Two men were murdered and three others were injured in crazy gun violence in Cayo. In the early hours of Sunday morning, hell broke loose outside the C.K. Sports Bar in San Ignacio. Patrons were milling outside the small bar, when gunshots were fired. Police say there were two killers out that morning, who fired […]
So, there you heard from the families of three of the victims in the shooting. We turn now to the police department for the official report. In the story, you heard that there may have been a second person involved, but police say there was only one gunman and the killing was motivated by a […]
The location where the deadly weekend shooting took place in San Ignacio is a concern to the police department since it poses serious security risks for patrons of the establishment. CK Bar, according to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, is operating a nightclub without a proper license and the fact that regular customers have to […]
As a result of the shooting that claimed two lives, police say that they are taking swift action to quell that growing problem in the west. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams shares what the department is doing. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “I know that the police may be wondering what the police will […]
Hours before the double murder in Cayo, the Ladyville area exploded with gun violence in another gang-related murder. Just after seven o’clock on Saturday night, Egbert Baldwin, who as recent as last Wednesday was freed of a charge of attempted murder, met his death when a volley of bullets was unleashed in his direction. Multiple […]
A low-flying aircraft was seen hovering above Chunox overnight, where law enforcement assets had scrambled to the vicinity of the isolated village in Corozal District in anticipation of an illegal landing. The flight which originated in South America is believed to have been a drug plane destined for northern Belize. Despite tracking the aircraft into […]
In December 2019, Police Constable Nadir Mendoza went on the lam and became a fugitive from the law after being accused of stealing a firearm from the Belize Police Department. Several months later that weapon was located inside the Corozal Free Zone and a subsequent investigation led to criminal charges being brought against the officer. […]
Another cop is trouble with the law. Police Constable Nelson Ramos is on remand at the Belize Central Prison after being charged for a sexual offense involving a minor. The officer, who is attached to the Intermediate Southern Formation, was accused by a seventeen-year-old girl of forcing her into a sexual act against her will. […]
A hidden supply of ammunition, including a smoke grenade, was recovered by police during an operation outside of Teakettle Village over the weekend. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Myvett, the magazines containing the live rounds were not found in the possession of anyone and as such were labeled as found property. ACP […]
A forty-one-year-old resident of Santa Elena Town has been arrested and charged for the armed robbery of a MADISCO delivery truck last Tuesday. Luis Castellanos is accused of stealing an undisclosed sum of money from an employee of the distributor as he reentered the vehicle. The incident happened outside of Two Ladies Store on George […]
While police have cracked the MADISCO robbery, they are investigating a Belmopan robbery. A quartet of armed thieves stormed the residence of Gloria Tush in the Maya Mopan neighbourhood over the weekend. While they relieved her of several items, they ransacked the property and insisted on finding the whereabouts of the owner a vehicle that […]
A construction worker of the Mile eight community on the George Price Highway, who is accused of breaking into a man’s home and removing home appliances and other possessions amounting to over thrifty-five thousand dollars, was lucky to get bail when his attorneys appeared before Supreme Court Justice Colin Williams today. Christian Bailey was charged with […]
Another murder case fell through the cracks for the prosecution this week when the Crown in the trial of George Bull indicated to the Court that they were withdrawing the charge against him for want of evidence. The trial was set to begin in the Orange Walk session of the Supreme Court, but Crown Counsel, […]
Attorney Hurl Hamilton was successful today in arguing for Supreme Court bail for a man who is before the Court on an attempted murder charge. Simon Leary, a construction worker of Esperanza Village, Cayo was arraigned in the San Ignacio Magistrate’s Court for attempted murder and use of deadly means of harm upon Paul Jex, Jr. […]
In Thursday’s newscast we told you about Police Constable Nelson Ramos of the Intermediate Southern Formation who was arraigned on a count of rape of a seventeen-year-old girl. Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams told the press that only one police officer was named and charged. He notes that the cop has been placed on […]
The Police Department is counting on the public to prevent border jumpers and contrabandistas from entering the country. Five phone lines and an online social media messenger programme were activated today as law enforcement try to get a handle on these illegal activities that can further expose the country to COVID-19. News Five was at […]
Former U.D.P. politician Mark King is in hot water tonight and is under investigation by the police department for allegedly discharging a weapon in public overnight at a Belize City house. King, the owner of Brints Security and one-time area representative for Lake Independence, was departing a residence on Signa Yorke Street in Belama Phase […]
The Belize Police Department has charged one of its own following on a directive from the Director of Public Prosecutions following an allegation of sexual assault on a minor. Nelson Ramos, a police officer attached to the Intermediate Southern Formation in Independence Village, has been charged for the offence of Rape and Sexual Assault of […]
Domestic violence and gender abuse are prevalent and often times go unreported for a number of reasons. On Wednesday, the National Women’s Commission and the United Nations Population Fund, on behalf of the Spotlight Initiative, handed over a cell-phone to be to be used as a gender-based violence hotline. The presentation was done at the […]
Robberies and other crimes continue to increase across the country; in broad daylight today, a Madisco delivery van was robbed. But is it an inside job? Surveillance camera images show as a gunman relieve one of two men inside the van of a bag containing an undisclosed amount of cash. The men, employees of Madisco, […]
A policeman attached to the Intermediate Southern Formation in Independence Village is expected to be charged for the sexual assault of a seventeen-year-old female minor. On July sixth, the minor in the company of her mother reported that the officer, who took her into custody for driving a vehicle without a driver’s license, made an […]
An anti-gang state of emergency was declared once again for hotspots in south side Belize City last week in an effort to contain crimes linked to gang activity. The legal system is designed where incarceration is the last step, but due to the powers invoked by the S.O.E., thirty-one persons, including four females, were sent […]
Legislation had been amended so that charges could be levelled against residents who are identified as being members of a gang or being the leader of a gang; the latter carries a stiffer penalty. The Crime Control and Criminal Justice Amendment Bill introduced stiffer penalties allowing the police to gather intelligence from various sources, including […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also says that the state of emergency can very well be extended past the month, but that will be determined prior to its expiration. He does say, however, that there are a number of initiatives that have been put in place to steer these men away from the criminal justice […]
Tonight, there is a tragic case of fratricide to report down south. It’s not often we report on such crimes – where a sibling kills another – and when you hear why, it makes for an even sadder case. The brothers were reportedly drinking and had an argument over a cellular phone and that is […]
