Fake lawyer who smuggled drugs is jailed
A 25-year-old woman who pretended to be a lawyer so she could smuggle a cell phone and more than $2,000 worth of marijuana into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for an inmate was yesterday sentenced to 15 months in prison.
Man accused of assaulting wife is granted bail
A MAN who denied assaulting his wife with a firearm was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Defence Force officer on rape charge
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officer was yesterday charged with the rape of a female colleague.
A year behind bars for stealing $1,500
A SAN SALVADOR man who broke into a woman’s residence to steal nearly $1,500 was yesterday sentenced to a year behind bars.
Man ‘stole liquor to pay for drugs’
A 55-year-old man who stole two bottles of liquor he claimed he planned to sell to support his drug addiction was yesterday fined $600.
Man claimed he groped girl accidentally
A 27-year-old man who claimed he accidentally groped a little girl in the back of a local food store because he was high on drugs was yesterday fined $1,000.
Pair charged with armed robbery
A MAN and teenager were yesterday charged in the Magistrate’s Court with armed robbery.
Man in hospital after shooting
NEW Providence police are investigating a shooting on Friday that left a man in hospital.
Harbour Island man charged with shooting death
A HARBOUR ISLAND man was charged on Friday with murder in connection with a shooting incident last week that left another man in the settlement dead.
Haitian man fined over fraudulent permit
A HAITIAN man who travelled to the country on a fraudulent work permit that he claimed to have purchased from an airline agent in his home country was ordered to pay $2,200 to avoid spending a year behind bars.
Four siblings accused of assault with bat
FOUR siblings accused of assaulting a woman with a bat were granted bail on Friday ahead of their trial.
Maid ordered to pay back stolen money
A MAID who stole more than $1,000 cash from her employer was on Friday fined $500 and ordered to pay back the stolen money.
Three in court on fraud charges
Three persons accused of possessing forged cheques in connection with the purchase of goods totaling over $20,000 were arraigned on more than a dozen fraud-related charges on Tuesday in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court.
Security guard shot in robbery
A SECURITY guard was shot during an attempted armed robbery at a money transfer company yesterday.
Sports bar killer’s sentence upheld by Court of Appeal
THE Court of Appeal has upheld the 30-year prison sentence of a man who was convicted of manslaughter and two counts of attempted murder after he was accused of opening fire in a local sports bar in 2015.
