On the run for a year - but drug suspect now arrested
DRUG suspect Sherlin Woodside, who has been on the run for a year after he jumped bail after being charged in a major drug case, was arrested by officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit on Sunday, March 27.
Man arrested after chase
POLICE arrested a man who led them on a foot chase after he threw a loaded gun to the ground.
Four arrested after 29 pounds of marijuana seized
Four men are in custody after 29 pounds of marijuana were seized on Sunday afternoon.
One dead, three injured in shootings
One man is dead and three people are in hospital after three separate shooting incidents on Sunday.
Armed robber shot and wounded by Grand Bahama police
POLICE shot a suspected armed robber in the arm after a car chase in Grand Bahama on Wednesday night.
American woman caught with marijuana on cruise ship
AN American woman from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs on Wednesday at the Prince George Wharf.
Hitmen ‘lied’ to keep $130k deals
A SECOND affidavit filed in the Supreme Court yesterday by a US investigator alleged that “gang members” Livingston “Toggie” Bullard and Wisler “Bobo” Davilma gave “false” evidence to Peter Nygard’s Canadian lawyers because they feared losing government contracts controlled by Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis.
Brothers spared death penalty over off-duty police officer murder
TWO brothers were spared the death penalty yesterday by a Supreme Court judge who found that the circumstances surrounding the murder of an off-duty police officer did not meet the London-based Privy Council’s “worst of the worst” threshold set out in the Maxo Tido case.
Mechanic in drug trafficking case 'had fallen on hard times'
A MECHANIC who accepted responsibility for his role in the trafficking of $521,000 worth of marijuana had resorted to the drug trade because he had fallen on hard times, a magistrate was told yesterday.
Corrections officer given bail
A CORRECTIONS Officer awaiting trial in Magistrates Court on drug possession charges was granted bail yesterday by a Supreme Court judge.
Two men injured in shooting at Hunters
GRAND Bahama police are investigating a shooting incident early yesterday morning in Hunters that left two men in the Rand Memorial Hospital.
Wanted woman hands herself in
A WOMAN who Grand Bahama police wanted to question in connection with a murder investigation turned herself in yesterday morning. Inspector Terecita Pinder said that Doreen Paul, 46, of 64, Frobisher Drive, Freeport, was helping police with their investigation.
Man accused of tickling woman during break-in has the last laugh
A MAN who stood trial accused of invading a woman’s home and tickling her awake was acquitted of burglary by a Supreme Court jury yesterday.
Jitney driver jailed for 12 years for sex attack on girl
A JUDGE yesterday sentenced a jitney driver to 12 years in prison for the sexual assault of a girl nearly 40 years his junior.
15 years in jail for killing brother
A JUDGE imposed a 15-year sentence yesterday on a schizophrenic man who fatally stabbed his five-year-old brother three years ago.
