Crime & Court

Bahamian men ‘were arrested’ in Dominican Republic

LOCAL police and Foreign Affairs officials are following reports that four Bahamian men were arrested in the Dominican Republic after $879,020 in cash was found in their luggage.

Two accused in separate cases of theft

TWO men were arraigned yesterday on separate stealing charges.

Four accused over gun and ammunition

THREE men and a woman were charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday with possession of a prohibited weapon and ammunition.

Schoolboy denies having loaded gun

A MALE juvenile was granted $8,000 bail in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being reportedly found with a loaded gun.

$200 fine over Indian hemp possession

A MAN was fined $200 in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a drug charge.

Mother-of-six in brutal stabbing

A MOTHER of six, believed to be of Bahamian descent, was viciously stabbed to death on Saturday in West Philadelphia.

Woman accused of neglect in pond tragedy

A WOMAN was granted bail by a Magistrate’s Court yesterday for alleged negligence in the drowning of an 11-year-old boy who was in her care.

19-year-old accused of murder

A TEENAGER was charged with murder yesterday in connection with the shooting death of a 32-year-old man last month.

Accused denies killing teenager

A MAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday in connection with the shooting death of a teenager in late July.

Man accused of threat to stab family members

A MAN was placed on six months’ probation yesterday after pleading guilty to threatening to stab estranged family members to death.

Two face drugs charges

TWO men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate drug charges.

Jailed over gun possession

A MAN was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday after being found guilty of possessing an unlicenced revolver with five live rounds of ammunition.