There is a burglary of major historic proportions to report tonight. Exactly a week ago, it was discovered that thieves had stolen a number of priceless antiquities from the House of Culture. The burglary was not reported in the daily police blotter but we can say that the items have historical importance and form part […]
Now, in respect of the forty-two weapons that were stolen from under the noses of the B.D.F. at Price Barracks back in October, there is some development to report. Word to News Five this evening is that four officers have been placed on administrative leave. A report following the heist submitted by C.E.O. in the […]
A daring early evening alleged kidnapping that ended in robbery has been reported. The victim, Dwight Montero, an employee of Citrus Products of Belize, says it started in Cayo over the weekend but a police report says the incident was a robbery that took place in Trial Farm. The police claim that at around four […]
Ernie Hyatt Miranda can barely walk, he is still recovering from a traffic accident but tonight he is having a brush with the law. Miranda and Edwardo Burns were arraigned in court this morning before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer. Miranda had to hop his way into court as he is recovering from a broken left […]
On Friday night we told you that four to five men were detained in connection with the murder of sixty eight year old retired chiropractor, Dr. Lawrence Johnson of Ontario Village. Today we can confirm that all the detainees, from surrounding communities have been released and Belmopan police say investigations are still ongoing. Johnson, who […]
Kevin Lee, the well-known and now infamous acupuncturist of the “Pain no Pain” massage parlors in Belize City, landed at the international airport before midday escorted by US Marshalls. Lee had been on the run since last September and was apprehended in Los Angeles in early October through local police and INTERPOL work. An attempt […]
The brutal murder of sixty eight year old Dr. Larry Johnson in Ontario has left western communities reeling in shock. On Wednesday night, the house of the Iguana Creek Resort owner was invaded by six masked men who attacked the well known doctor and an employee, Julio Funes. The assailants later tied up the two […]
A ten year sentence was handed down in a case of burglary against forty-two year old Edward Usher. It may seem a hefty penalty for stealing seven hundred and sixteen dollars in liquors, but surprisingly Usher welcomed the prison time. He admitted to being a drug addict and with six similar convictions, Usher told Magistrate […]
Turning to crime, in a home invasion on Wednesday night shortly after seven-thirty, well-known US businessman, Dr. Larry Johnson, was brutally beaten and killed in Ontario Village. According to employees on his farm, merely five weeks ago, Johnson returned to the country and was planning to leave in a couple of days. Johnson, who is […]
Shortly before one o’clock this morning a team of officers attached to the Gang Suppression Unit descended upon the property of forty-eight year old Caryl Meighan on Mercy Lane and when they left, they got cash and cocaine. According to GSU personnel, the occupants of the five bedroom house, Meighan and his common-law wife, thirty-nine […]
A husband and wife from Far West Street are facing charges after they gave their home a full makeover with stolen household fixtures and appliances. At around ten-thirty on October thirty-first, sixty-eight year old retired nurse, Julia Castillo, arrived at her house in the Moho Bay area of Belize City and was shocked to find […]
Another accused thief was in court today for allegedly robbing a Chinese storeowner and his customers at gunpoint this past Saturday night. Police believe that thirty-three year old Sandhill resident, Denver Stuart, was one of two armed men that robbed businessman Jie Liaj Penj of a thousand dollars in cash. The gunmen also stole a […]
At the top of the newscast, you heard about the demolition of hundreds of acres of cane fields ready for harvesting and about drilling in the Sarstoon Temash National Park. Well, there is one more irritant; this time in the west where illegal loggers from Guatemala continue to extract precious woods well within Belizean territory. […]
In the courts, a group of court onlookers, all relatives of five men who are standing trial for murder, was detained on Tuesday evening near the steps of the Supreme Court building. Karen Smith, along with seven others, reportedly congregated outside the courtroom of Justice Adolph Lucas where the trial of Brandon Smith, Leon Gray, […]
Belize has been clearly linked by many international organizations as a transshipment point for drugs heading from South America to the United States. The latest article written about this major problem appeared in the New York Times on Monday. The article called “D.E.A. Squads Extends Reach of Drug War” refers to a drug plane incident […]
Last week news reports on US networks said that close to two dozen Belizeans were caught in the U.S.A. for drugs and gang related activity. But here at home, there are talks of the gang, Mara Salvatrucha, popularly known as MS-13. All accounts indicate that MS-13 members were caught in Belize and police have reason […]
An enraged Dangriga resident called News Five last Wednesday to report that the Gang Suppression Unit had broken into his house, ransacked the place and that two electronics had gone missing. Timothy August claimed that his neighbor told him that he saw two Toyota Hilux pickups with GSU officers at his house. Well, the GSU […]
On October twelfth the B.D.F. reported that a cache of high- powered weapons has been stolen from the Belize Defense Force headquarters at Price Barracks in Ladyville. From two rooms within the B.D.F.’s weapons bulk store, thieves got away with twenty-two unserviceable M-sixteen A-one rifles, seven serviceable M4 carbine rifles, two unserviceable M4 Commander rifles, […]
Last week, the Jewel received an international black eye because of some Belizeans who were too proud of their heritage. About two dozen men and one woman have been arrested in a sting that involved gangs, narcotics, and fraudulent American passports. During the investigation in Chicago, agents seized bulk amounts of powder and crack cocaine, […]
A Punta Gorda resident died under suspicious circumstances over the weekend. According to police, shortly before ten o’clock on Saturday night, they were informed that a body was on the road between miles thirteen and fourteen on the Southern Highway near San Marcus Village. The deceased man had multiple injuries and was later identified as […]
A San Ignacio businessman who also spends a great deal of time across the Benque border is complaining because of frequent run-ins with the police. Joseph Budna was travelling in his white Kia with dark tinted windows when he was pulled over by gun toting cops. He felt humiliated because after conducting an on the […]
On Thursday, police searches netted over forty-five pounds of marijuana and today the accused traffickers appeared in court. The biggest bust was at around eleven thirty a.m. at the home of forty-three year old Garfield Flowers on Johnson Street. There, the cops found thirty-eight and a half pounds of weed separated into eighteen packages. Flowers […]
On Thursday night we told you about the almost two dozen Belizeans who have been arrested in the U.S in connection with a number of drug related charges. According to a U.S media, the Belizeans are all connected to the Bloods Gang. Principal among Belizeans is twenty nine year old Jerry D. Johnson, who was […]
A number of Belizeans were said to have been arrested in a major bust involving gangs and drugs. The US media is reporting that as many as twenty-three Belizeans affiliated with the “Bloods Gang” were arrested by federal authorities in Chicago. According to one report in the Sun Times, those arrested include Jerry Johnson a.k.a […]
In the past month, at least seven cruise visitors to the jewel have been taken to court on drug related charges; often for a stick or two of weed. There is a pattern to the booming marijuana trade at the Tourism Village. The unsuspecting visitors are approached by locals who peddle the drugs once they […]
