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Four men arrested after illegal firearm seized

POLICE took four men into custody after they seized an illegal firearm from a home with five live rounds of ammunition on Saturday.

Several arrests over car theft ring

POLICE arrested three men and two women who are the suspected masterminds behind a stolen car ring that resulted in a number of vehicles being stolen over the past few months.

Suspected prostitutes arrested

TWO women, one a Jamaican, were arrested on suspicion of prostitution and a nightclub owner was arrested during a raid on Saturday morning.

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Man dies after shooting

A man has died after a shooting incident early on Saturday morning.

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Murderer spared death sentence is given 35 years In prison

A MAN spared the death sentence by the Court of Appeal for the contract killing of a friend was re-sentenced to 35 years imprisonment on Friday.

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Police road checks net 91 Grand Bahama motorists

GRAND Bahama police have cited 91 people for various traffic violations as a result of road check exercises in the past two days.

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Murderer spared death sentence is given 35 years in prison

ANTHONY Clarke Sr, who was spared the death sentence by the Court of Appeal in November for the contract killing of a friend, was re-sentenced to 35 years imprisonment on Friday.

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Man charged with murder of baby claims to be mentally ill

A MAN claimed to be mentally ill was arraigned in Magistrates Court on Friday in connection with the battering to death of a one-year-old baby boy last week.

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Judge speaks out on violent crimes as man is jailed for 18 years

A JUDGE who sentenced a man to 18 years in prison for manslaughter yesterday lamented the increase in violent crimes involving men with little conflict resolution skills.

Three US visitors arrested over stolen boat

THREE people from the United States, including a juvenile boy, are in police custody after they were found in possession of a stolen boat.

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Man accused of robbing Deputy Prime Minister seeks bail

ONE of three men accused of playing a role in the robbery of Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis appeared in the Supreme Court seeking bail yesterday.

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Foulkes guilty of sex attack on 13-year-old

A MAN convicted of the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl entrusted to his wife’s care will serve ten years in jail, a judge ruled yesterday.

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Woman’s body ‘burned beyond recognition’, man arrested

THE body of a woman was found “burnt beyond recognition” in her home in the White’s Addition area off Kemp Road early yesterday morning.

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Two suspects detained by police after murders

POLICE arrested two men, aged 18 and 25, in the early hours of yesterday in connection with two of the country’s most recent murders.

Cash seized and man arrested

GRAND Bahama police have arrested a Freeport man who was allegedly discovered with a large sum of cash believed to be the proceeds from illegal activities.