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American man has one-year sentence quashed, gets three days

AN American man who was convicted for possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition had his one-year sentence quashed by the Court of Appeal and substituted for a three-day imprisonment.

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One year sentence for shop breaking, stealing

A LONG island man was sentenced to a year in prison after admitting to breaking into and stealing from a local medical laboratory.

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Man admits cutting PI fence to get to beach

A MAN was placed on probation after admitting to cutting a chain link fence on Paradise Island to get to a beach.

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Man accused of unlawful sex with girl, 12

A MAN was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for having unlawful sex with a 12-year-old girl in Andros.

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Psychiatric report requested for man who escaped custody

THE accused who escaped custody at Magistrate’s Court last week has had his arraignment delayed by the chief magistrate as she awaits an official psychiatric report. This escape led to a two-day manhunt for the accused before police captured him on Sunday.

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Adrian Gibson’s lawyer pushes for another justice

THE lawyer representing Long Island MP Adrian Gibson in his corruption trial continued to push for his case to be transferred to another justice.

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Expat’s killer ‘took keys and locked victim’s door’

THE person who killed a British expatriate in his western New Providence condo is believed to have taken his keys and locked the victim’s door, the complex’s property manager told The Tribune.

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Man gets two years for shopbreaking and stealing

A MAN was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday after admitting to shopbreaking and stealing over $4,000 worth of solar lights and a mechanic’s equipment.

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Three charged in connection with Eleuthera firearm seizure

THREE men were granted bail yesterday after they were charged in connection with a firearm seizure in Eleuthera.

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EXPAT KILLED INSIDE GATED COMMUNITY: Cable Bahamas manager’s killing shocks quiet complex

POLICE are investigating a homicide in western New Providence after a British man was discovered inside a condominium with multiple lacerations to the body yesterday.

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Wanted suspect shot dead by police

POLICE shot a wanted suspect dead in Gamble Heights yesterday afternoon after he allegedly pulled a gun on officers.

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MP Adrian Gibson back in court today

LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson will be back in court today over corruption allegations before Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson despite his lawyer’s objection to the move.

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Man faces fraud charges

A MAN was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday for allegedly defrauding scores of people of more $50,000 under false pretences over the course of a year.

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Pair charged with armed robbery

TWO men were remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday in connection with the armed robbery of a restaurant supply store in Mackey Street earlier this month.

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Former employee accused of stealing from client’s account

A FORMER employee of CIBC FirstCaribbean was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being accused of stealing $3,700 from a client’s bank account.