Belisle rented the taxi on Saturday morning and had already planned on making runs from a local nightspot. It is believed that his attacker trained his weapon on the men who came to his assistance and that Belisle was simply at the wrong place. Kenny Gladden, Friend of Deceased “He’s a quiet man, you know. […]
The murder of Enrique Trapp, which preceded that of Kirk Gladden on Saturday, is widely believed to be an act of retaliation for a previous shooting incident which occurred earlier that day. Trapp, a resident of Taylor’s Alley, was shot multiple times less than a stone‘s throw away from his home. Police reports are that […]
It appears that, as originally suspected, the robbery of a bank in Orange Walk Town was an inside job. Police say they now have enough evidence against the manager of Heritage Bank and four others for last Tuesday’s heist. Samantha Carlos, the manager who is also a former beauty queen, along with an unlikely ally, […]
Police also have the three suspects for the brazen attack on Police constable Nigel White, who was ambushed, shot and robbed of his point thirty-eight service revolver. White was the sole officer stationed at the Belama Police Sub-station when he was overpowered by the three men at around twenty minutes after twelve on the morning […]
A thirty-seven year old mechanic of Ladyville claims he was badly beaten by four persons, three who are minors. According to Pedro Sanchez on April sixth as he left the wake of a relative near Marage Road, he was approached by four men who told him that they were tampering with his car because it […]
While two fathers have been sentenced for raping their daughters, there is another report of sexual abuse coming out from the south. On Friday, a twelve year old student of Dangriga complained to the police that she was forced to an abandoned area and sexually violated. The young girl claims that as she stepped out […]
This Sunday in Belize City, the Chinese community is expected to turn out in full force at St. John’s Cathedral for a memorial service for three of their own: a sixteen year old Chinese student and two female grocers, all killed in the uncontrollable crime wave. The murders have hit hard the Asian community and […]
Police are closing in on suspected robbers in the heist at the Heritage Bank in Orange Walk Town earlier this week. A portion of the two hundred thousand dollars stolen has been recovered and police are questioning a number of suspects. The heist bore no similarities to last year’s robbery at the Scotiabank Spanish Lookout […]
A burglary at the Customs and Excise Exhibit Room in Belize City was reported earlier this week. Eight thousand dollars worth of exhibit items were stolen. Today, Rondale Bailey, a Custom’s Security Guard was charged with one count of burglary for allegedly stealing an assortment of whisky, rum, cognac, vodka, electric equipment and perfumes. Abimael […]
Less than a week after the fatal shooting of two Chinese grocers in Belize City a third member of the Asian community, a first form student, has succumbed to injuries he received during a robbery in Dangriga. On March twenty-fifth, sixteen year old Hui Sheng Chen was inside his parents’ store on Ecumenical Drive when […]
The Orange Walk branch of Heritage Bank was robbed of over two hundred thousand dollars shortly after midday on Tuesday. The suspicion was that the robbery was an inside job because it was carried out smoothly. Three persons, including one female, have been questioned by police and are expected to be charged shortly. It follows […]
The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is calling for a cease fire on the streets of Belize. With the murder count growing to record numbers, now at thirty-four, it has become necessary for the association that represents most of the country’s private sector to condemn the senseless slaughter of innocent citizens, as well as […]
The murder count stands at thirty-three since the beginning of the year. That has put the government in emergency mode. On Monday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced tough but controversial measures to deal with the lawlessness in the streets. Preventive Detention is one of the measures that the P.M. took to Cabinet on Tuesday to […]
Commissioner of Police Crispin Jeffries has been in the hot seat since April, 2009. Jeffries was given an extension last year, but his contract is now coming to an end next month. Jeffries’ management style has been described as ineffective by his own minister, Doug Singh. With that kind of criticism, it is no wonder […]
There is fortunately no murder to report in this newscast, but it doesn’t mean, there wasn’t any violence on Tuesday night. In Georgeville, a youth was critically wounded on the head around eight-thirty. The nineteen year old left his home to assist a family member who was under attack. He ended up at the San […]
On Tuesday we reported that armed gunmen held up a local branch of Heritage Bank in Orange Walk Town. While the actual figure the heist netted has not been disclosed, word to News Five is that the thieves got away with an amount in the range of two hundred thousand dollars. Shortly after one o’clock […]
A man who claims he is a private consultant with the government is in all kinds of trouble with the law after he was charged with two counts of Obtaining Property by Deception. Twenty-six year old Michael Rodriguez, a resident of Ladyville, also has five previous convictions for the same charge, and an outstanding fine […]
A Neal’s Pen Road resident is suspected of running an illegal driver’s license operation inside his apartment. The police Gang Suppression Unit closed in on thirty-three year old Rayford Benguche at around on two o’clock on Sunday afternoon. In a search of his apartment, they recovered a rubber stamp and ink pad, which is property […]
A daring early afternoon heist inside Heritage Bank Ltd. in the heart of Orange Walk Town has netted armed robbers an undisclosed sum of money. Sometime around one-thirty today a pair of men casually entered the bank located on the Belize/Corozal Road where they proceeded to rob both its customers and employees of what is […]
There were four murders that occurred over the weekend. Two of the victims were women, who were shot at their grocery stores. The Chinese Association has been vocal with a protest staged on Monday in front of the courthouse that marched across the swing bridge to the police station. Their fury and indignation at the […]
But what about the other two murders that occurred over the weekend? Well-known food vendor, Joe Hamilton, and a construction worker Abner Rodriguez were also slain. Police Press Officer Fitzroy Yearwood says many suspects are being questioned. Jose Sanchez “Was there some pressure because of that protest because we don’t hear any arrests for the […]
While the Heritage Bank robbery was taking place, Cabinet was meeting in Belmopan on crime and security issues. Late this evening, Cabinet released a briefing on today’s sitting. Cabinet discussed Prime Minister Dean Barrow proposed legislation following the murderous weekend, in which four persons were killed, including two Chinese grocers. On Monday, the Prime Minister […]
A twenty year old Mahogany Heights Resident is accused of being one of three suspects that committed a broad daylight robbery at Plastic Packaging Supply Limited in Belize City. Inmar Welch was captured on Saturday and was arraigned on three counts of Robbery on Monday afternoon. He pleaded not guilty and because the crime involved […]
The government is in crisis mode, there were four murders in Belize City over the weekend. Statistically, since the beginning of the year, there are a total of thirty-three murders; that’s eight more than there were at this time last year, an increase of thirty-two percent. We’ll have the Prime Minister’s reaction later but a […]
Before five o’clock this afternoon, when the protest had subsided, a suspect was taken to court in connection with the murders of the Chinese grocers as they stood inside their businesses on Kings Street and Fabers Road. A nine millimeter handgun and ten rounds of ammo were found shortly after and they are believed to […]
