Crime & Court

Crooked Island man denies assaulting police officers

A MAN from Crooked Island was arraigned yesterday on five separate charges, including two counts of assaulting police officers and causing harm to another man.

Father fined after police find drugs stash

A FATHER was fined yesterday for drug possession after police found the contraband in his home.

Man guilty of possession of fake driving licence

A MAN was placed on two years’ probation yesterday after being arrested for possessing a fake driver’s licence.

Out on bail and shot dead

A MAN on bail was fatally shot yesterday in the country’s third homicide for the week.

Man accused of string of Andros robberies

A MAN suffering from mental illness was charged in the Magistrate’s Court for a string of robberies in Andros.

Man held over knife discovery

A MAN was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for unlawfully carrying arms.

Man shot dead in street in 32nd murder of year

A MAN believed to be in his early 30s was shot dead on Wright’s Lane last night, becoming the country’s 32nd murder so far for the year.

Father jailed for firearm offences

A FATHER was sentenced to 16 months in prison yesterday on firearm and ammunition charges.

Woman accused of vagrancy

A WOMAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for psychological evaluation after being charged with vagrancy yesterday.

Man ‘had items believed to be stolen’

A MAN was arraigned yesterday on charges of unlawful possession.

Officers ‘searching for information’ in investigation into mass shooting

NEARLY a year after six men were killed in a mass shooting on Jerome Avenue, Police Commissioner Paul Rolle said officers are still searching for information to advance their investigations into the killings.