Crime & Court

Man denies damaging, stealing vehicles

A MAN who denied damaging and stealing the vehicles of two women was granted bail on Friday before his trial.

Men charged in connection with fight video

SEVERAL men were charged before a Freeport Magistrate’s court Friday after a video of a group of men fighting went viral on social media.

Man accused of threat to kill cop and his family

A MAN threatened to break into a police officer’s house and murder him and his entire family, a court heard yesterday.

Teen gets 18 months for loaded pistol

A TEENAGER who was found with a loaded pistol was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in prison.

High-speed chase ends with $1,800 fine for marijuana

A 40-year-old man who led police on a high-speed chase while attempting to evade arrest was yesterday fined $1,800 for marijuana possession.

Man jailed for repeated sex with 15-year-old

A MAGISTRATE yesterday sentenced a 21-year-old man to 18 months in prison after he admitted having sex with a teenager.

Man found dead in subdivision

POLICE are seeking information from the public after a man died on Wednesday night with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds.

Thief has more than a year cut off sentence

THE Court of Appeal yesterday reduced the sentence of a man who was convicted of stealing an assortment of items from a woman almost two years ago.

Fishermen prove they had correct licence

A magistrate yesterday discharged four fishermen who were accused of fishing with prohibited apparatus after they were able to prove they had the appropriate licence to do so.

$5,000 fine for man who defamed girlfriend online

A MAN who defamed his former police girlfriend online because he believed she was responsible for the deaths of his friends was yesterday fined $5,000.

Child was sitting in back seat next to $42k of marijuana

POLICE officers found two men and a young child riding in the Carmichael Road area with $42,000 worth of marijuana in the back seat, a court was told yesterday.