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Police shoot woman beater after "reckless" high speed chase

A MAN who assaulted a woman and led officers on a high-speed car chase through New Providence endangering the lives of several road users was shot by police on Sunday night. He is now in hospital under heavy police guard.

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Police hunt suspects in four armed robberies on Sunday morning

POLICE in New Providence are searching for the suspects responsible for four separate armed robberies in the early hours of Sunday.

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Two in hospital as police hunt shooting suspects in New Providence

POLICE have launched a manhunt in New Providence for those responsible for two shooting incidents that left a man and a woman detained in hospital on Friday night.

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Two women among three arrested over $100,00 marijuana catch

TWO WOMEN and one man are in police custody after they were discovered with nearly $100,000 worth of marijuana on Thursday afternoon.

Two charged with murder outside nightclub

TWO men were charged in court yesterday in connection with the shooting death of a father of two outside a nightclub on Elizabeth Avenue last Saturday morning.

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Deadline passes for appeal of $16m police overtime ruling

THE deadline has passed for the government to appeal a landmark ruling in an overtime case that could result in as much as $16m being paid to police officers, Wayne Munroe, attorney representing the Police Staff Association in the case, said yesterday.

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Man found dead with multiple gunshots wounds off Mackey Street

A MAN was shot multiple times and killed late on Thursday night while walking in the Mackey Street area of Nassau.

'Jury should have heard of Donna Vasyli's previous good character'

AN attorney for a woman accused of killing her millionaire husband yesterday submitted that the absence of evidence of her client’s good character during trial may have negatively influenced a jury’s unanimous guilty verdict against her.

Pair charged with murder and robbery

TWO males, including a 17-year-old, were charged with murder and armed robbery in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

Police hunt pair of suspects

GRAND Bahama police have issued an all-points-bulletin for 20-year-old Germaerico Christopher Gardiner, also known as Jermaerico Gardiner, of Coral Reef Estates No 2.

Pair deny charges over $1.4m marijuana haul

TWO men denied having knowledge or custody of $1.4m worth of marijuana seized on Sunday from a rental unit of a quiet residential community off Tonique Williams Highway.

Man accused of attempted sex attack on 12-year-old

A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of the attempted sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl.

Teenager jailed for 25 years over killing

A TEEN was handed a 25-year prison sentence yesterday because a Supreme Court judge believed his tragic childhood influenced his conduct and subsequent involvement in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old boy.

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Court rejects Nygard call for recusal of judge

COMMITTAL proceedings concerning Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard are set to continue in the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal yesterday rejected the Lyford Cay resident’s application to have a judge recuse herself from a contempt of court hearing.

Witness tells how her "full of life" cousin bled to death in the street

A WOMAN told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that her young cousin appeared to be “full of life” just moments before she saw him bleeding to death in the middle of the street.