Serious crimes up on last year in Grand Bahama
SIX murders have been recorded on Grand Bahama so far this year and serious crimes are slightly up compared to last year, according to a senior police official.
Two held over German man’s killing
TWO South Andros men in their 20s are in custody in New Providence in connection with the Thursday murder of a German visitor to the island.
Man found shot dead in car on Palm Breeze Drive
A MAN believed to be in his mid-20s or early 30s was shot dead in his car at Palm Breeze Drive on Friday afternoon.
Police confirm identity of German man shot in Andros
POLICE have confirmed the identity of the German national who was shot and killed in a double shooting at Andros.
Man accused of possessing firearm and ammunition
A 28-year-old man was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday after he was allegedly found with an illegal firearm and ammunition.
School principal charged with assaulting teacher
A SCHOOL principal was charged in a Magistrate’s Court Friday with assaulting one of her teachers at Thelma Gibson Primary School in early September.
Man accused of indecent assault on stepdaughter
A STEPFATHER was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court Friday after being accused of touching his stepdaughter’s hips while she was in the shower.
Shot German men were regular visitors
SOUTH Andros MP Leon Lundy revealed yesterday that the German men who were victims in a shooting that left one dead and the other injured were regular visitors to the island.
Eight months in jail over unlicenced gun
A MAN was sentenced to eight months in prison yesterday after being found guilty of having an unlicenced 9mm pistol and ammunition in 2020.
Man charged after human remains find
A FREEPORT man was charged in Magistrate‘s Court yesterday in connection with the discovery of human remains in bushes in East End, Grand Bahama.
Grandfather denies indecent assault
A GRANDFATHER was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being accused of touching his granddaughter’s buttocks on two occasions this year.
Man admits halloween cutlass attack
A MAN admitted yesterday to attacking someone with a cutlass on Halloween night, but denied causing harm to the victim.
Man guilty of receiving stolen car
A MAN who admitted receiving a stolen car was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday.
UPDATED: German man killed, another injured in South Andros shooting
A German man was killed and another was seriously injured in a double shooting in Kemp's Bay, Andros last night.
Boat in Exuma explosion ‘poor quality’
THE Exuma tour boat that exploded in 2018 leaving an American woman dead and several others injured was made of poor-quality aluminium and had no insulation in its wiring which likely caused the fire after it came in contact with fuel, a police officer testified yesterday.
