Crime & Court

Subscribe

Man in hospital after shooting

NEW Providence police are investigating a shooting on Friday that left a man in hospital.

Tease photo

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.

Tease photo

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.

Tease photo

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.

Tease photo

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.

Tease photo

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.

Tease photo

Security guard shot in robbery

A SECURITY guard was shot during an attempted armed robbery at a money transfer company yesterday.

Tease photo

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.

Tease photo

‘Pay back missing cash or spend three more years in jail’

AN ex-convict who pocketed nearly $2,000 from two women without completing the transactions they paid him for was yesterday ordered to reimburse them to avoid spending another three years behind bars.

Tease photo

Man who sent death threats must take counselling

A 27-year-old man who admitted sending death threats to his ex-girlfriend was yesterday ordered to attend anger management counselling.

Tease photo

Haitian quartet had expired visas

FOUR Haitian men who claimed the devastation wrought on Abaco by Hurricane Dorian caused them to remain in the country after their visas had expired were yesterday fined $300.

Tease photo

Man jailed for stealing from boss

AN Eleuthera man who admitted walking into a woman’s unlocked house and stealing $4,000 worth of her personal belongings was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison.

Tease photo

MAN WHO GAVE FALSE NAME IS FINED

A MAN who gave police officers a false name when he was stopped for a traffic violation was yesterday fined $150.

Tease photo

Grand Bahama man accused over drugs

A GRAND Bahama man was charged with possession of dangerous drugs this week in Freeport.

Tease photo

Man found dead with gunshot wounds to the face

POLICE are investigating another homicide that occurred on Monday night – just a few hours after another man’s body was found on Cowpen Road.