According to Aragon Jr., the addition of the cameras also forms part of a new crime fighting strategy. Elodio Aragon Jr., Minister of State, Police “It’s all about looking at how we incorporate technology into law enforcement activities, you know. This is one way how we will enhance our capabilities in terms of looking […]
There was a senseless murder in the city on Wednesday night, breaking a lull of three weeks when Ludwin Lalin was executed not far from his house in the Jane Usher Boulevard area. Police are not talking today, but it does not appear that it is gang-related. A well-known activist and DJ, Andrew Bennett, popularly […]
Earlier this evening, DuPlooy’s Lodge on the Benque Viejo Road was apparently robbed. Benque Police have reported to the scene as of news time, but according to Officer in Command at that formation, Daniel Arzu, details are still coming in. We intend to have more information in Friday’s newscast.
Earlier this month, the Government of Belize agreed with its Mexican counterpart to close the old border crossing at Subteniente Lopez entering Chetumal. A new, larger crossing is open at Chactemal Bridge. However, the vendors who were sneaking over goods from the Commercial Free Zone are up in arms. That is tough luck for them, […]
The streets of the city have been relatively free of gun violence. But around nine o’clock on Tuesday night, shots rang out on Central American Boulevard on the south side of Belize City. Two persons were injured, but it is Hammon Lemoth who is in critical condition tonight at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Lemoth, […]
With gun violence significant low, police continue its program of community policing. Today, ACP Chester Williams was on the south side of Belize City, particularly the precinct one jurisdiction, meeting with residents to build rapport with them. Williams says the program has had success. ACP Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South “Today we […]
There is a report from Chicago that a Belizean was fatally stabbed over the weekend. The thirty-five-year-old Jermaine Jones, who also goes by the name “Rasta Jayblood,” lived in south side Chicago and was the son of Dianne Hall. According to the reports, he was stabbed near his house on Sunday night following an altercation […]
Punta Gorda police are still looking for Simon Lino, accused of last Wednesday’s brutal stabbing murder of popular musician Lascelle Martinez. Lino is believed to have fled to neighboring Guatemala; however, police have issued an arrest warrant and INTERPOL notice with their Guatemalan counterparts. Martinez was having lunch when Lino turned up at his house […]
Two of four men linked to an armed robbery and kidnapping in Ranchito, Corozal on May third, 2017 were today granted Supreme Court bail in the sum of ten thousand dollars each. The duo was arraigned on Thursday, May eighteen, 2017, in the Corozal Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Patricia Arana for the offenses of robbery […]
Police in Punta Gorda are looking for a man who stabbed popular musician Lascelle Martinez to death on Wednesday morning. He has been identified as Simon Lino, who is on the lam. Martinez was having lunch when Lino turned up at his house and after an exchange of words, he stabbed him multiple times on […]
Alleged murderer Simon Lino is wanted by police for fatally stabbing Lascelle Martinez and seriously injuring his ex-girlfriend during a brutal attack on Wednesday in Punta Gorda. Lino, it is strongly believed, may have fled the country to nearby Guatemala. Inspector Frank Zuniga refrained from making a connection between Martinez and Tiannie Figueroa. He did, […]
While Inspector Zuniga stopped short of making any connections, Martinez’s roommate confirms that he was indeed in a love triangle where the young woman was involved with both Martinez and Lino. Valerio says he warned his best friend on previous occasions to stay clear of the young lady. Ainslie Valerio, Roommate of Deceased “I […]
A twelve-year-old minor is in police custody tonight pending the outcome of a criminal investigation, following an armed robbery in Belize City on Wednesday. According to twenty-one-year-old Enrique Patt, an employee of Zeta Purified Water, he was seated inside the company’s delivery truck near the corners of Mahogany Street and Western Avenue around midday. While […]
Residents of Punta Gorda Town are tonight reeling from the senseless murder of one of their beloved musicians and former band mate of the famed Coolie Rebels. Thirty-five-year-old Lascelle Martinez, son of former Toledo East Area Representative Peter Eden Martinez, was stabbed to death around midday today at his residence. The deadly attack preceded another […]
A fire which has now been determined to be a case of arson ripped through two buildings early on Tuesday night in the City. Five family members were displaced as a result of the blaze which was seemingly the result of a dispute between the Palacio relatives. The affected persons, however, wish not to take […]
It was widely suspected that the weekend fire at the Belize Audubon Society’s Education Center in Crooked Tree was arson. A completed investigation by fire officials has now confirmed that someone deliberately set the place on fire. It is well-known that in the past, there has been conflict between some residents and the Audubon over […]
The Matalon Building on Coney Drive was shot up Tuesday night. Police say as many as thirteen shots were fired and eleven of them met their target on the first two floors, which are used by the Belize Bank. The bank issued a brief statement today to confirm the incident, saying that no one was […]
A father of seven children was executed on Monday morning when he attempted to assist persons in a traffic accident. The Good Samaritan was a Guatemalan national who lived with his family in Hope Creek, Stann Creek District. Edwardo Samuel Caal Sub was driving behind a stolen vehicle that was transporting a set of robbers […]
High school teacher Pamela Lino remains missing and police are no closer to ascertaining whether the charred skeletal remains found inside her vehicle are those of the Belmopan resident. That’s because samples from the corpse are yet to be sent to Jamaica for D.N.A. testing. While it is generally believed that it is the career […]
The public is being advised to be on the alert for twenty-two escapees from Honduras who are considered dangerous. The gang members escaped from one of the most crowded prisons on Thursday night, and up to today none has been recaptured. The men were being transferred to a higher-security facility when they escaped from armed […]
Norman Rodriguez, the magistrate who was charged with rape on Wednesday, kept away from the courtroom today. The allegation against him is made by an ex-girlfriend who has given her version of events that took place at his house near the Alejo Beni Park while he was the sitting magistrate in Dangriga. Rodriguez has hired […]
Nineteen-year-old Saul Pech was stabbed and killed on the balcony of his apartment in Chetumal around two a.m. Mexican time a week ago today. The man accused of his killing, his cousin Romario Pech, was as close to him as a brother and they were mates in a rock band. Mexican authorities have apparently decided […]
Last Thursday, nineteen-year-old Michael Bonilla was cut down in a hail of bullets as he rode his bicycle along Elston Kerr Street. The incident transpired behind Gwen Lizarraga High School in an area that is known to be gang infested. Despite the location of the deadly shooting, Belize City police are on record refuting claims […]
Eighteen-year-old Ludwin Lalin, a Guatemalan national, was shot and killed in a senseless act of gun violence on Monday night. The fatal attack on the teenager happened on Curl Thompson Street in the Port Loyola neighborhood, a stone‘s throw away from his residence. A motive for his murder is yet to be determined. While Lalin […]
The Gang Suppression Unit, despite a standing agreement among various Belize City groups to hold the peace, remains on a sustained campaign to crack down on these elements. Those sting operations have raised the ire of many in their respective communities, including activist Diane Finnegan, who has been quite outspoken on the issue of police […]
