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Police shoot dead fleeing suspect

A MAN was killed in a police-involved shooting yesterday after he attempted to “evade” officers, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said.

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UPDATED: Body of man is found on track road

A MAN was found dead yesterday on a track road off Graham Drive in Yellow Elder Gardens with apparent gunshot wounds.

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Bailed over deadly crash at Christmas

A man who was accused of causing a three-car collision that claimed the lives of a married couple on Christmas night was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.

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Man jailed for ammunition he claimed that he found

A 21-year-old man who was found with illegal ammunition that he claimed he had found was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison.

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ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED

ARREST warrants were issued yesterday for several people who failed to appear in court after they were charged with breaching regulations outlined in the Emergency Powers Order.

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HAITIAN MEN ARE FINED

THREE Haitian men who could not verify their status when approached by immigration officers earlier this week were fined $300 in court yesterday.

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Teacher on sex charge

A 63-year-old male teacher was yesterday charged in a Freeport court with one count of indecent assault.

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Johnson ‘attacker’ in court

THE man who was accused of attacking South and Central Eleuthera MP Stephen “Hank” Johnson was yesterday arraigned in Magistrate’s Court.

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UPDATED: Man dies after shooting off Soldier Road

POLICE are investigating a shooting incident off Soldier Road that left a man dead on Tuesday night.

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Police officer denies charge over marijuana

A ROYAL Bahamas Police Force officer who denied being in possession of more than one ounce of marijuana was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.

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Ganja gummies land woman in court

A SOCIAL media influencer who was caught trying to travel to Miami with marijuana-infused gummy bears was yesterday fined $300.

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Man denies $10,000 bank fraud

AN ACKLINS man who denied defrauding a local bank of nearly $10,000 was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.

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Birthday joint costs man $300 in court

A MAN who was caught with marijuana joints he claimed he bought to celebrate his birthday was fined $300 in the Magistrate’s Court.

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Man discharged after family row

A MAGISTRATE yesterday discharged an Andros man who threatened to harm his uncle during an argument over land late last year.

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A year in jail for breaching bail

A 22-year-old man who claimed he violated his bail conditions because he was kicked out of the home he was staying in was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison.