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Man jailed for sleeping with gun

A MAN was sentenced to 30 months in prison after he admitted falling asleep with a gun on his lap outside an apartment complex on Hillbrook Road and Edward Avenue earlier this week.

Suspect gets $5,000 bail in robbery

A MAN accused of robbing another man of a wallet containing $1,746 on East and Plantol Streets last week was granted bail yesterday.

Man faces attempted murder

A MAN accused of a near-fatal shooting near East Bay Street earlier this year was remanded to prison this week.

Suspect jailed for carjacking

A MAN accused of an armed carjacking on Saunders Beach earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.

RBDF officer faces gun charge

A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officer was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of possessing an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in a home.

Suspect in tenant rape granted $15k court bail

A MAN accused of raping his female tenant on Hospital Lane last month was granted bail yesterday.

Murder suspect jailed after breaching bail for four months

A MAN awaiting trial for four murders was remanded to prison yesterday after allegedly breaching his bail conditions for nearly four months.

Bail denied for suspect in daytime car shooting

A 31-year-old man accused of a fatal shooting on Dunmore Avenue earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.

Man remanded to prison over near-fatal Lyford Hills ambush

A man was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of a near-fatal shooting in the Lyford Hills community earlier this month.

Woman hospitalised after suspected suicide attempt

A 35-year-old woman was hospitalised on Monday after ingesting a large quantity of medication in what police are classifying as a suicide attempt.

Boy, 8, seriously injured in Bimini shooting incident

NATIONAL Security Minister Myles Laroda yesterday issued a strong appeal to licensed firearm owners to properly secure their weapons around children after an eight-year-old boy was seriously injured in a shooting incident in North Bimini on Saturday night.

62-year- old man found dead in North Eleuthera

A 62-year-old man was found dead in North Eleuthera on Sunday in what police are classifying as a suspected drowning.

43-year-old woman travelling to Haiti arrested at airport for allegedly failing to declare nearly $74,000 in cash

A 43-year-old woman travelling to Haiti was arrested at the airport over the weekend for allegedly failing to declare nearly $74,000 in cash, police said.

Haitian woman charged with fraudulently obtaining several national documents

A HAITIAN woman was charged on Friday with fraudulently obtaining several Bahamian national documents, the latest in a series of such cases in recent months.

Trainee customs officer sentenced to four years in prison

A TRAINEE customs officer was sentenced to four years behind bars after police allegedly found two guns and 38 rounds of ammunition at his Kennedy Subdivision home last week.