Police still uprooting marijuana plants
POLICE were still uprooting plants yesterday at a huge marijuana field found at the rear of Dignity Gardens, thought to contain $500,000 worth of drugs.
Murder suspects make claim of death threats
TWO of three suspects arraigned in connection with two recent murders complained to a magistrate they had received death threats from prison inmates.
Bank robbed by lone gunman
A GUNMAN held up a female teller at Scotiabank telling her “this is a robbery, do not scream, just fill up the bag.”
Two held after police fired on
TWO men who opened fire on police attempting to stop their car were taken into custody yesterday after a high-speed chase.
US loses $14m drug case ruling
The Court of Appeal has overturned the US government’s bid to enforce a $14 million seizure order against the Bahamas-based assets of convicted drug offender, Samuel ‘Ninety’ Knowles.
Child killer denies spitting on jurors
CONVICTED child killer Kofhe Goodman has appeared in court again to deny making death threats against five jurors and spitting on one of them.
Armed robbery case discontinued
TWO men believed to be members of the 'One Order' gang by the victim of a $6,000 hold-up had their armed robbery case discontinued in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Man arrested over shooting in Elizabeth Estates
A 34-year old man is in custody after police arrested him for a shooting.
22-year old man arrested over murder of Ned Joseph
A 22-year old man is in custody after police arrested him for murder, a stolen vehicle and an outstanding criminal warrant.
Weekend crime blitz: 120 people arrested by police, 564 drivers cited
Major assault on crime and violence over the weekend.
Sentence delay for man who caused $1.2m road damage
A MAN who admitted for the second time to causing $1.2 million damage to the airport road was told by a magistrate that she would need time to consider the factors in his case before deciding what to do with him. Acting Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt told 53-year-old Thomas Alexander Rigby that he would be medically and psychologically evaluated before she makes a decision on September 27.
Man held after stabbing his mother three times
A 24-YEAR-OLD MAN is in custody after he stabbed his mother three times after a row at their home.
Man accused of beating two-year-old to death
A MAN accused of murdering a two-year-old infant was not required to enter a plea to the murder charge he faced when arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Police officers’ attorney says he would have shot man who died in custody
JAMIE Smith should have died from a close range gunshot wound to the heart, Wayne Munroe told the Coroner’s Court yesterday.
Offender found in Canada had magistrate’s permission
THE CEO of ICS Security Concepts is defending his company’s monitoring capabilities as criticisms mount when it was revealed that a man on bail and wearing an ankle bracelet was found in Canada.
