It has not been reported in any of the police blotters, but News Five has confirmed that the Government’s Bookstore on Gabourel Lane was the target of an armed robbery at around two-thirty last Friday afternoon. The thieves got away with well over two thousand dollars in cash and valuables. It was a robbery the […]
Exactly one week ago, Eyan Arnold, a thirty five year old caretaker, was shot and killed on Berkley Street. On Sunday night, there was another homicide in the same hood. This time a mentally challenged man who was riding his bicycle was targeted; it turned out fatal for the forty-two year old who had survived […]
There were two shootings elsewhere in the city; a family was asleep when a hale of bullets was fired at their house. The attempt on the lives of the Young family happened at dawn on Saturday morning on Racecourse Street, another area prone to gun violence. Eight shots found their way into their house; luckily […]
Fourteen year old Hellen Yu was shot during an armed robbery at their place of business on Iguana Street Extension on August twelfth. Her murder rocked the Asian community in Belize to its core as another of their own fell victim to the spate of crime and violence gripping the city. Her father Ziren Yu […]
Earlier in the day Jermaine Matura appeared in the Family Court because his mother, Lisa, claimed he was a minor but checks by the court determined Jermaine is eighteen years old. It is believed that Jermaine was one of three men who entered Yue’s Store when proprietor Huandi Zhang, Hellen and Ziren Yu were attacked […]
Arson—it’s an offence that makes the news very often; but when the charge is brought against a twelve year old, it raises serious concern and begs a much closer look. The story begins with a twelve year old girl from Burrell Boom Village in the custody of Ladyville Police after she allegedly set a fire […]
There was another barrage of bullets on the south side on Thursday night. It happened in one of the City’s most deadly war zones—an area bordered by two rival gangs. It happened shortly after nine thirty at the intersection of Plues and Berkeley Streets. But while it was not a deadly incident, it certainly left […]
Two Belize City residents were shot last night during a hail of gunfire on Orange Street. It happened before the end of last night’s newscast. Both men were quickly rushed to the hospital but only one survived. By all accounts, the victim who passed away was an innocent bystander. News Five’s Jose Sanchez was on […]
It’s no secret that the crime situation in Belize has spiraled out of control and the government is grasping at straws to find solutions to the problem. But nothing seems to be working so now GOB has resorted to stiffer penalties for firearm offences. On this morning’s Open Your Eyes, Attorney Michael Peyrefitte broke down […]
A shop located around the corner from the Raccoon Street Police Formation in Belize City was robbed at gunpoint this morning. UFO Kenny’s Shop, located on Fairweather Street near the intersection with North Creek, could have been the scene of a deadly shooting. Luckily no one was hurt. According to neighbors, sometime after ten in […]
Cayo is the district that is becoming known for crime as well as for its natural beauty. According to reports from San Ignacio, an American tourist visiting the area lost valuables worth fifteen thousand six hundred dollars that were located in her hotel room. Maryann Mix, an American Environmental Planner, of Harvey Idaho, is staying […]
Belize City police are tonight still looking for suspects in the shooting deaths of thirty-five year old Shelmadine Sanchez and her neighbor Ivan Francis, both of Oleander Street in the Saint Martin‘s area. While the incidents are being investigated separately authorities are not ruling out the possibility of linkages between the weekend slayings. The Friday […]
In an update to another weekend murder—the fatal shooting of Eyan Arnold—police have not yet made any arrests. When we last checked, however, we were told that the police are seeking a person of interest for questioning, whose name has not been released. Arnold was gunned down on Berkeley Street as he headed home from […]
On Monday we reported on the stabbing death of nineteen year old Efrein Ramirez, who was killed last Friday night not far from his home in the Salvapan area of Belmopan. Ramirez suffered a stab wound to the throat during a brawl between his group and another group from the same area. The incident started […]
While Restore Belize continues to slowly take shape as the Government of Belize’s panacea to crime and violence, gun play continues to wreak havoc on Belize City streets. Over the weekend, the Old Capital saw three murders. Isani Cayetano looks at the possible links between two of the three murders. Isani Cayetano, Reporting The murder […]
Police are investigating a third murder in Belize City which occurred on Sunday as a result of a shooting that took place shortly after nine a.m. Reports indicate that Eyan Arnold, a thirty-five old caretaker of a Berkeley Street address in Belize City was shot and later died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Police […]
The fourth murder over the weekend occurred in the immigrant community of Salvapan, Belmopan and was the result of a scuffle between two sets of youths. At the end of the brawl, one lay fatally injured and two had to be hospitalized. Marion Ali went in search of answers and filed this report. Marion Ali, […]
The Chinese community is still reeling from the murder of fourteen year old Hellen Yu, a student at Edward P. Yorke High School. Her life was cut short on Thursday morning during a robbery at her family’s grocery store on Iguana Street Extension. Later tonight the Chinese Association will meet with family members to comfort […]
The babysitter who was being sought for allegedly burning a two year old baby boy has been apprehended and taken to court in San Ignacio. Thirty-three year old Melanie Moody was captured late on Thursday and was taken to court this morning. She is accused of using a hot iron to inflict burns on two […]
Two men were murdered in the city on Wednesday night. Carlos Quiroz was shot on the head and face as he sat outside his home on Saint Thomas Street. Three men ambushed Quiroz, who was along with Philip Ramirez. Quiroz has lived with the Ramirez’ for more than a decade and was considered family. He […]
There was a murder in Belize City this morning. It was a robbery that ended fatally for a young female student. At about ten this morning Yue’s store on Iguana Street Extension became the scene of the city’s latest homicide and this time a fourteen year old girl was killed. Ziren Yu had operated in […]
A third person was murdered; he is from San Antonio Village in the south. The victim, Armando Bolon, was last seen by his brother Angel on Wednesday morning and by two-thirty that afternoon, he had been killed. Another brother, Silvano, discovered Armando’s body in some bushes as he headed home to their farm. The body […]
There was sustained violence in the City on Wednesday night. Two men were murder, but we lead tonight’s newscast with a robbery that turned ugly for the robbers. It happened at a store on Antelope Street Extension. The owners were attacked but they fought back. The woman used muriatic acid to defend herself, but she […]
It’s an atrocious offense by any measure. A two-year old is suffering from burn injuries allegedly inflicted by a babysitter. The incident made the news on Wednesday but it happened sometime before three on Monday afternoon. There is a manhunt for the woman who is believed to have used a clothing iron on the baby […]
A thirty-four year old woman claims she was abducted by her ex-boyfriend, police officer Dennis Card this past weekend. This is the same woman, who for months has been alleging that she’s been the victim of abuse by her ex, and that police have not acted on her complaints. Traumatized and still afraid of her […]
