‘I saw injury to the face of mother’
A POLICE officer testified in court yesterday how he noticed injuries on a woman who alleged she was hit in the face by her child’s father.
Food store worker on $50k theft charge
A FORMER food store employee was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with stealing over $50,000 from her employer.
Housebreaking accused remanded
A 21-year-old man accused of breaking into a woman’s house earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.
Man accused of setting fire to home
A 31-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday charged with setting fire to another man’s home last month.
Murder suspect shot dead by police
A 28-year-old wanted murder suspect was shot and killed yesterday morning by police in Grand Bahama, ending a two-week island-wide manhunt.
Siblings accused of stealing
A 28-year-old man accused of stealing over $9,000 from Commonwealth Bank last year was granted bail ahead of his trial yesterday.
Facebook con artist jailed for four years
CONVICTED con artist Shane Mackey will spend four years in prison for defrauding several people of more than $30,000 in connection with a Facebook Marketplace scam that occurred earlier this year.
Six months in jail for $60 grocery thief
A 36-year-old man who stole over $60 worth of supplies from a local grocery and retail store earlier this month and gave officers a fake name was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday.
Firearms import suspect remanded
A 36-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after he was accused of conspiring to import several firearms in the country over a nearly three-year period. Larry Burrows appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with 15 counts of conspiracy to import a firearm. Police said the accused, along with others, agreed to import several firearms in The Bahamas between November 2017 to September 2020. During yesterday’s hearing, Burrows denied the offences and the matter was adjourned to January 17 for a bail hearing. He was remanded into custody until that time.
Murder probe as body found in parking lot
POLICE are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sunday night after a man’s body was found in the parking lot of an apartment building.
Discharge for obstruction
A 32-year-old man who obstructed an officer while she was executing her duties earlier this week was granted a conditional discharge yesterday.
Man accused of damaging car
A woman testified yesterday about how she made a complaint to police after being informed by a friend that her car had been damaged.
Behind bars after stealing $60 of groceries
A 36-year-old man who admitted to stealing over $60 worth of supplies from a local grocery and retail store was yesterday remanded into custody pending sentencing.
Murder suspect remanded to prison
A 25-year-old man accused of murdering a man earlier this year was remanded to prison yesterday.
