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The family of Derrick Uh, the twenty-year-old man who died while police detained him in a hot prisoner van, says efforts to get the government to meet with their attorney have fallen on deaf ears and they have grown tired. Today, Shanelly Uh, Derrick’s older sister, told News Five via phone that their attorney, Senior […]
Written on May 12, 2023 | Posted in
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The suspect who shot and killed Adrian Pook is on remand for murder at the Belize Central Prison. Eighteen-year-old Kriston Francis, a sanitation worker of Aloe Vera Street, was unrepresented when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford, where he was read a single charge of murder. The incident occurred on April thirtieth on Ordonez […]
Written on May 10, 2023 | Posted in
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The body of Randolph Crawford, one of several men involved in a high-speed pursuit and shootout in Corozal District last Thursday, was retrieved from the river near the Nuevo Pueblo Ferry over the weekend. Four men who were also wounded during the exchange of gunfire remain hospitalized with varying degrees of injury. During the incident, […]
Written on May 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-year old Christopher Pitts was arraigned for the murder of Silvian Swift earlier today when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford. Pitts is the second suspect to be charged for the deadly shooting that occurred on April thirtieth in Belize City. Tonight, the mechanic of a King Street address is spending his first night […]
Written on May 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Patrick Canelo and two other men were charged for disorderly conduct earlier today, following an altercation in Ladyville on Thursday night that resulted in the murder of twenty-year-old James Bainton. The deadly incident occurred at a football field in Ladyville where several persons had gathered to watch a game being played. Twenty-year-old Canelo, a resident […]
Written on May 8, 2023 | Posted in
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A fisherman from Dangriga has been charged for the murder of Marlon Martinez who disappeared on March sixth. Thirty-four-year-old Derek Gorosica was arraigned for the Martinez’s murder following the discovery of skeletal remains. Earlier today, ACP Hilberto Romero provided additional information on the latest developments regarding that case. ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern […]
Written on May 8, 2023 | Posted in
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On Sunday morning, near the mile eight community, five armed men entered Chukka Tours premises where the held up the establishment and made off with an assortment of liquor and an undisclosed sum of money. Police say they are looking for a vehicle believed to have been used in the commission of the robbery. […]
Written on May 8, 2023 | Posted in
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A burglary overnight in Burrell Boom Village resulted in thieves getting away with an ATM machine from Helen Wu’s Store. It’s a brazen act carried out by thieves who appeared to have been well-equipped when they broke into the building. They were able to pried open the entrance to the building and stole the entire […]
Written on May 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Another murder was recorded overnight; this time in Ladyville. The details of the tragedy are that a brawl between a pair of siblings and a group of men from the village ended with James Bainton being shot and killed; his older brother was stabbed and received cut wounds to the face, but survived. All indications […]
Written on May 5, 2023 | Posted in
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Four persons are being hospitalized and a fifth reportedly drowned as a result of a shootout between two groups of men who were involved in a high-speed chase on Thursday afternoon in the Corozal District. The incident ensued shortly after one p.m., near the Pueblo Nuevo Ferry and ended when one of the vehicles overturned […]
Written on May 5, 2023 | Posted in
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This evening Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams gave the media the information that the police have thus far on the incident. While he said the police are still trying to tie together some pieces, what they high suspect at this time is that the incident was drug-related because of the main player involved, Benigno Larios. […]
Written on May 5, 2023 | Posted in
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On Thursday night, we reported on the murder of thirty-five-year-old Elroy Quinonez. The father of four was a stone’s throw away from his home playing with two of his sons and their dog when a gunman came up to them and opened fire on Quinonez. It was a callous crime that has left the family […]
Written on May 5, 2023 | Posted in
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The open war of words between Chester Williams and Shyne Barrow continues. Today, the media caught up with the Commissioner of Police to get some clarification on reports that the cost of acquiring a gun license has skyrocketed. Word to News Five is that the United Democratic Party is calling for a moratorium and a […]
Written on May 5, 2023 | Posted in
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Two persons lost their lives in separate shooting incidents over the past twenty-four hours. The first is a murder that was recorded on Wednesday night in Dangriga. A thirty-five-year-old father of four was targeted by a gunman who opened fire on him in the presence of two of his children. The deadly shooting happened within […]
Written on May 4, 2023 | Posted in
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A man reportedly drowned at around one-thirty this afternoon, following a shootout between two groups near the Pueblo Nuevo Ferry. The man who drowned was reportedly along with one of the groups. He decided to swim across the river but went under. We have not yet been able to confirm his identity, however, reports are […]
Written on May 4, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize City resident Ronlee Petillo has been accused of being a member of the George Street Gang (GSG) and was arraigned before Magistrate Dennison Mannon earlier today. Petillo, who was recently granted bail for rape and aggravated assault with a firearm, pleaded not guilty to the charge. According to the allegations, Petillo, who resides on […]
Written on May 3, 2023 | Posted in
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As many as three prisoners escaped while being escorted to the Belize Central Prison over the last four to five months. The most recent escapee, twenty-eight-year-old Ryan Foster, did so on Tuesday, April eighteenth. Thirteen days later, on May first, Foster was arraigned on a single charge of escape from lawful custody. He is accused […]
Written on May 3, 2023 | Posted in
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This morning in the lower courts, the daughter of a well-known city councilor was denied bail when she was brought up on a charge of manslaughter by negligence. Tehje Vaughn has been remanded to the Belize Central Prison until July third, when she is scheduled to go before the Chief Magistrate Jayani Wegodapola. Vaughn, who […]
Written on May 2, 2023 | Posted in
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A man was shot dead near his house by a gunman who hid under the victim’s back step. While there are reports that the deceased was not the intended target, police are saying that in fact, he was. Sometime before eight-thirty on Sunday morning, twenty-nine-year-old Adrian Pook was reportedly walking on an unnamed street near […]
Written on May 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Were the confiscated cannabis edibles that created chaos at Saint Luke’s Methodist last week properly handed over as evidence to the police department? That’s the question that was put to the Commissioner of Police when he sat down with the media this afternoon. Here’s the latest on that investigation. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police […]
Written on May 2, 2023 | Posted in
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There is major development in the case of the weed laced candies that hospitalized several children on Tuesday. National Exhibit Keeper for the Belize Police Department, Mario Bustillos, has been charged with ten counts of negligent harm in relation to the minors who were hospitalised after they ingested candy laced with weed. Just before two […]
Written on April 28, 2023 | Posted in
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Cabinet has received a full update on the cannabis candies that affected several Belize City primary school students. Cabinet has urged the Minister of Home Affairs, Kareen Musa, to exert all possible efforts to ensure that those responsible for the incident are brought to justice. The discussion of the tainted candy incident led the Cabinet […]
Written on April 28, 2023 | Posted in
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The crime wave, at least in the Belize District, has taken off again, with three murders in two days, two of them occurring only seven hours apart on Thursday. The latest killing occurred on the south side of Belize City on Thursday night just before eight on Antelope Street not far from its junction with […]
Written on April 28, 2023 | Posted in
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A man died late this evening following a shooting incident in the King’s Parks area of Belize City. The victim has been identified as thirty-year-old Charles Canton. Canton was found inside motionless inside a silver Ford Escape with a gunshot wound to the chest. Preliminary reports suggest that Canton accidently shot himself. Investigators recovered the […]
Written on April 28, 2023 | Posted in
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And while the police department reports that major crimes have been on the decline since 2020, Barrow says this does not absolve the current government of how bad things currently are. He says that for him to be convinced that crime is truly on the decline, the percentage rate would have to dip significantly lower. […]
Written on April 28, 2023 | Posted in
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