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THREE ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM KELLY’S

THREE men were yesterday accused of stealing $14,000 worth of goods from Kelly’s Freeport Limited by reason of employment.

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HE CAME FOR A JOB, HE LEFT AS A THIEF

A 35-YEAR-OLD man who stole a fast-food worker’s backpack after he visited the establishment to apply for a job was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison.

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Sentence upheld in gun possession case

THE Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the sentence of a man who was convicted in 2017 for having an unlicensed loaded gun.

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MAN DENIES ASSAULT AND THEFT

AN ELEUTHERA man who denied assaulting another man and stealing a woman’s purse was granted bail ahead of his trial.

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Woman fined $1,500 for expired visa

A JAMAICAN woman who was caught living in the country on an expired visa was ordered to pay $1,500 to avoid spending three months behind bars prior to her deportation back to her home country.

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TWO MEN ARRESTED OVER DRUGS FIND

TWO men were arrested in separate incidents by police on Tuesday after they were found in possession of illegal drugs in Freeport and Eight Mile Rock.

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MAN IN HOSPITAL AFTER SHOOTING

A MAN is in hospital after he was shot Monday night.

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Bid to appeal rulings dismissed in incest case

THE Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed the applications of two men who attempted to appeal two judicial rulings that gave police permission to have medical practitioners draw blood samples from them to aid officers in their investigation into an incest case.

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Teen who punched rival told to take anger management classes

A TEENAGER who admitted punching and slapping his rival during a fist fight was yesterday ordered to attend anger management classes.

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‘Pay money back or get a criminal record’

A MECHANIC who accepted funds for a service he never completed was ordered to reimburse his client to avoid getting a criminal record.

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Haitian man accused of fraudulent marriage

A HAITIAN man was remanded into custody over allegations he entered into a fraudulent marriage more than a decade ago in order to obtain a spousal permit.

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Haitian man fined $1,500

A HAITIAN man who was found in the country with an expired visa was ordered to pay $1,500 to avoid spending three months in prison before his deportation.

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Body found next to LW Young school

POLICE are seeking to identify the victim of the lastest homicide after gunshot wounds rang out shortly before 10pm last night.

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Former bank supervisor guilty

A FORMER bank supervisor yesterday admitted stealing over $35,000 from customer accounts to help pay her own bills.

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Woman who turned killer?

A JAMAICAN woman was charged with murder yesterday in connection with a stabbing incident which left another woman dead last week.