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Fined $200 for cocaine possession

A 26-year-old man who was caught with three grams of cocaine was fined $200 in Magistrates Court yesterday.

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Police hold Haitian with three passports

A HAITIAN man was arrested on Saturday morning after he was found with $11,000 in cash and three passports, police said. According to a police report, shortly before 7am police received information about a man at the Leonard Thompson International A

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Pair arrested for breaking Saturday night curfew

NEW Providence police arrested two men for breaching the 10pm curfew on Saturday. According to reports, shortly after midnight, officers from the Operations Unit while patrolling Claridge Road noticed a black vehicle being driven. The officers’ susp

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Robbery suspect shot by police

AN armed robbery suspect is in hospital after he was shot by police on Saturday.

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Man shot by police during chase

A man is in hospital after being shot by police during a chase early on Saturday.

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Man fined for attack by Pit Bulls

THE owner of three Pit Bulls that attacked a woman earlier this year was fined $3,150 in the Magistrate's Court on Friday and the dogs were ordered to be “put down.”

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Two fined for drug possession

An ex-convict who claimed he was selling marijuana because he could not find a job was fined $500 in the Magistrate's Court on Friday.

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15 month sentence for carrying unlicensed firearm

A 27-year-old man who claimed he carried an unlicensed firearm because he had to get food for his family was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Friday.

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Man gets 12 months probation for assault and threats

A 34-year-old man was placed on 12 months probation after he admitted to assaulting and threatening to kill another man earlier this week.

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Two charged with drug possession

A MAN who was caught with over two ounces of marijuana was fined $500 in court yesterday.Alfred McKinney appeared in Magistrates Court before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes charged with possession of Indian hemp with the intent to supply, afte

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$400 fine for leaving home without mask

A 26-year-old man was fined $400 for leaving his home without a face mask during the curfew hours.Corderro Young was charged after officers found him near Cyprus Court around 2.45am on July 13. He pleaded guilty during his arraignment before Deputy C

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Anger classes order after smashing TV

A WOMAN was placed on 12 months’ probation and ordered to attend anger management classes after she admitted to damaging her estranged husband’s television during a domestic dispute last week.Odesia McKinney, 46, was accused of damaging Roy McKinney’

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Thief admits stealing from woman on beach

A 28-year-old man was yesterday ordered to compensate a woman $153 after he admitted to stealing her items from a local beach last week. Sheroy Mackey appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes after he was accused of stealing a $600 iPho

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Fined $1,500 for growing marijuana plants

A 40-year-old man who said he cultivated marijuana plants because he wanted to see how they grew was fined $1,500 in court yesterday. Devaughn Culmer was charged with cultivating marijuana and being in possession of a quantity of Indian hemp with th

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Man, 28, on murder charge

A 28-year-old man was charged with murder in Magistrates Court yesterday. Richard McNeil stood before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes charged with the murder of Don Ramming on July 6. According to initial police reports, shortly before 6am on