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Man arrested over social media threats to police

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with threats towards police officers on social media.

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Police hunt for pair after robberies on Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama Police are searching for two men wanted for questioning for housebreaking and stealing.

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Murder suspect Sorvino Pacino Rahming caught by police after six-month search

A MOST wanted murder suspect was taken into custody on Thursday night after being on the run for six months, police have reported.

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Rony Jean was linked to 29 armed robberies in three weeks, say police

DECEASED armed robbery suspect Rony Jean was linked to nearly 30 armed robberies committed over a three-week span, police revealed on Friday. 

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Police hunt man after threat to kill officers

POLICE have launched an island-wide manhunt for a 26-year-old man who allegedly threatened to “kill police officers” in retaliation for police fatally shooting four suspects since last Friday.

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30 years for cutting teacher’s throat

A MAN will serve 30 years in a correctional facility for the throat-slashing murder of a Spanish teacher.

Brothers’ murder trial discontinued

PROSECUTORS yesterday produced a written directive mid-trial from the Office of the Attorney General requesting that proceedings be discontinued against two brothers accused of a 2011 murder.

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Wanted man gunned down in shootout with police

A MOST wanted suspect was shot and killed by police officers in a cemetery early yesterday morning, moments after he impersonated a police sergeant, committed a string of armed robberies and led police on a high-speed chase in the Carmichael Road area, police said.

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Hunt for three men after shooting

POLICE are looking for three suspects who shot a man in Nassau Village on Tuesday night.

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Wanted man dies after being shot in "gun battle" with police

POLICE shot a wanted suspect during a “gun battle” on Spikenard Road on Wednesday morning. The man died later in hospital of his injuries

Government's British counsel puts case against Baha Mar's challenge to winding up petition

BRITISH Queen's Counsel Peter Knox is expected to continue his submissions on Wednesday afternoon in Supreme Court as the government’s counsel in a winding up petition against Baha Mar.

American Businessman considers leaving the Bahamas after business is robbed

AN American businessman who lives in the Bahamas yesterday said he is contemplating leaving the country after his business was robbed of a “substantial” amount of money, jewellery and electronic items on Monday morning.

Judge reserves decision on whether she will approve bail for alleged drug lord

A JUDGE has reserved her decision on whether she will approve the bail application of an alleged drug lord fighting extradition to the United States.

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Lawyers in murder trial given time to conclude discussions

LAWYERS in the case of a man accused of murder have been given more time to conclude ongoing discussions ahead of a trial scheduled for November.

Trial of man charged with working illegally is adjourned

THE TRIAL of Canadian resident Bruno Rufa, who has been charged with working illegally in the Bahamas, was adjourned yesterday to early December following a request by the Bahamas Department of Immigration in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court.