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‘Killers will be brought to justice’ says Dames

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames has warned those committing murders would be caught and brought to justice.

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Shooting victim dies in hospital

A MAN who was shot late last year has died in hospital, police said yesterday.

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Police probe decomposed bodies find

POLICE are investigating the discovery of two badly decomposed bodies in bushes near Treasure Cay, Abaco on Saturday.

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Gunmen raid fast food restaurant

POLICE are looking for the gunmen who robbed a fast food eatery and a convenience store on Saturday.

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Man accused of committing armed robberies in 1989

A 49-year-old man was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday accused of committing multiple armed robberies almost 30 years ago.

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Teenagers charged on two killings

TWO male juveniles were arraigned on murder and other gun-related charges in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. 

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Bahamian Neo-Nazi jailed for five years in explosives case

BAHAMIAN Brandon Russell, the self-described Neo-Nazi and former St Andrews School student who first came under scrutiny when his roommate allegedly committed a double murder, has been sentenced to five years in a US federal prison on explosive charg

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Police signal crackdown planned on gun traffickers

ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander has warned police would be taking an aggressive approach to crack down on firearm traffickers.He stressed the Royal Bahamas Police Force would be working with US counterparts to disrupt the flow of g

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60 per cent drop in use of nolle prosequis

THE use of nolle prosequi orders to hack away at the backlog of criminal matters before the courts decreased by more than 60 percent in 2017 compared with the previous year, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday.

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Beauty store robbed

POLICE are looking for a gunman who robbed employees of a beauty supply store on Tuesday afternoon.

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Retrial ordered for man in nightclub shooting

THE Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial for a man previously sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering another man outside of a nightclub in Abaco six years ago in what he previously claimed was an accident.The appellate court, in a written rul

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Suspect held after officer knocked to ground

POLICE took a man into custody yesterday who they believe injured an officer as he attempted to evade arrest, according to Assistant Superintendent of Police Shanta Knowles.Videos of the altercation were circulated widely on social media. Supt Knowl

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Suspect in hospital after being shot by police

A suspect is in hospital after being shot by police during an alleged break-in at a gaming shop early on Wednesday.

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Man shot in argument

POLICE are investigating a shooting incident that left one man in serious condition in hospital. The shooting took place shortly before 6pm Saturday off Malcolm Road. Police said three men got into an argument with a male armed with a firearm, who

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50-year murder sentence upheld

THE COURT of Appeal has affirmed a man’s 50-year prison sentence for murdering his girlfriend because she refused to continue a relationship after calling it an “appropriate” punishment for a “most brutal and cold-blooded crime”.Former Court of Appea