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Woman accused of stealing $66,000 from her employer

A 23-year-old woman was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with theft and laundering of more than $60,000 from her employer over a seven-month period.Krystal Rolle appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on a total of 11 theft and m

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'Unlawful killing’ cop will fight verdict

ONE day after a Coroner’s Court jury ruled Police Corporal Adrian Miller unlawfully killed an armed man at a party, his lawyer said he intends to appeal the inquest’s verdict.

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Tourist 'didn't know' marijuana was illegal

AN American man was fined $2,000 for possession of one gram of marijuana found on a nightstand in his hotel room.Claudio Louis Evangelista II, 22, of Underhill Road in Locust Valley, New York, appeared before Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on the sing

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Man accused over $1m blaze at brewery

A 41-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge of intentionally setting fire to Commonwealth Brewery resulting in nearly $1m in damage.Darrell Neely, of Marshall Road, stood before Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans charged in

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Man shot in struggle as robber took cell phone

A MAN is in hospital after he was shot during an armed robbery, police said.Shortly after 8pm on Tuesday, a man and woman were walking near the canal in Coral Harbour when they were approached by a man armed with a firearm, who robbed them of cell ph

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Thief was caught red-handed - returning stolen tyres

A SECURITY officer at the Customs Department was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison after he admitted to stealing the rims from a 2009 Nissan Note registered to the department.Laraino Moxey, 29, of Culmers Lane, appeared before Magistrate Sa

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Man dead in late-night shooting

A MAN was shot dead last night in a late-night incident.

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Officer guilty of unlawful killing

THE 2013 shooting death of Girred Clarke at the hands of police at a party was ruled as an unlawful killing by a Coroner’s Court jury yesterday.

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UPDATED: Four in custody over John Bull heist

FOUR people are in police custody in connection with the heist of John Bull in Grand Bahama last week, Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson confirmed on Tuesday morning.

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Twins accused of kidnapping woman and fleeing police

A SUPREME Court jury was empanelled yesterday for the trial of twin brothers accused of kidnapping a woman and then pushing her out of a car when intercepted by police.The trial of Desmond and Dominic Pinder, now 29, got underway yesterday moments af

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Curfew withdrawn for accused in armed robbery case

A MAN awaiting trial in the Supreme Court on attempted murder and armed robbery charges was yesterday successful in his application to a judge for a variation of his bail conditions in one of the matters. Dwight Lloyd, 24, appeared before Justice Be

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Hit and run horror suspect arrested

A MAN is in custody assisting police with their investigation into a harrowing hit and run incident that resulted in a man’s death on Robinson Road nearly two weeks ago, according to Chief Superintendent of Police Ken Strachan.

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Two men injured in drive-by shooting

POLICE are investigating a drive-by shooting which left two men in hospital yesterday. According to reports, shortly before 3am four men were in a vehicle at the junction of Wulff Road and Market Street, when a white vehicle pulled beside them. Occup

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One dead, second man ‘critical’ in shooting

A MAN is dead and another is in hospital in critical condition after a double shooting on Friday.

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Jean Rony awaits ruling on government challenge

BAHAMAS-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles will now await the Court of Appeal’s ruling after lawyers gave closing arguments on Friday in a hearing of the government’s appeal over a judge’s order that the deportee be returned to this country.Arguments over t