Scam warning: Police alert as second scheme fails
POLICE are urging members of the public to report instances of suspected fraud after several alleged “asue” companies have been accused of scamming persons out of thousands of dollars.
Car boot victim begs: Drop charges
THE case of two brothers who were arraigned in connection with the alleged abduction of a woman was adjourned for two weeks yesterday after the complainant informed the chief magistrate of her desire to withdraw the charges against the accused.
Suspect charged in stabbing murder case
A 30-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the stabbing death of another man in the Munson Village area last week. Stephen Burrows, of Smith Street, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on cr
Man charged with housebreaking
A 31-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court with attempting to break into another man’s house earlier this year. Andrew Cooper, of Devonshire Street, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with attempting to break in
Body of man found in car
GRAND Bahama recorded its eighth murder for the year late Wednesday evening when a man was discovered shot dead in a vehicle in the South Bahamia area.
Two held by police after armed robbery and drug find
POLICE took two men into custody shortly after an armed robbery and the seizure of a large number of dangerous drugs on Tuesday.
Ten months in jail for scuffle with police officer
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to ten months and seven days at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for causing harm to a police officer during a widely publicised scuffle near Christ Church Cathedral in which he sought to evade arre
$500 fine for man who threatened to kill ex-girlfriend
A MAN was ordered yesterday to pay a $500 fine or face three months at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for threatening to kill his former girlfriend over three months ago.
Suspect accused after gun discovery
A 27-year-old Freeport man was charged with firearm and ammunition possession in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Two held after woman ‘thrown in car trunk’
TWO men were arrested shortly after they allegedly abducted a woman and threw her in the trunk of a car.
Deposit bag taken in armed robbery outside church
TWO gunmen robbed a man of a bank deposit bag outside of a church on Sunday morning, one of three armed robberies that occurred between Sunday and early Monday.
Search for shooting suspect
POLICE are asking the public to come forward with any information that might assist in locating a suspect responsible for a shooting incident that occurred early Monday.
Four years in jail over guns and drugs
A 35-year-old man was sentenced to four years at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday in connection with the seizure of a high-powered weapon and a quantity of dangerous drugs over the weekend. Franklyn Stubbs, of Moncur Alley,
Suspect accused of killing man who was out on bail
A MAN was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the murder of a man on bail and attempted murder of another individual three weeks ago.Edison McQueen, 30, of Faith Gardens, stood before Magistrate Subusola Swain facing one coun
Armed robbery in Freeport
GRAND Bahama police are investigating an armed robbery involving a carjacking in Freeport over the weekend. According to reports, a male victim reported to police that around 3am on Saturday while at a business on East Sunrise Highway, he was held up
