30-month jail sentence for having a loaded gun
A 23-year-old male was sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting to having a loaded gun in his apartment on Flamingo Drive last week.
Man accused of knife assault gets bail
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he allegedly assaulted a woman with a knife and threatened her with death on Nelson Street last weekend.
Families and officers still wait on DPP for charges
ELEVEN police officers and the families seeking justice for police-involved killings were left in limbo yesterday as acting Coroner Kara Turnquest Deveaux announced that the court is still waiting for the acting Director of Public Prosecutions to decide what charges, if any, the officers will face.
Top court reinstates $2m freeze in King Case
The Bahamian judicial system’s highest court yesterday refroze some $2m alleged to be the proceeds of a fraud involving flamboyant “philanthropist” Rudolph Kermit King.
Munroe: Urgent need to address rising threat of illicit firearms
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe emphasised the urgent need to address the rising threat of illicit firearms in The Bahamas, reporting that approximately 90 percent of homicides in the country over the past five years involved firearms.
Grandfather accused of seven counts of incest
A 57-year-old man was remanded to custody after he allegedly molested his underaged granddaughter over four years.
Defence lawyer berates WSC general manager for ‘not answering questions’
A DEFENCE lawyer berated Water and Sewerage Corporation’s (WSC) general manager, Robert Deal, yesterday for “wasting” the court’s time, accusing him of not directly answering questions during cross-examination.
Police looking for four men involved in armed robbery at a residence
POLICE are searching for four men believed to be responsible for an armed robbery that took place in the early hours of Monday at a residence on Sanford Drive.
27-year-old charged with unlawful sex with 13-year-old girl jailed for bail breach
A 27-year-old man who had unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl he met online was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday for breaching bail after failing to appear in court for sentencing.
Man accused of double shooting that left child dead in 2017
A MAN was remanded to custody yesterday after he was accused of a fatal double shooting that left a child dead on Rosebud Street in 2017.
Defendant adamantly pleads ‘not guilty’ to accusation of injuring pitbull puppy
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he was accused of seriously injuring a pitbull puppy last week on Hay Street.
Probation granted for having hemp
A MAN was placed on probation after admitting to having a small quantity of drugs in his car last week.
Fernander: Police probe to complete by year’s end
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said the police corruption probe triggered by leaked voice notes is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Fernander attributes failure of 14 officers to appear in court to a communication breakdown
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander took accountability as he addressed the failure of 14 officers to appear in court for serious criminal cases on Monday, attributing their absence to a communication breakdown.
Man accused of murder returned to The Bahamas by US law enforcement
PERRY Pickering, a man accused of murder who fled to Miami, Florida, was brought back to the capital on Thursday morning through coordination with US law enforcement and the embassy.
