A man well-known to the law was murdered during a fete in Belize City over the weekend. George McKenzie Junior, the son of slain gang leader George McKenzie, was stabbed several times. Though police do not know the motive, the twenty-one year old, was stabbed multiple times. McKenzie tried to get away, but he would […]
But Eastern Division South Regional Commander, ACP Chester Williams, says that information gathered so far indicates that the stabbing murder of McKenzie Junior was carried out by a member of the George Street Gang. Williams says that he’s been doing interventions to ensure that there is no retaliation. ACP Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern […]
Shortly after the stabbing of George McKenzie Junior on the ITVET Compound, shots rang out over on south side of Belize City in the Mayflower/Banak Street area. Brothers Tyrone and Shaquille Meighan were both shot to the legs by who residents claim were officers attached to the Gang Suppression Unit. The Meighans were reportedly on […]
ACP Williams says that the incident is counterproductive to the efforts that they have put in place. He laid out why the Gang Suppression Unit’s aggression is no longer welcome in his jurisdiction. ACP Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South “It had been very difficult for us to get where we are and […]
In Sugar City, Orange Walk, police are still puzzling over the murder of twenty-eight year old Kevin Flowers, gunned down in front of his Smithsonian Street home in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police won’t confirm, but there is word that Flowers was involved in criminal activities prior to his murder. Correspondent Aaron Humes […]
While all the havoc was taking place inside the National Assembly, outside was no different. Just around high noon, what had been a peaceful protest on the steps of the National Assembly descended into scenes of near-riot after a protestor began firing missiles toward the Assembly building. Police responded with live warning rounds fire over […]
On Thursday night, we reported on the alarming report of the kidnapping of nine-month old Aiden Matus from his home in the south. The baby boy was with his mother, Yoselyn Ordones, at their Bella Vista home, when two men reportedly entered the house and demanded fifty-thousand dollars. When the mother could not produce the […]
Meanwhile, police are still looking for answers in respect to Wednesday night’s murder in the Saint Martin’s area of south side Belize City. Thirty year old Doyle Garbutt was shot once to the head and killed apparently as he drove a white passenger van on Balan Street. We asked Eastern Division South Commander, Chester Williams […]
A north side resident is the latest murder victim. It is not quite known why thirty year old Doyle Garbutt was in a dangerous spot of the south side last night, but he was taken gun in a most brutal way. Garbutt was executed as he drove his van through the Saint Martin De Porres […]
There are disturbing reports from the south. A young baby boy, nine months of age, has gone missing. His mother, Yoselyn Ordones, believes it is a case of kidnapping. She says two men entered her house around one-thirty this morning in Bella Vista village, Toledo and took the young baby at gunpoint and fled in […]
When we caught up with B.D.F. Commander, Brigadier General David Jones, we also wanted to know about the state of affairs in the Chiquibul. According to Jones, the area where the shooting of Julio Alvarado took place is fraught with danger for the rangers and B.D.F. soldiers who put their lives at risk. He says […]
A person is in police custody tonight following the stabbing murder of a woman on Caye Caulker. Fifty-one year old Jennifer Coleman was injured once to the neck, believed to be with a knife, inside her home on Aventurera Street on the island. Coleman, it is known, suffered from depression and while police are not […]
There’s another revolting report…Police made a significant arrest last Friday which has landed U.S. Sex Offender George Stephen Cunningham in police custody. Fifty-one year old Cunningham, from Delaware, Ohio was arrested on Friday night in Belize City after his boat ran aground off the City’s coast. Coast guard rescued him and took him into custody […]
Anthropologist Doctor Herbert Gayle is currently in the country. Along with a team, he is providing training to youths to equip them with the skills to effectively fight and reduce violence. The experiences of gang violence in the Central America and the Caribbean provide the backdrop of how to formulate programs to properly assist youth […]
Also in the city, a near fatal shooting incident occurred on Saturday evening. Clive Arnold, a known associate of the George Street Gang, came under fire while he was walking home near Rivero Street. A barrage of gunshots was fired at the stevedore who attempted to flee from his unknown attacker. Despite his attempt to […]
According to police, they were unable to recover any expended shells from the scene of the shooting since the area covered by the gunman and his intended victim was expansive. Sgt. Isaias Sanchez, Investigator, Eastern Division “The crime scene was an extended one due to the fact that the person, the victim ran away […]
Evangelical Pastor Llewellyn Lucas was abducted from the residence of businessman William ‘Danny’ Mason on Intelco Hill in Belmopan on July eighth. Along with two other men, Lucas was blindfolded and taken to a ranch near mile thirty-one on the George Price Highway where he was butchered and decapitated. His head was later found inside […]
The release from the N.T.U.C.B. is rather tardy, almost a month and a half after the incident made international headlines. According to N.T.U.C.B. President Marvin Mora, the cumbersome structure of the trade union congress often affects the timeliness of its position since general consensus needs to be met prior to taking a public stance on […]
Another of William Mason’s alleged henchmen has been brought before the court where he was indicted on charges of kidnapping. After previous issues stymied attempts to charge ranch manager Ryan Rhaburn with the abduction of Canadian-Belizeans Lloyd Friesen and his wife, police succeeded in laying charges against him earlier this week. As we’ve reported, the […]
Earlier this week, we reported on the shocking news coming out of the Cayo District; that an eleven-year-old boy of Santa Elena had been sodomized, allegedly by his sixteen-year-old brother as he slept inside his room last Friday. Following a report made late last week, investigations were immediately launched into the matter and today, the […]
Weeks after he first made headlines, the threads continue to unravel in the story of accused con man turned alleged kidnapper and murderer, William “Danny” Mason. And the staggering scale of his many acquaintances and connections, both professionally and privately, is still being measured. During Thursday’s press conference, Treasurer of the Belize Progressive Party, Robert […]
As we reported on Tuesday, an eleven-year-old boy from Santa Elena Town, Cayo District was allegedly sodomized by his sixteen-year-old brother as he slept in his room early Friday morning. C.E.O. in the Ministry of Human Development, Judith Alpuche, told us previously that the ministry is working closely with police to ensure the child’s safety […]
We asked C.E.O. Alpuche whether their role has been simplified in handling cases under the now-amended Section Fifty-three of the Criminal Code. She told us that their role remains much the same. Judith Alpuche, C.E.O., Ministry of Human Development “We’re handling this like any other child abuse case. You do have to take into […]
The new Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration, Senator Godwin Hulse, has met with the brass of the Police Department. As you heard Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams say on Tuesday, his new boss has a definite direction in which he wants the department to go and it will be up to them to […]
And while the police are certain to double down on efforts to stop crime, the recent William Mason case shows that sometimes, the alleged criminal element is well-disguised. While senior police officers have tried their mightiest to distance themselves from Mason, his web seems to entangle them even more. So can specific regulations stop such […]
