Court orders mom to pay-up for son's no-show
A MOTHER was ordered to pay a $4,500 bail bond after the court found that her son had absconded before his armed robbery trial.
Five Bahamians arrested in Acklins in connection with almost $9m in drugs
FIVE Bahamian men were arrested after authorities found 66 crocus sacks filled with cocaine and marijuana estimated to have a street value of $8.8m near Acklins.
Teen charged in All Saints Way fatal shooting
AN 18-year-old man has been remanded in custody following his arraignment in connection with a fatal shooting last week.
Woman sentenced to nine months prison for abusing her 12-year-old daughter
A 33-year-old woman was sentenced to nine months in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to physically abusing her 12-year-old daughter over nearly two years.
Man accused of trying to break into home
A man was granted bail yesterday after being accused of trying to break into a woman’s home on Sands Road.
Gun and ammo possession gets man two and a half years jail
A MAN was sentenced to two and a half years in prison yesterday after admitting to possessing a gun and 37 rounds of ammunition on Soldier Road last week.
Officer tells inquest two bullets recovered were from 9mm pistol allegedly fired by one of the victims
A POLICE firearm examiner testified yesterday that a bullet recovered from the dashboard of the vehicle in which three men were shot and killed by police on Cowpen Road in 2020 was one of two rounds fired from a gun found near the deceased.
Man convicted of indecent assault of five-year-old son
A 42-year-old man has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a five-year-old boy in 2020, an abuse uncovered when the child’s parents grew suspicious after he kissed his father on the lips.
Murder suspect tells court he has schizophrenia
A 50-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing another man earlier this month appeared in Magistrate’s Court on Friday, telling the court he suffers from schizophrenia.
40-year-old Man shot dead at All Saints Way
Police call for the public’s assistance as a 40-year-old man was gunned down while sitting in his vehicle on All Saints Way last night.
Police can’t confirm connection as witnesses report a shooting and fire at Providence Avenue business
EYEWITNESSES reported seeing a man on the roof of a business on Providence Avenue moments before a fire broke out late Monday night.
Officer testifies at inquest two casings recovered from scene were from AK-47
A POLICE armoury officer testified yesterday that some of the casings recovered from the Cowpen Road scene, where three men were shot and killed by police in 2020, came from an AK-47— a weapon he claimed is not issued to police.
Mother tells inquest son ‘terrified’ of officer
THE mother of Deshoan Smith, one of three men shot and killed by police in a 2020 incident, said he was “terrified” of one of the officers involved when he was hospitalised for a separate shooting in 2019.
Man charged with molesting 15-year-old
A 21-year-old man was granted bail yesterday after being accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl last month.
Businessman alleges woman extorted $14,000
A 36-year-old woman was granted bail yesterday after being accused of extorting $14,000 from a local businessman.
