Man granted $8,000 bail over loaded gun on Exuma dock
A MAN accused of having a loaded gun on a dock in Exuma was granted bail yesterday.
Woman barred from voting over false address claim
A WOMAN was fined and barred from obtaining a voter’s card for three years after admitting she gave a false statement to the Parliamentary Registration Department while trying to change her address last month.
Officer says he fired after suspect pointed gun at him
OFFICERS testified yesterday that they opened fire after an armed man pointed a gun at them as the trial of two men accused of endangering police officers’ lives in Garden Hills in 2018 continued.
Man faces charges over multiple armed robberies
A MAN accused of a series of armed robberies in New Providence over the past four months was remanded to prison yesterday.
Man remanded after alleged knifepoint motorcycle theft
A 26-year-old man accused of robbing another man of his motorcycle at knifepoint earlier this month was remanded to prison.
Repeat offender gets three years prison for housebreaking
A 28-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison after breaking into a Sea Breeze home and stealing $1,000 worth of items.
Teen given 18 months in prison for unlicensed 9mm firearm
AN 18-year-old man was sentenced to 18 months in prison last week after he was found with a loaded firearm in New Providence.
Police seize $18k and drugs during Star Lane house raid
A 44-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were arrested after police seized suspected marijuana and more than $18,000 in cash during a search of a Star Lane residence on Monday afternoon.
Defence accuses police of planting gun in robbery trial
THE prosecution and defence gave sharply conflicting accounts of the night two men were shot and arrested by police, with officers alleging one of the accused pointed a gun at them, while the defence claims the weapon was planted to justify the shooting.
27-year-old charged in grandmother’s shooting
A MAN has been charged with murdering a 48-year-old grandmother who was struck by a stray bullet while holding her grandson inside her Wilton Street home last week.
Court hears from officer in gun and ammo smuggling trial
A MAN and a woman were charged yesterday with the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man whose body was found in bushes near Carmichael Road last month.
Grand Bahama man charged with rape
A GRAND Bahama man was charged with rape in Grand Bahama’s Magistrate Court yesterday.
Migrant fined $800 for drugs and handed to Immigration
A 20-year-old Haitian migrant was fined $800 in the Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to drug possession and was subsequently handed over to immigration authorities.
Man denies fraud over $1,600 atlantis day passes
DWAYNE Leon Morley, 34, pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday to fraud by false pretences stemming from an alleged April 15 incident on Paradise Island.
Court dismisses latest appeal for 2010 Fox Hill drive-by killer
A MAN convicted of a fatal 2010 drive-by shooting in Fox Hill has had his latest appeal against his 35-year prison sentence dismissed.
