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Man jailed for indecent assault of 10-year-old girl

A 41-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison yesterday for the indecent assault of a 10-year-old girl last December.

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Two years, three months in prison for stealing and lying to officer

A MAN was sentenced to two years and three months in prison in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after admitting to stealing $88 worth of goods from a shop and lying to an officer.

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Axe-wielding killer shot dead by police

POLICE fatally shot a man who killed another man with an axe in the street last night.

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Three men in hospital after shooting incident

POLICE are aggressively investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident that left three men in hospital.

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Woman shot dead at Arawak Cay

Police say they are aggressively searching for a man who shot and killed a woman at Arawak Cay early on Sunday.

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Munroe warns those committing crimes 'police will get you'

National Security Minister Wayne Munroe on Friday expressed confidence in the government's crime plan despite the country's murder count surpassing 100 fatalities.

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Gibson attorney’s recusal request refused

JUSTICE Cheryl Grant-Thompson has denied Adrian Gibson’s attorney’s recusal request, resulting in the MP’s trial moving forward in her court next May.

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Two men charged with shopbreaking, stealing

TWO men were granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with shopbreaking at Potter’s Cay that resulted in the theft of $448.64 worth of alcohol.

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Man pleads not guilty to firearm charges

AN Eleuthera man was sent to prison yesterday for the importation of firearms to the island earlier this month.

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Unlawful sex conviction

A 74-YEAR-OLD man was convicted of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a dependent in Grand Bahama.

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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.