his children in December of 2021.

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Fined for bail breach

A MAN was fined in court yesterday for breaching his curfew while on bail for his alleged involvement in a 2021 airport armed robbery that almost killed a woman and a police officer.

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Two accused of gun threat

TWO men were given bail in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate charges of assaulting and threatening a man with a gun on New Year’s Eve.

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Man stole from store while drunk

A MAN was ordered to reimburse a grocery store yesterday after he admitted stealing $46.62 worth of inventory while drunk.

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Bail rejected after alleged failure to charge device

A MAN was denied bail yesterday after being accused of failing to charge his electronic monitoring device (EMD) while on bail for armed robbery, in addition to other charges.

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Man accused of shotgun threat

A MAN was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being charged with threatening a woman with a shotgun last month.

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Man accused of drug and firearm charges

A MAN was granted bail in court yesterday on firearm, ammunition and drug charges after being arrested on New Year’s Day.

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American bit and kicked police woman – and broke officer’s finger

AN AMERICAN woman who bit a police officer, kicked the officer repeatedly in the face and broke the officer’s finger during an incident at Aura nightclub on New Year’s Day has been ordered to pay $1,500 in compensation.

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Three fined over bullets and hemp

THREE men were fined in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after admitting to having more than 1lb of Indian hemp and 18 unfired rounds of ammunition last week.

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Man in hospital after Freeport stabbing

A 26-year-old Grand Bahama man is in hospital following a stabbing in Freeport, police reported yesterday.

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UPDATED: Couple shot dead in their sleep

Two men are being questioned by police after a man and woman were shot dead in their sleep early on Monday morning.