Three officers face tribunal over court escape of D’Angelo Culmer
COMMISSIONER of Police Shanta Knowles said three police officers have been hauled before a police tribunal over the escape of accused murderer D’Angelo Culmer from the Magistrates’ Court Complex, as disciplinary proceedings continue more than a year after he vanished from custody.
Slain homeless man’s family seeks answers
THE killing of a 69-year-old homeless man on East Bay Street has left his family struggling to understand how a routine weekend night ended in violence, insisting he was not confrontational and never troubled anyone.
Haitian pastor in $14,000 visa scam
AN employee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and three Grand Bahama residents are accused of orchestrating a visa fraud scheme that prosecutors say siphoned more than $14,000 from a church-linked effort to bring a Haitian pastor and his wife and their eight children to The Bahamas.
Man charged with indecent assault of 17-year-old girl
A MAN accused of indecently assaulting a teenage girl twice last week on John F Kennedy Drive and at Junkanoo Beach was granted bail yesterday.
Murder suspect fined $1,500 for bail breach
A MAN awaiting trial for the 2019 murder of Jermaine Williams was fined yesterday after breaching his bail conditions for 35 days.
Accountant charged with abetting $240k theft
AN accountant at Asa H Pritchard Ltd accused of aiding in the theft of nearly a quarter of a million dollars from the company over a four-year period was granted bail yesterday.
Officer: Attempted murder accused gave ‘no comment’
A POLICE officer testified yesterday that a man accused of shooting at two officers in Elizabeth Estates in 2022 gave no comment during his police interview.
Mom pleads - ‘I want to put my son at rest’
THE family of a motorcyclist who died weeks after a Christmas Eve crash say they are trapped in limbo, unable to bury their son while waiting for answers they say police have yet to provide.
Abaco man dies after being struck by truck at night
A 58-year-old man was killed Saturday night after being struck by a vehicle on Forest Drive in Abaco.
Law enforcement seize $3m worth of Cocaine at Bimini
A JOINT law enforcement operation in Bimini on Saturday night led to the seizure of approximately 150 kilograms of suspected cocaine valued at about $3m.
68-year-old man killed in East Bay Street assault
A 68-year-old man was killed during an assault on East Bay Street on Saturday night after he was struck with a stick during an altercation.
Man admits to church break-ins receives 18-month prison sentence
A MAN who admitted to breaking into two churches last year to fund his drug habit was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday.
Man reverses guilty plea in Coral Harbour gun case
A MAN who spent four days in prison last week denied having a loaded firearm and marijuana in his vehicle after police stopped and searched him in the Coral Harbour area earlier this month.
Man hospitalised after suspected suicide attempt
A 31-year-old man remains in hospital after he entered the water from a bridge on East Bay Street on Saturday night in what is being treated as a suspected suicide attempt.
US men remanded as Crown appeals bail in illegal fishing case
TWO American men accused of illegally operating a fishing vessel in Bahamian waters on 17 occasions over the past two years were remanded yesterday after the prosecution successfully stayed their bail pending an appeal.
