Albert Steven Moreira, believed to be Felina James’ killer, was arraigned for the crime of murder when he appeared in the magistrate’s court on Wednesday. The B.D.F. soldier was reportedly in a relationship with James up to the time of her chopping death. Last week, investigators discovered the charred remains of a vehicle in Steadfast […]
While many were out trick or treating on Halloween night, a group of men decided to use their masks for more than just a scare. They entered El Paso Junior Fast Food in the Farmer’s Market area and robbed two women of their cell phones. According to the owner of the establishment, the men entered […]
The lifeless body of Manuel Espinosa was retrieved from the Haulover Creek last weekend. While it is the name given to him by others who know him, investigators are trying to confirm that identity with members of his family. A post mortem conducted on his body on Wednesday, indicates that Espinosa died of drowning. […]
A police booth was opened today near Matron Roberts Centre in Belize City to serve as a deterrent to crime. The police presence in one of the City’s hot spots for feuding gangs will also help the cops respond to crime on a more timely basis as well as keep the neighbourhood safer for persons […]
This just in…there was a robbery at a popular restaurant on Princess Margaret Drive on the entertainment strip. News Five has confirmed that about an hour ago, two men armed with guns barged into Midtown Restaurant and Bar and held up the employees. They were robbed of monies before the thieves fled the scene. The […]
There are so many questions unanswered in the killing of a young child and his grandmother at the hands of the father of three. The unthinkable tragedy occurred at about two o’clock this morning on Faber’s Road. The father, Samuel August Senior, drove a backhoe belonging to the Belize City Council where he is employed, […]
Aside from Samuel August Senior being the father of three male children whose custodial rights were granted to their maternal grandmother by the family court, little else is known about him. Truth be told, the horrendous act of what appears to be vehicular homicide was committed using machinery belonging to the Belize City Council where […]
Belizeans across the country and overseas have been sharing messages of condolences with the family. Today, P.U.P. Leader John Briceño did the same, expressing sympathy, urging religious leaders to, once again, to go on the ground and get deeper into community life. John Briceño, P.U.P. Leader “It saddens me and it worries me that […]
Belize City investigators believe that twenty-seven-year-old Albert Moriera brutally murdered thirty-seven-year-old Felina James. The B.D.F. soldier was arraigned this morning for the crime of murder and was remanded until November thirtieth. James and Moriera were intimately involved and shared a son. The couple, according to the James’ family, was in a toxic relationship with Moriera […]
The tragic incident that claimed the lives of five-year-old Samir August and his grandmother, fifty-three-year-old Louise Young on Faber’s Road in the wee hours of this morning has gripped the nation. Among the first responders to render aid to the affected families was the Belize City Council. The mayor himself visited the scene and was […]
The family is still dealing with the loss of lives even as a thirteen-year-old girl remains critical at the K.H.M.H. The trauma left behind by thirty-five-year-old Samuel August Senior has begun to linger at number six Faber’s Road. The family will need counseling and psychosocial support which the Belize Red Cross has offered to grant. […]
Police have cracked the case of Felina James, the woman who went missing and was found murdered days later. Twenty-seven-year-old B.D.F. soldier Albert Stephen Moriera has been charged for the murder of James, who was his girlfriend. Moriera is accused of cutting James’ throat and dumping her body in some bushes along the Coastal Road. […]
Police are investigating the mysterious disappearance of an impounded SUV from under the noses of the officers attached to the Orange Walk Police Station. According to ACP Joseph Myvett, last Tuesday night, a Range Rover SUV with Dangriga license plate carrying what appeared to be a questionable insurance sticker, was retrieved by a patrol on […]
A criminal and internal investigation is ongoing in Dangriga following the police shooting of a gunman on Saturday morning. Thirty-nine-year-old John Elijio was shot to the right leg around four a.m. by an officer as he reportedly attempted to retrieve a firearm from his waist. Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Myvett says that the police […]
The body of a San Pedro resident was fished out of the Haulover Creek near the Swing Bridge. It is believed that Manuel Mendoza drowned sometime and his body spotted in the water sometime around eight-thirty on Saturday night. Residents gathered along the bridge and Scenes of Crime personnel from the Police Department arrived at […]
There were two robberies over the weekend in Belize City for which two persons have been detained; one has since been arrested and charged. The first occurred on Friday during the lunch hour. Two thieves carried out the brazen broad daylight robbery at Pacheco’s Jewelry Shop on East Collet Canal. One armed with a gun, […]
On Saturday night, United Grocery and Laundromat on Euphrates Avenue was targeted by thieves. According to the Bangladeshi owner, four robbers, one armed with a firearm escaped with five hundred dollars in cash and two cell phones. ASP Alejandro Cowo told the media today that a minor, who is well-known to the law, has since […]
A school warden is in big trouble with the law after she was found in possession of approximately four point three pounds of weed. Forty-four-year-old Billie Jean Pitts was arrested and charged on Saturday for drug trafficking after she was caught red-handed picking up a parcel from the BPMS Office in Belize City. Pitts has […]
There was also a sizable drug bust in Dangriga, for which a couple has been charged for trafficking. Last Thursday, police conducted a search at the home of Andrew Garcia and Annabelle Perez which turned up approximately four point six pounds of marijuana. ACP Joseph Myvett says that both Garcia and Perez are well-known to […]
There was a fire at the home of Damian Burns in Belmopan on Sunday night and all indications are that the blaze was deliberately set. Burns reported to police that he had an altercation with a tenant and after filing the report with officers at the station, the forty-four-year-old returned to find his Toucan Avenue […]
There was a brazen armed robbery this afternoon in Belize City at Pacheco’s Jewelry Shop. Two thieves almost netted thirty-five grand – we say almost because quick police action led to the recovery of the items and the apprehension of one man in a matter of minutes. We were first on the scene this afternoon […]
Thirty-four-year-old Carlos Lopez is back in the news tonight for another drug offense. In late August, he was acquitted of drug trafficking and firearm offenses when a case brought against him fell apart in the lower court. Lopez, along with thirty-seven-year-old Peter Schmidt, was busted in December 2017 in possession of five kilos of cocaine. […]
Since his abduction from a cattle ranch on Father’s Day, there has been no sign or trace of businessman Omero Campos. The San Narciso resident was taken from his farm near San Victor Village on June sixteenth and is believed to have been held hostage by someone or a group of persons who demanded the […]
A clandestine plane landing took place early this morning in northern Belize. The suspected drug plane landed on the Progresso Road and was discovered by a villager around four this morning. When police arrived at the scene, all they found was the plane on fire. No one was in the area when police arrived and […]
The badly decomposed body of Felina James was discovered a week ago in an area just off the Coastal Road. The mother of two was found chopped to death and her body disposed of after being reported missing for a week. Her Kia Sorento and a firearm were also unaccounted for. Earlier this week, a […]
