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Man found dead at police station

A FORMER police officer was found dead in Nassau’s Central Police Station yesterday morning, hours after he was arrested for questioning in reference to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.

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Boyfriend of anti-crime activist is shot dead

THE murder-accused boyfriend of well-known anti-crime advocate Khandi Gibson was shot dead yesterday morning taking the country’s murder count to 107. 

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Murder victim Philip Vasyli was ‘abusive and had drug habit’

A MILLIONAIRE podiatrist’s alcohol, prescription drug and cocaine abuse placed a strain on his business relations and marriage, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.

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Two men, one woman held over Monday murder

POLICE have two men and a woman in custody in connection with the shooting death of Brian Francis Jr on Monday.

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Eight years in jail for shooting police officer

A MAN was sentenced to eight years imprisonment yesterday when he owned up to shooting at a police officer more than a decade after the incident occurred.

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Roberto 'Bonaby' Williams, boyfriend of FOAM president, shot dead

THE boyfriend of an anti-crime advocate was shot and killed on Thursday morning, The Tribune understands.

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Gutless: Miller hits out at colleagues over crime

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday urged the Christie administration “to get a grip on crime,” warning that escalating crime statistics could lead to a decline in the nation’s lifeblood – the tourism industry.

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22-year-old shot dead in sixth murder in four days

A 22-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed while driving on Mount Royal Avenue early yesterday, becoming the sixth homicide in the country in four days and the fourth in New Providence.

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Debate over evidence in Vasyli case

TENSIONS mounted in day three of the high-profile murder trial of Donna Vasyli as a crime scene detective gave evidence of her involvement in the investigation of the murder of the accused’s husband in Old Fort Bay.

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Former senior cop supports call for gun court, stricter gun laws

FORMER Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Thompson yesterday endorsed Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade’s recent call for stricter gun laws, and called for the re-establishment of the gun court to “make an example of people” with illegal firearms.

Argument leads to man’s stabbing

Grand Bahama police are investigating a stabbing incident that has left one man in serious condition in hospital.

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Man shot dead on Mount Royal Avenue

POLICE are investigating the shooting death of a man who was killed Monday morning.

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Three men dead in two days in New Providence

A MAN attending a wake at a home off Mackey Street was shot and killed during a gunfight on Friday night, becoming one of three men killed in New Providence over a two-day period.

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Husband and wife found shot dead in Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama police are investigating a double homicide after a husband and wife were discovered dead inside their home on Sunday morning. The victims - believed to be Barry and Sheila Johnson - were found shot dead shortly before 9am at an apartment complex in the Holmes Rock area. Police said both victims were shot once to the head.

16 Jamaican women arrested in police swoop over prostitution

POLICE arrested 16 Jamaican women at two local nightclubs in separate operations in connection with solicitation for prostitution on Saturday night.