Three denied bail over drugs haul
THREE men were remanded to prison without bail yesterday after being charged in connection with a near $200,000 marijuana seizure.
Former policeman guilty of marijuana possession
AN ex-policeman was spared an immediate prison sentence yesterday after he pleaded guilty to possession of nearly $7,000 worth of marijuana.
Murder trial delayed by lack of jurors
THE expected start of a murder trial into the fatal shooting of businessman Kurt McCartney in Gambier Village did not happen yesterday due to insufficient jurors for the empanelling process.
Police hunt four men who shot at officers during high-speed chase
POLICE are on the hunt for four men who escaped on foot after shooting at officers during a high-speed chase early in New Providence on Sunday morning.
Three men arrested in marijuana bust
DRUG Enforcement officers have dealt another major blow to drug traffickers in the Bahamas following the arrest of three men and the seizure of 195lbs of marijuana on Friday night.
Jamaican women arrested over alleged prostitution
Three Jamaican women allegedly involved in prostitution were apprehended by authorities at an apartment complex in Grand Bahama this week.
FNM Deputy: It is about time to get serious on crime
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday applauded the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s latest efforts to combat crime but said it is “unfortunate” that 134 people had to die for the government to finally get serious.
Suspects caught: Two men arrested over murder of teacher
POLICE have arrested two men in connection with the murder of 34-year-old Queen’s College teacher and mother of two, Joyelle McIntosh, Commissioner Ellison Greenslade revealed yesterday.
UPDATED: Stephen Serrette gets 15-year sentence for molesting boy
A MAN who yesterday described his conviction for sexual assault and abetment to sexual assault of a minor as a “miscarriage of justice” told a judge and jury before sentencing that “I’ve never been a homosexual in my life”.
Former police officer faces delay in child pornography trial
A FORMER police officer will have to wait an additional three months before his child pornography trial begins in Magistrates Court.
UPDATED: Suspect in multiple killings caught - police search for 14 more
POLICE arrested a 21-year-old man yesterday afternoon in connection with a number of recent homicides in the capital.
‘Partisan politics gets in way of fighting crime’
FORMER Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes yesterday highlighted the negative impact “partisan politics” has on remedying the country’s crime crisis, saying that the country “has not been good at knowing where to draw the lines in our politics” when addressing the issue.
Glinton to take contempt case to Privy Council
A LAWYER intends to have the country’s highest court examine a conviction for contempt of court despite him paying a $15,000 fine for his words and actions during an extradition appeal that he contended were not contemptuous.
Accused denies that he sexually assaulted boy in his care
A MAN accused of being “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that he did not sexually assault a boy entrusted to his care.
Boy tells court how he was sexually assaulted
A BOY who testified in court yesterday of his alleged sexual assault by a man he knew said he didn’t know if what was happening to him at the time was “right or wrong”.
