THREE MURDERS IN VIOLENT WEEKEND: Two shooting victims were out on bail
THREE people — including two men on bail for serious crimes — were shot dead in separate incidents over the weekend, police said.
Woman sentenced to 18 months for arson
A Freeport woman found guilty of arson was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on Friday in the Supreme Court on Grand Bahama.
Not guilty plea to drug charges
A MAN was granted $10,000 bail in Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with a drug bust of over $60,000 worth of Indian hemp over the summer.
Man admits owning gun to protect himself as drug dealer
A MAN was sent to prison on Friday after admitting owning a gun to protect himself as a drug dealer.
Murder and attempted murder charges dropped
TWO men had their 2016 murder and attempted murder charges dropped in the Supreme Court on Friday because of insufficient evidence against them.
Five hunted over armed robberies
POLICE are searching for five men responsible for two separate armed robberies on Wednesday, one of which took place in a bank‘s parking lot.
$1m cocaine seized on ship
POLICE seized over $1m in suspected cocaine during a search of a vehicle freighter yesterday.
Man who jumped out of police car is fined
A MAN was fined a collective $800 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being found with drugs and jumping out of a moving police car to evade custody.
Mentally-ill man hits defendant in court hearing with handcuffs
A MENTALLY ill man found guilty of a damage charge was restrained after attacking another defendant in the prisoner’s dock while awaiting his own arraignment in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Man discharged over decades-old firearm
A MAN was discharged yesterday in connection with a decades-old firearm and ammunition charge due to conflicting reports from police on the exact firearm model found.
Woman charged over stabbing
A WOMAN faced a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after allegedly stabbing a co-worker at a construction company multiple times during a workroom brawl last week.
$5k fine for bail violation
A 27-YEAR-OLD Grand Bahama man was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court with violating the conditions of his bail.
Americans fined over possession of hemp
TWO Americans were fined in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate drug charges.
Bail granted for man accused of murder bid
A MAN was granted bail in the Supreme Court yesterday in connection with an alleged failed murder bid in early September.
Man accused over deadly boat tragedy
A MAN was granted bail in the Supreme Court yesterday in connection with the tragic sinking of a suspected migrant vessel that left 18 people dead in late July.
