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Woman shot in Grand Bahama

A GRAND Bahama woman is in hospital after being shot on Thursday.

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Stolen wedding gifts found in ceiling of neighbour

A WOMAN’S stolen wedding gifts were found stashed in the ceiling of one of her neighbour’s homes, a court was told.

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‘I hit car that ran a red light’

A MAN said he “totalled” his car when he “t-boned” another vehicle that had run through a red light.

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Teenager accused of being a ‘Peeping Tom’

A TEENAGER accused of being a “Peeping Tom” was yesterday remanded to prison pending a bail hearing.

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Nygard suffers new court defeat

THE United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed a complaint by Peter Nygard made under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations (RICO) Act in the United States.

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Man shot dead near Wulff Road

POLICE are investigating the latest murder in New Providence.

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‘I took $1k of goods so I could play baseball with the kids’

A MAN told a court that he stole more than $1,000 worth of sporting equipment from a local school because he wanted to play baseball with the kids in his neighbourhood.

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Officer says he found marijuana in boxes

A 37-year-old man accused of marijuana possession denied the allegations when he was questioned in police custody, a court was told.

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Man acquitted over beer claim

A MAGISTRATE yesterday acquitted a man charged for patronising a bar earlier this year, after ruling the prosecution failed to prove their case.

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Robbery suspect: You have the wrong person

A 25-year-old man charged with armed robbery yesterday claimed that police had arrested the wrong person.

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Suspect wins $160k for police assault

A MAN who was unlawfully arrested, beaten by officers and falsely accused of stealing his own possessions was awarded over $163,000 in damages by the Supreme Court.

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Sign of the times as man accused of stealing FNM election posters

A 41-year-old man accused of stealing nearly $500 worth of Free National Movement paraphernalia from the Mount Moriah constituency was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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$25 of marijuana? Fined 20 times the value

A 23-year-old man who was found with $25 worth of marijuana must pay 20 times that amount to avoid spending a month in prison.

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24-year-old accused of murder

A 24-YEAR-OLD man was charged in the magistrate’s court yesterday with murder.

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Court upholds sentence for man who killed ex’s new lover

THE Court of Appeal has affirmed the nine-year manslaughter sentence of a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s new lover nearly a decade ago.