Officer tells court she feared for her life during shooting
A POLICE officer testified that she feared for her life after a gunman opened fire near her family’s Quakoo Street home in 2022.
Tourist ordered to pay two officers injured while resisting arrest
A TOURIST was ordered to pay $500 to each of two police officers she injured while resisting arrest outside the RIU Hotel on Paradise Island last week.
Caregiver alleges sexual assault and death threat at residence
A 41-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at a Soldier Road home after her employer’s boyfriend locked her inside, threatened her life and tried to stop her from escaping.
Man, 45, accused of trying to undress sleeping 12-year-old girl
A 45-year-old man was arrested after allegedly breaking into an Abaco trailer home and trying to unzip a 12-year-old girl’s clothing while she was sleeping early Monday morning.
Three deny firearm and ammo charges after police search
THREE men were accused of possessing a firearm and ammunition after police allegedly found a pistol and 17 rounds during a search of a Grosham Close residence last week.
Child abuse reports rise as neglect cases surge 96%
REPORTS of child neglect nearly doubled during the first eight months of 2026, while physical and sexual abuse cases also increased, according to Department of Social Services figures.
Man allegedly assaulted twice within several hours by the same two men
A GRAND Bahama man was allegedly assaulted twice in the space of several hours by the same two men, with the second attack occurring after they allegedly broke into his apartment and demanded money.
Indecent assault accused denies he inappropriately groped girl
A MAN was accused yesterday of indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl on Independence Day.
Woman accused of stabbing her housemate during altercation
A WOMAN accused of stabbing her housemate during an altercation on Hanna Road was remanded to prison yesterday.
Man pleads guilty for failing to sign in for 57 days while on bail
A MAN is awaiting sentencing after admitting that he breached his Supreme Court bail conditions by failing to sign in at a police station for 57 days.
Brothers accused of letting three-year-old hold rifle
TWO brothers were remanded to prison on Friday after prosecutors alleged they allowed a three-year-old boy to hold a rifle, filmed him with the weapon and later had the gun at their home.
Marine awarded $205,000 after stadium gate accident
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force marine who was pinned beneath a nine-foot sliding gate at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium has won more than $205,000 in damages after the Supreme Court found that authorities knew the gate had repeatedly come off its track but failed to repair or secure it properly.
Driver accused of causing officer’s death in traffic crash
A 27-YEAR-OLD man was remanded to prison on Friday accused of causing the death of a police corporal who was struck while escorting a funeral on Prince Charles Drive and later told his brother from his hospital bed that he was suffering the “worst pain” he had ever felt.
Father and son remanded over gun, ammunition and cocaine charges
A FATHER and son were remanded to prison on Friday after police allegedly found a pistol, 124 rounds of ammunition and seven ounces of cocaine in the backyard of their Spruce Street home, while two other accused, including a 16-year-old girl, were granted bail.
Defamed lawyer wins Anglican libel case
A SUPREME Court judge has found that Anglican education officials maliciously defamed lawyer and St John’s College board member Terri Bellot, ruling that a disciplinary letter falsely portrayed her as violent and dishonest after she complained about a delay in obtaining her daughter’s school transcript.
