Commissioner: Country ‘in a bad place’ with crime
DESPITE a decrease in overall major crime figures in the Bahamas, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade admitted that the country is still “in a bad place.”
US men told to pay up or go to jail
PAY THE fine or do the time was a magistrate’s order to five Americans yesterday who pleaded guilty when charged with possession of dangerous drugs.
US pair failed to delcare $26,000
AN American couple accused of making a false declaration to a US Customs officer readily chose to walk free with a warning and forfeit $26,000 in winnings from a casino when arraigned before a Magistrate yesterday.
'British man's killers could commit other crimes'
POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade is concerned that without the public’s assistance, the men responsible for brutally murdering a wealthy British farmer in Grand Bahama last week will commit other crimes.
Bail decision delayed in firearms case
CHIEF Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt stood down her decision on bail yesterday for two men accused of possessing a number of unlicensed firearms and assorted ammunition that were found in furniture and appliances.
Man killed in house fire
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a house fire that claimed the life of a 59-year-old man over the weekend.
Armed raid on PI hotel: Two in custody, hunt for further two suspects
POLICE are on the hunt for suspects, in addition to the two already in custody, for an armed robbery at a Paradise Island hotel on Saturday night, the head of the Central Detective Unit confirmed yesterday.
Body of partly naked woman found dead
THE country recorded another murder over the weekend after the discovery of a woman’s partially nude body in bushes yesterday morning.
Handguns recovered
TWO fewer guns are on Nassau’s streets after police uncovered two handguns in separate incidents on Saturday.
Armed robbery at Paradise Island hotel
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Paradise Island hotel on Saturday night.
Marijuana plants worth $7.5 million are discovered in Grand Bahama
FREEPORT – Some 75,000 marijuana plants, worth an estimated $7.5 million, were discovered growing in the pine forest of Grand Bahama.
Two of four accused in murder of Kurt McCartney ask for bail
TWO of four persons accused in the killing of businessman Kurt McCartney appeared in the Supreme Court asking for bail.
Family member tells of horror of shooting
FREEPORT – The Dart family had planned to spend the Easter holidays together in Grand Bahama, but that all turned into a “nightmare,” one of the seven relatives held hostage by armed intruders on Tuesday, told the London Daily Mail.
Stolen cars found in Eleuthera
OFFICERS from the Central Detective Unit are searching for the owners of five Honda vehicles that were stolen from New Providence and resold to residents in North Eleuthera.
Jamaican women held over cocaine
TWO JAMAICAN women are in police custody after they were caught, in two separate incidents, attempting to smuggle almost $50,000 worth of cocaine into Nassau.
