Hair today, gone to court tomorrow
A MAN was fined $1,500 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for being in possession of more than $6,000 worth of hair extensions and beauty products reportedly stolen from the original owner. Deon Bowleg, 40, of Rosedale Street appeared before Magistrate
Jury selected for armed robbery trial
A SUPREME Court jury was empanelled yesterday for the trial of two men accused of being the suspects behind a gunpoint robbery that occurred three years ago. Lordson Allonce, 42, and Everton Wright, 32, appeared before Senior Justice Stephen Isaacs
Prison officer held after drugs find
DRUG Enforcement Unit officers took a 25-year-old correctional officer from the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services into custody following the seizure of a quantity of dangerous drugs allegedly found in his possession on Monday. According t
British man held after discovery of marijuana
A BRITISH man was arrested on Tuesday for alleged possession of marijuana. According to police, officers in Harbour Island arrested a man from London, England shortly after 1am. Officers in Harbour Island were on routine patrol when they saw a man
Man on bail shot dead off Bimini Avenue
A 25-year-old man out on bail for firearm possession was shot multiple times and killed Monday night.
Family seized in $4M cocaine bust
TWO men and four women appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of having custody of $4m worth of cocaine.
Four held by police after seizure of handgun
POLICE took four men into custody following the seizure of a handgun and a large amount of ammunition in two separate incidents on Sunday. In the first incident, shortly after 11am, officers assigned to the Selective Enforcement Team executed search
"Two face court over gunpoint robbery"
A MAN appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday accused of being the suspect behind a shooting that occurred more than 18 months ago.Wendell Rolle, 23, of Strachan’s Corner stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt facing a charge of murder
UPDATED: Man on bail for murder shot dead
Police are appealing to the public for information after a man on bail for murder was shot dead in the Nassau Street area on Friday night.
Two charged in incest cases
TWO men were charged with incest in separate cases in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The first man, 55, appeared in court three before Magistrate Rengin Johnson on the charge of incest. The accused was not required to enter a plea to th
Police hunting for armed robbers
POLICE are asking the public to come forth with any information they may have in solving three separate armed robberies that occurred on Friday and Saturday. In the first incident, around 4pm Friday, a woman was sitting in her black 2007 Toyota Pass
Man dies swimming in Eleuthera
POLICE in Eleuthera are investigating the circumstances surrounding the apparent drowning of a man on Sunday.
Bail denied in aiding and abetment to murder case
A MAN formerly accused of murdering the son of veteran trade unionist John Pinder and attempting to murder another man had his bail application denied by a Supreme Court judge on Friday.
Correction officer jailed for trying to deliver marijuana to inmate
A 45-year-old Correction officer was sentenced to a year in prison and made to pay a $1,000 fine on Friday after a Magistrate scolded him for his "stupid" decision to try and deliver marijuana to an inmate at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.
Corrections officer held after cocaine find
A 45-year-old corrections officer is in police custody after he was allegedly found with six ounces of cocaine at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services on Wednesday. According to police, shortly after 1pm, acting on information, BDCS offic
