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Two boat theft suspects rescued as vessel drifts

TWO suspected boat thieves were rescued at sea after the vessel, which it was believed they had stolen, was discovered drifting in waters off Grand Bahama earlier this week.

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Man guilty of housebreaking

AN ANDROS man was sentenced to nine months in prison yesterday on charges related to housebreaking, stealing and damage.

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Bail over death threats

A MAN and a woman were granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate charges of threats of death.

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Man accused of rape

A MAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday after he faced a rape charge.

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Jailed for bid to steal bumper

A MAN was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday for trying to steal a man’s car bumper.

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Man arrested after $10k marijuana discovery

A MAN was arrested in Grand Bahama after he was discovered with about $10,000 worth of marijuana.

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Man shot dead at East Street plaza

A MAN was fatally shot on Friday at an East Street plaza as he was in the process of collecting someone.

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Defence Force officer murdered

POLICE are trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding the murder of a serving Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer last night.

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Boy’s home escapee ‘made gun threat’

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy was sent to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services after escaping Simpson Penn School for Boys and threatening a man with a gun.

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Juveniles put on probation for gay slurs and throwing rocks

TWO male juveniles were put on a year’s probation by a Magistrate’s Court yesterday for hurling rocks and homophobic slurs at a man last year.

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Woman attacked former business partner with piece of wood

A WOMAN was put on six months’ probation yesterday after threatening and attacking a former female business partner with a piece of wood.

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Two accused over weapons

TWO men were separately sentenced in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday - one in connection with possession of a component part of a firearm and another for carrying arms.

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Teen jailed for causing harm

AN 18-year-old youth was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday after being found guilty of grievous harm.

Four accused of stealing

FOUR men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on two separate charges of stealing.

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Eight months in jail for hitting woman with bat

A WOMAN was sentenced to eight months behind bars for hitting another woman in the head with a metal bat.