Police hold suspect over gas station armed robbery
POLICE have a man in custody who is helping with an armed robbery investigation.
‘Pulling trigger is last resort’: Victim wins payout 13 years after being shot twice by police
A SUPREME Court judge has said police must guard against criticism of excessive force but warned that pulling a trigger on an unarmed person “should be a measure of last resort”.
Father and son safe after arson attack
A QUADRIPLEGIC and his elderly father escaped injury after a suspected arsonist set fire to their home home early on Tuesday morning.
Court discharges Muslim man from China seeking asylum
A MAGISTRATE discharged a Muslim man who was arrested for violating the national curfew after the accused explained he is homeless and seeking asylum in the country after fleeing China.
Court overturns rape conviction
THE Court of Appeal has overturned the 12-year prison sentence of a man who was accused of raping a woman in 2015, after he argued his conviction was unsafe since the trial judge failed to give the jury a good character direction.
Bimini man, 22, facing double murder charge
A 22-year-old Bimini resident was arraigned in Freeport yesterday for a double murder which occurred three years ago.
Man admits threatening harm
A 33-year-old man who was accused of threatening to harm his ex-girlfriend during an argument last month was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Charged with violating his bail
A 46-year-old man was charged in Magistrate’s Court for violating the conditions of his bail.
Fined $250 for visiting terminally ill gran
A man who claimed he violated the weekend lockdown because he was heading home after visiting his terminally ill grandmother was fined $250 yesterday.
DPP wants new trial for Vasyli
THE Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will petition the Court of Appeal to retry Donna Vasyli for the murder of her husband.
Three boys accused of breaking into a house
THREE boys were brought to court yesterday, to face charges of breaking into a house to steal a gaming system.
Two on drug charges in separate incidents
TWO men were charged with drug possession in two separate incidents in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Pair arrested after police raid
ABACO police discovered a “substantial” quantity of dangerous drugs, illegal firearms, and ammunition at a house that resulted in the arrest of two men on Monday evening.
Service station robbers caught on camera
POLICE are looking for two brazen thieves who robbed a Rubis service station on West Bay Street yesterday.
Beer bottle thrower told to pay $1,000 fine
A 32-year-old man was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine or spend six months in prison after he admitted to throwing a beer bottle at a shop owner during an argument last month. Andrew Smith appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis charged wi
