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Five arrests over drugs in separate incidents

DRUG arrests were made in Grand Bahama and Abaco in separate incidents this week that resulted in the arrests of five men.

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Bahamian jailed for trying to smuggle migrant into U.S.

A FEDERAL district judge in Fort Lauderdale has sentenced Bahamian Jeremy Christoph Rolle to 60 months in prison for trying to smuggle a migrant previously removed from the country following aggravated felony convictions, including murder, into the United States.

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Man waved cutlass

A MAN was ordered to attend counselling after he was charged yesterday with unlawfully carrying arms and brandishing a weapon.

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‘My wife struck me with her vehicle’

A MAN told the court yesterday how his wife struck him with her vehicle, damaging his finger after she saw him with another woman at his mother’s house.

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Bail over baseball bat attack

A MAN and woman accused of hitting a man with a baseball bat last week were yesterday granted bail before their trial.

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Pair deny stealing boat

TWO men accused of stealing another man’s boat and car part last month were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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Man accused of indecent assault on girl

A 23-year-old man who denied indecently assaulting a ten-year-old girl was yesterday granted bail before his trial.

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Another family left to mourn

A MAN is dead after being shot several times outside his home on Tuesday night.

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Man shot dead outside Knowles Drive home

Police are investigating after a man was shot dead off Tonique Williams Darling Highway on Tuesday night.

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Three accused after series of armed robberies

TWO men and a juvenile were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with armed robbery.

Two held after car chase

POLICE arrested two men on Monday who led them on a car chase and had firearms.

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Man admits house burglary

A 31-YEAR-OLD man who admitted to unlawfully entering a woman’s home and stealing several items last week was remanded to prison yesterday.

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Pair accused of intentional libel

A MAN and a woman were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with intentional libel.

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Man ‘threatened to kill his sister’

A 33-YEAR-OLD man accused of assaulting his younger sister and threatening her with death was yesterday granted bail before his trial.

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PRIZED OFFICER SHOT BY POLICE: Why did marine who was trained to calm situations lunge at cop?

A police officer shot and killed a Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer who allegedly “charged” at him and tried to disarm him early yesterday morning.