Woman hit in face in robbery
A WOMAN was hit in the face and robbed of her handbag while walking near a bus stop in Freeport yesterday morning.
Two accused of firearm possession
TWO men appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on firearm charges.
Three facing drug charges
TWO men and a woman were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on two separate counts of possession of dangerous drugs.
Two years in jail for firing gun and fleeing
A MAN was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison and fined $6,000 after he pleaded guilty to a firearm charge.
Bailed suspect shot dead outside home
A MAN, released on bail on Christmas Eve, was fatally shot on Monday night.
WOMAN KILLED ON WAY TO PRAYERS: Victim dies from yet another stray bullet in gangland attack
A WOMAN who was on her way to a prayer meeting was shot by a stray bullet and died on Robinson Road last night, police said.
$1m drug defendant ‘just trying to make money’
A POLICE officer yesterday testified how one of the men accused of being involved in a near $1m drug operation in Exuma last year told the police on the day of his arrest that he “was just trying to make some money”.
‘Pay $400 fine over drugs’
A 45-year-old man who was found with more than two ounces of marijuana last week was yesterday ordered to pay $400 to avoid spending two months behind bars.
Man jailed for stealing TV
A 40-year-old man who admitted stealing a television set from a local restaurant on Christmas Day was sentenced to 14 months in prison yesterday.
Probation over marijuana
A MAN, taken to court on marijuana charges yesterday, was placed on six months probation.
Man charged with murder of Leon Griffin and other killings
A 21-year-old was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with the murder of four people last year, including well-known businessman and former Bahamas Taxicab Union president Leon Griffin.
Men accused of drug offences
SEVERAL men appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with a number of drug-related offences.
Woman denies house break-in
A 56-year-old woman who denied breaking into a woman’s home and stealing several of her belongings earlier this month was yesterday granted bail before her trial.
‘He said he was coming inside - then gunshots’
A MAN is dead after he was shot outside his home on Friday night.
