Two in hospital after shooting
GRAND Bahama police are investigating a shooting that left two people, including a woman, in hospital.
‘Assault by police left me ruined’
A SECOND person who claimed police tortured him at the Governor’s Harbour Police Station for a crime for which he was never charged, yesterday said the incident not only caused him injury but contributed to him experiencing considerable financial loss.
‘Get answer wrong you hang yourself’
A STORY of terror and brutality filled a courtroom yesterday as Chavette Strachan recounted how police officers allegedly tortured her for a criminal confession at Eleuthera’s Governor’s Harbour Police Station in January, 2018.
Expired passport reported stolen lands woman in court after flight
A WOMAN seeking permanent residency in the United States found herself in court after she returned to The Bahamas on an expired passport which she had previously reported as lost, the court was told.
Five-year sentence for gun and drugs upheld
THE Court of Appeal yesterday confirmed the five-year prison sentence of a man convicted of illegal drug and firearm possession over four years ago.
$700 fine for marijuana and pills
A 26-year-old man caught with marijuana and Percocet pills must pay $700 to avoid spending four months behind bars.
Two accused of robbery plot
TWO women, accused of plotting to commit robbery, were sent to prison to await trial.
Two accused of robbery plot
TWO women, accused of plotting to commit robbery, were sent to prison to await trial.
14-year-old says she was ‘indecently assaulted’
A 14-year-old girl has accused her cousin of caressing her near her private parts last year.
Theft accused to face November trial
A 22-year-old man accused of stealing nearly $30,000 worth of car parts from vehicles parked in a mechanic’s yard is set to stand trial in November.
Police ‘found loaded gun’ on suspect
OFFICERS recovered a loaded gun from a man who fled when he noticed a marked police vehicle on patrol, a court was told.
Former Cabinet minister’s fraud trial adjourned again
THE fraud trial of former Cabinet minister Elma Campbell has been adjourned once again to ensure the magistrate presiding over the case enforces the mandatory COVID-19 safety protocols in his court.
Woman admits falsely accusing boyfriend
A 26-year-old woman who falsely accused her boyfriend of assaulting her yesterday avoided receiving a criminal record after she owned up to her mistake and took responsibility for her actions.
Man accused of sex with 15-year-old
A 31-year-old man was remanded to prison over allegations that he had sex with a minor.
Andros man accused in marijuana probe
A MAN was arrested on Andros on Thursday on suspicion of cultivating marijuana.
