On Friday, P.U.P. Dangriga Standard Bearer, Doctor Louis Zabaneh filed a complaint against macebearer Brian ‘Yellow Man’ Audinette, whom he claims repeatedly called him a thief during the sitting of the House of Representatives. That report was given to Belmopan police who subsequently briefed ComPol Chester Williams on what purportedly took place. The report itself […]
The police department has been successful in intercepting a number of drug shipments over the past few weeks and that achievement has been the result of intelligence led operations, as well as timing. But across the country drug and turf wars are escalating. Last week in Belize City, a man was gunned down at the […]
Tonight, there is still no decision on what charges will be brought against Emily Ico, the mother of nine-year-old Danielle Hall who died in her care at the family residence in Unitedville, Cayo, over the weekend. The little girl was strangled to death under mysterious circumstances and police are awaiting further instructions from the Office […]
In respect of the case involving a gang of thieves who reportedly broke into the home of businessman Sarkis Abou-Nehra in Burrell Boom in December 2015.That case continues to come apart at the seams. On Tuesday, a trio of suspects, the last of the accused men, was set free, when prosecutor Inspector Egbert Castillo informed […]
There was another disturbance at the Princess Royal Youth Hostel on Tuesday night where police officers were called in to assist with a group of unruly girls. During their response, the police mobile was stoned and damaged and six girls managed to escape from the facility. While those girls have since been recaptured, Commissioner Chester […]
A man is serving two years behind bars after he was found guilty of sexually molesting an eight-year-old girl. Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford convicted Moises Flores, a Belize City resident, of the crime this morning. The assault upon the minor is reported to have occurred sometime in May or June of 2017, when the child […]
A string of businesses in Belmopan was struck by thieves in the early hours of this morning. A construction site across from the National Agriculture and Trade Show Grounds, where work is being done to build a new showroom for Bravo Motors, was burglarized and an assortment of equipment was reportedly stolen from that location. […]
The family of Kevin Hyde of Hattieville, Belize District is still coming to terms with his untimely and senseless killing on Monday evening. Hyde, a forty-seven-year-old security guard employed by City Hall, was waiting for a bus when his life was ended in proximity of the police station. He was to report to work, but […]
Kevin Hyde was waiting on a bus so he can report to work at City Hall. He was under the bus shed in Hattieville village under the nose of the police and a police checkpoint. Unfortunately, the checkpoint was dormant but officers were inside the station when shots rang out. The Hyde family in Hattieville […]
A Belmopan resident is clinging to life tonight at the Western Regional Hospital where he was rushed to on Monday night. Forty-four-year-old Brian Chavarria was shot by a person he knew well. It is reported that the mechanic was hanging out with friends at his shop on Sinsonte Street in the Capital after nine o’clock. […]
A man was shot earlier this afternoon in Belize City. He is the third shooting victim in the past twenty-four hours. It happened at around three o’clock on Amara Avenue near the bus terminal. Residents say they heard the sound of multiple gunshots and later saw a man on the ground. The victim is said […]
A nine-year-old girl was killed inside her home in the village of Unitedville, Cayo. At the time of her killing, the other person in the house was her mother, Emily Ico. The death of the child is baffling police and it is yet to be determined if any charges will be levied against Ico for […]
According to Edwardo Ico, a psychiatric evaluation will be conducted on Emily to determine her mental health. Ico lives in Sarteneja Village, Corozal. He was only able to see Emily briefly last Friday, but says that he remains in contact with his son-in-law who is keeping him abreast of what’s happening. Ico says that he […]
There is a criminal complaint against Brian “Yellow Man” Audinette, the macebearer in the National Assembly and a well-known U.D.P. stalwart. Following Friday’s house meeting, People’s United Party Dangriga Standard Bearer Louis Zabaneh reported to Belmopan police that he was approached by Audinette who repeatedly hurled insults at him about being a thief. According to […]
A home invasion at the property of a well-known businessman fell apart this morning in court. As many as nineteen persons were charged initially for the home invasion at the house of Sarkis Abou-Nehra in Burrell Boom after a group of men from the city stormed into his premises, stole a number of items including […]
Belize City resident Sherwin Santos, accused jointly with a fifteen-year-old minor of robbing New Fortune Restaurant in July of last year, is tonight serving a three-year jail sentence. The term was imposed on him when he changed his not guilty plea to guilty before the Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser. The duo was charged with the […]
A man was murdered down in a brazen late evening shooting today in Hattieville Village, Belize District. Forty-seven-year-old Kevin Hyde was sitting at a bus shed along the highway in the village when two men pounced on him, one of which released a barrage of bullets. Hyde, a security officer at the Belize City Council, […]
The unexplained death of a nine-year-old girl was baffling police authorities, but late this evening, it was confirmed that the Danielle Hall was killed by manual strangulation. The child was found dead by her father inside their home in the village of Unitedville in the Cayo District. The child’s father was called to the house […]
A Salvadoran farm hand who worked at the Marie Sharp farms in southern Belize was hacked to death on the eve of his birthday. The forty-five year old, according to all accounts, was well-liked in the village of Hope Creek where he has been living since he made Belize his home. Kelvin Guerrero Hernandez was […]
Gunshots rang out in the vicinity of the Inspiration Center late on Sunday night and when the shooting subsided forty-four-year-old Brindel Munnings was suffering from multiple injuries to the body. According to investigators, Munnings had a previous misunderstanding with someone who may have waylaid him as he made his way through an alley that adjoins […]
Oliver Peters was acquitted of the murder of his uncle on June eleventh, after spending almost five and a half years on remand at the Belize Central Prison. Tonight, he is listed in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a stabbing incident on Saturday night. It is not clear what precipitated the […]
On Thursday, Police Commissioner Chester Williams reiterated to the media that Corporal Kent Martinez was not the officer who shot Vince Martinez in the groin with a rubber bullet. Vince was shot on May twelfth after police responded to reports of a domestic dispute. While officers attempted to arrest Vince, the gun went off and […]
After the incident, Vince Martinez filed an official report to the Professional Standards Branch. Commissioner Williams told News Five on Thursday that some investigations are complex because the department has found that at times complaints are false and are filed as a result of malice. He did agree that there are legitimate complaints. Williams says […]
Police Constable, Herman Millian is out on Supreme Court bail. Millian met bail of ten thousand dollars and is scheduled to reappear at the San Ignacio Magistrate’s Court on October sixteenth, later this year. After being granted bail, Millian managed to escape the cameras with the help of his fellow police officers who snuck him […]
Since the beginning of this year, several persons have been charged for being in gangs. As recently as last week, six men were charged for being members of gangs. These charges are a part of the Belize Police Department’s efforts to cut the influence and reach of gangs and their associations. Today, Commissioner Williams responded […]
