Policeman cleared of raping under-age girl
A SUPREME Court jury yesterday unanimously acquitted a police officer of the statutory rape of an underage girl.
Dead man was relative of victim in murder case
A MAN recently released from prison on a murder charge is back in police custody after he allegedly shot and killed a man during an argument yesterday morning.
Man dies after shooting
Police are on the scene of a murder on Adderley Street in Fox Hill.
Murder victim shot in the head on Sunday
A 25-year-old man became the country’s latest murder victim when he was shot in the head during an altercation late on Sunday night in Yellow Elder Gardens.
Bahamian pair granted bail in Belize following arrest
TWO Bahamian men arrested at an airport in Belize last week were granted bail yesterday. The men, Kelvin Leach and Rohn Knowles, were charged for allegedly failing to declare $20,000 on arrival at the Philip SW Goldson International Airport on Friday.
Search for $210,000 catamaran
ABACO police are searching for a $210,000 catamaran that was reported stolen from the Conch Inn Hotel Marina in Marsh Harbour.
Bostwick court case to start in December
A JUDGE yesterday delayed the expected start of the ammunition possession trial for former Senator John Bostwick Jr until December.
10 years for burglary and unlawful sex
A 44-year-old Grand Bahama man was given a ten-year sentence at Her Majesty’s Prison after pleading guilty to burglary and unlawful sexual intercourse on Monday in the Supreme Court.
Teen jailed for 15 years over fatal shooting
A TEEN, who admitted his guilt to the fatal shooting of a man 10 years his senior, will spend the next 15 years in jail receiving counselling in anger management.
Man shot dead during altercation
A 25-year-old man became the country’s latest murder victim after he was shot in the head during an altercation late Sunday night.
Bahamians in fraud probe held in Belize
TWO Bahamian men were arrested on Friday at an airport in Belize three days after they were indicted by US federal prosecutors over an alleged $500 million securities fraud and money laundering scheme, according to a Belize news report.
PM pays tribute to murdered aide
PRIME Minister Perry Christie highlighted Latore Mackey’s commitment to fighting crime at the funeral of his former press secretary on Saturday, adding that the government could honour the 37-year-old’s memory by establishing programmes to curb crime in the country.
Lawyer calls for murder suspect to be denied bail
EXPRESSING concern in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court last week about a death threat allegedly made against her by a man charged with murder, a senior prosecutor in the Office of the Attorney General is urging a Supreme Court justice to deny bail to the applicant who is awaiting the start of his next murder trial.
One shot, three stabbed in weekend incidents
SEVERAL people were stabbed during a domestic dispute and a man was shot in two separate incidents in New Providence over the weekend. Police are appealing to anyone with information to come forward as investigations continue.
Car stolen at gunpoint
AUTHORITIES say they need the public’s help in solving a robbery in which a man was held at gunpoint and his vehicle stolen early yesterday morning in the Sea Breeze Lane area.
