Earlier today, Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams said that he is of the view that putting back the GSU in the streets to curb crime may not be the best option. ACP Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South “While many are calling for the police to become tougher and go out and […]
Eastern Division South has embarked on another community policing program for the summer. It targets underprivileged families and youths who are at risk of being recruited by gangs. Fifty participants between the ages of ten to seventeen years will be taken on field trips and visit institutions where they could end up if they are […]
There has been a full week of solid coverage of the bizarre murder of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas. Five persons including the man alleged to be the murder mastermind, William Mason, have been arraigned and are behind bars. The companion of Mason, Melissa Ferguson, is allegedly the subject of an intense countrywide search. The investigation continues, […]
Before coming to Belize William Danny Mason, using multiple names, was known to be a grifter, a con man, and a scam artist without scruples. In Belize he was a great friend of highly placed politicos and Police, but his schemes took on a violent tone. He is believed to have extorted several persons in […]
The birth certificate in question, obviously fraudulent, was actually issued by the Vital Stats Department which comes under the Attorney-General’s Ministry. That occurrence, we can tell you with certainty, is nothing out of the ordinary. For many years that department has been rife with corruption, seemingly unchecked. Hulse told News Five he is as frustrated […]
Two persons were injured in separate shootings on Thursday night in Belize City and San Pedro. In the Old Capital shortly after nine o’clock, gunshots rang out in the vicinity of Central American Boulevard near its intersection with Jane Usher Boulevard. When the gunfire subsided, a seventeen-year-old male had been shot to the right shoulder. […]
Police have tonight put out an all-points bulletin on Melissa Ferguson, said to be the longtime companion of conman turned alleged kidnapper and murderer William Danny Mason. According to various reports, Ferguson was last seen leaving the Outback Ranch at mile thirty-one on the George Price Highway on Tuesday afternoon, suitcases in hand. Now, Mason […]
News Five learned about that surveillance video on Tuesday, but there was no mention of Melissa Ferguson, just the five men who are now arraigned and behind bars until a Court date in October. We asked Panton about that video which Police seem to think makes this case an open and shut one. Herbert […]
Canadian Lloyd Friesen, the Mennonite businessman who resided in Cayo until he and his wife were allegedly kidnapped by William Mason at gunpoint, is back in the country and has made another report to Police. They had allegedly made a report two months ago when they were tied up and taken to Mason’s Outback Ranch […]
Today, Panton’s client, Ryan Rhaburn, literally ran to Panton’s vehicle when he was told that he was free to go. Panton says he could have foretold the freedom, though he admits that it will very likely be short-lived. Herbert Panton, Attorney for Ryan Rhaburn “I am certain that they will come and charge him, […]
On Friday, at around five-thirty, the Income Tax Department in Belmopan was robbed in quite sensational fashion. According to the facts of the case three men entered the building, two of them dressed in camouflage clothing. One of them pointed a gun at a policeman on duty and another relieved him of his service revolver. […]
It was made known on Monday by the Minister of National Security that the Gang Suppression Unit has been given a new set of directives to tackle criminal elements in gang-infested neighborhoods across the Old Capital. That solution was criticized by the Deputy Leader of the P.U.P. Cordel Hyde at a press conference on Wednesday. […]
In the aftermath of the beheading of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas, Minister Saldivar announced that more police officers are being deployed into the streets of Belize City, in light of the ongoing problem of crime and violence. While additional boots on the ground will provide a sense of security for residents of the Old Capital, it […]
The area of Roaring Creek on the George Price Highway has become a hotbed for crime and illegal activities. On Thursday night, members of M.I.T. were conducting a checkpoint at mile fifty-four on the George Price Highway when they intercepted a vehicle. Two persons were travelling in the van, thirty year old Mathew Jason Ruiz, […]
Despite the presence of Belize Defense Force personnel at the forward operating base near the mouth of the Sarstoon River, enforcement of fisheries regulations does not fall within their purview. As a result, the widespread use of gillnets by Guatemalan fisher folks in Belizean waters remains unchecked. The conservation community, including environmental activities and the […]
There are more details tonight of the kidnapping and gruesome murder of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas coming from the Minister of National Security, the Police top brass as well as the Prime Minister. He along with two other pastors, David Dodd and Alves Wright went to the Belmopan house of William Mason where they were blindfolded […]
This morning, we continued to grill Minister John Saldivar on his involvement with William Mason, who allegedly contributed up to fifty thousand dollars to the Belmopan Bandits team sometime in 2015. Since Mason’s racket prior to kidnapping and murder appeared to be scams and extortion, it’s safe to speculate that his deliberate infiltration of high-ranking […]
So the Police knew about Mason’s past since last year. And the conman slash extortionist slash kidnapper has been under active investigation for a violent kidnapping at gunpoint of Mennonite Lloyd Friesen and his wife for two months. Yet, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber has admitted that on June seventh, six weeks ago, he was […]
Deputy Prime Minister Faber was able to enjoy drinks at Mason’s home on June seventh because police were investigating a serious allegation of kidnapping against him, but never picked him up. At a press conference Monday, Acting Commissioner of Police Russell Blackett explained that going onto his property would be tricky so they waited for […]
The Barrow administration is faced with an embarrassing situation, following the murder of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas. In the aftermath of the ghastly homicide last Friday, it has come to light that the prime suspect, Guyanese/Canadian businessman William Mason, was well connected with sitting cabinet ministers. Mason is known to have hobnobbed with a number of […]
Back to the Prime Minister…According to the P.M., the issue of Mason’s connection to members of cabinet came up during their weekly meeting on Tuesday. As we have reported, Lucas and the pastors went to Mason’s house to collect monies on behalf of Lloyd Friesen and his wife to whom Mason was indebted to the […]
On Monday, at a press conference held by the Ministry of National Security, it was revealed that police had been pursuing Mason for several weeks, following a report of an alleged kidnapping. Tailing Mason, it seems, did not include a raid of his premises. During that time however, several conspicuous events, including congratulatory drinks in […]
The People’s United Party came out swinging today, strongly criticizing the Barrow administration, as well as the Belize Police Department in a press conference at Independence Hall. The P.U.P. has expressed serious concerns that the criminal investigation involving suspected murderer William Mason may not be handled properly since there is said to be a close […]
So, did Mason act with impunity because he may have been protected by higher-ups in law enforcement? Here’s the prime minister’s response to that question. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “There can be no business of the man having gotten any kind of protection which allowed him to continue to pose a threat to public […]
Throughout the unfolding ordeal, several questions have been asked about Mason’s Belizean citizenship. Despite the many assumed names: William Ferguson, Ted Ouellet, Raj Ouellet, Danny Ouellet and Ramesh….Mason was in possession of a Belizean birth certificate bearing the name he presently uses. That nationality document says that Mason was born in Crooked Tree in 1970…even […]
