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Man ‘dressed like drag queen’ robbed John Bull

A supervisor at the John Bull Store testified that a man dressed like “a drag queen” had entered the establishment moments before it was robbed of over 70 luxury timepieces.

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TWO FACE COURT OVER ATTACKS

TWO young men were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s court yesterday with murder and attempted murder.

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$1m John Bull robbery trial underway

A MANAGER of the John Bull Store in Freeport testified in court yesterday about the events surrounding the theft of nearly $1 million in merchandise from the luxury goods store in 2018.

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American jailed for cocaine in suitcase

A 31-year-old man caught trying to travel with cocaine that he claimed he found while jet skiing near Paradise Island was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison.

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‘Cash thief was caught on camera’

SECURITY footage showed a worker at a local automotive services company taking funds out of the cashier’s drawer and pocketing it, according to one of the establishment's managers.

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Court to appoint lawyer in sex case

A MAN seeking to challenge the sentence he received after he was convicted of having sex with a minor five years ago will receive a court-appointed lawyer for his appeal application.

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Man accused of indecent assault

A 63-year-old man who denied indecently assaulting a minor was yesterday granted bail before his trial.

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Man who took food and cash ‘when hungry’ sent to jail

AN Andros man who admitted breaking into several businesses on the island to steal cash and food because he said he was hungry and thirsty was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison.

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Cashier ‘told police of her part in $500k scam’

ONE of four cashiers accused of collectively stealing nearly $500,000 from their employer over a two-year period admitted being a part of the scam when her home was searched by police, a court was told.

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Court of Appeal affirms sentences of two men convicted of firearm charge

THE Court of Appeal has confirmed the sentences of two men convicted of using a firearm to put another man’s life in danger over seven years ago.

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Two deny having loaded pistol

TWO men who denied having a loaded pistol were yesterday sent to prison pending a bail hearing.

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Man accused of having sex with underaged girls

A 32-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison over allegations that he had sex with two underaged girls earlier this year.

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Man found shot dead in his car

POLICE are investigating after a man was fatally shot in his car on Milton Street yesterday afternoon.

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One dead, two injured after shooting and stabbing in Grand Bahama

A man was killed, and two others are in hospital following a shooting and stabbing incident in Grand Bahama on Friday evening.

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Murder and attempted murder accused in court

TWO men were charged with murder and attempted murder in separate incidents in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday.