Crime & Court

Baseball facility to open at Fox Hill prison

OFFICIALS at Her Majesty’s Prisons will break new ground this weekend with the unveiling of a baseball facility that has been constructed on the Fox Hill compound.

Sentence for pilot in drugs case upheld

THE Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s conviction and three year sentence for a pilot found guilty of cocaine possession with intent to supply.

Rise in vehicle break-ins

POLICE officials have noticed an rise in reports of vehicle break-ins since the new year, Police Superintendent Stephen Dean said yesterday.

Cuban abuse trial still waits for answer over attendance by alleged victims

OFFICIALS in the Cuban detainee abuse trial are still awaiting a response from the Cuban government to their request to have two Cuban men attend the hearings in Nassau.

Police find drugs worth $25,000

FREEPORT – Abaco police discovered a quantity of illegal drugs with an estimated street value of $25,000.

Two charged over $3m drugs find

TWO men were arraigned yesterday in the Magistrates Court complex in connection with the more than $3 million cocaine and marijuana find over the weekend.

Man cleared of armed robbery and kidnapping

A MAN walked out of Supreme Court free yesterday when his case – involving seven charges of armed robbery and one charge of kidnapping – was discontinued.

$50,000 fine for captain, $1,000 for each crew member for illegal fishing

NEARLY $100,000 in fines were collected from the captain and crew of a Dominican vessel which was arrested for illegally fishing in Bahamian waters.

Staff Association president in police custody

POLICE Staff Association President Dwight Smith is in police custody assisting them with their investigation into claims of sexual harassment, The Tribune understands.

PM admits concern for his safety as he details crime crackdown

PRIME Minister Perry Christie expressed concern over his own personal safety as he expanded on the government’s toughened stance against violent crime in the country, specifically in his own constituency.

Three held after daylight robbery

POLICE have detained three men for questioning following a daring daylight robbery that threw a local bank into frantic confusion when the culprits began firing shots.

Man faces court accused of Kemp Road killing

A MAN was yesterday charged with being responsible for an August 10, 2013 fatal shooting in the Kemp Road area.

Police reveal haul in $3m drugs seizure

POLICE say they expect to bring charges today in the case of three million dollars worth of suspected dangerous drugs seized in Grand Bahama on Sunday.