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He is the Deputy Officer in Charge of Eastern Division and tonight there is word that Senior Superintendent Robert Mariano has been suspended without pay from active duty in the force. The senior superintendent has been named in an incident which occurred on November seventeenth when he was busted by the Customs Department for the […]
Written on December 16, 2008 | Posted in
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And in news from the police blotter, a woman has been detained in connection with the robbery of a teen. According to seventeen year old Edwina Logan, around one-ten on Monday afternoon she was walking on Princess Margaret Drive with a friend. Logan says when she reached in front of Nazarene High School two women […]
Written on December 16, 2008 | Posted in
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We begin tonight’s newscast with reports of a weekend of violence, including three murders. In the first case, a live-in girlfriend who recently was released from central prison appears to be the main suspect in the murder of her boyfriend at a horse track. It happened in the wee hours of Saturday morning in Burrell […]
Written on December 15, 2008 | Posted in
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In the second case, this time in the Belmopan area, a woman was killed when she was literally stoned to death. Her common-law husband, who was also attacked, survived the assault. At around one on Saturday afternoon police visited Costa Rica Street in the Salvapan Area where fifty year old Geralda Ramirez was found in […]
Written on December 15, 2008 | Posted in
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And violence permeated over the weekend. And in this case, we’ve heard about the new type of crime on the scene – home invasions and what follows could be a plot made for movies. And if the allegations we’re about to reveal were actually carried out, then cops would have had a blood bath in […]
Written on December 15, 2008 | Posted in
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Shots were fired at him and due to his quick reaction he was unscathed except for a graze to his left leg. On Sunday, a lone gunman fired six shots at twenty-seven year old Kareem Flowers who was on his veranda at his home on G Street in the King’s Park Area. According to Flowers, […]
Written on December 15, 2008 | Posted in
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Also appearing in court today were two teens who robbed a man of a gun and a chain that is allegedly worth more than your average car. The sixteen and fifteen year olds were charged with the robbery of a gold and diamond chain valued at a whopping fifty four thousand dollars and a nine […]
Written on December 15, 2008 | Posted in
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Two customs officers who held the keys to the Queen’s Bond building on the Customs compound are still being questioned by their superiors and police after six guns disappeared from the building. The guns, which are believed to have gone missing for some time now, were discovered missing only this week when the importer of […]
Written on December 12, 2008 | Posted in
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Two persons are tonight in police custody for a missing firearm. Sixty-seven year old General Manager of Princess Hotel, Necip Karayusif, told police that between nine and twelve-thirty Thursday morning, someone stole his nine millimetre compact Luger from his office. Suspecting an inside job, police have picked up two employees for questioning.
Written on December 12, 2008 | Posted in
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A teen is tonight suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg. Around eight Thursday night sixteen year old Shakeem Humes of East Canal was riding a bicycle towards Euphrates Avenue and Dean Street. Humes says that upon reaching the junction he heard a loud bang and then felt a burning sensation to his left […]
Written on December 12, 2008 | Posted in
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Five prisoners escaped from the Corozal Police Station lock up on Wednesday by breaking the cell lock. The men were seen in their block at five a.m., but were discovered missing during a check only a half hour later. The five are Odilio Ortiz, William Wade, and Israel Hendricks all detained for burglary; suspected robber, […]
Written on December 12, 2008 | Posted in
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Toledo police made a major weed discovery on Thursday. According to the release, cops visited an area seven miles north of Indian Creek Village and came upon a sizeable weed plantation. At the site were four marijuana fields containing a total of fourteen thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five plants; while a nearby thatched building housed […]
Written on December 12, 2008 | Posted in
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Six months ago, the Ministry of National Security hired an expert to come to the country to conduct a review of the police department. From June second Harold Crooks, a former Superintendent of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and former advisor to Jamaica’s Ministry of National Security, worked closely with the police department and on November […]
Written on December 12, 2008 | Posted in
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Schools around the country are preparing to recess for the end of year holidays and the kids are in a festive mood. But that is not the case for St. John’s Vianney Primary School on Fabers Road in the Port Loyola Area. Sometime between ten last night and seven-thirty this morning, the school was jacked […]
Written on December 11, 2008 | Posted in
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There is a new case of home invasion to report and last night the home of Carlson Reneau, who lives on the Western Highway was targeted by thieves. The forty-two year old teacher told police today that during the course of this morning, his home was burglarized and that the thief or thieves walked away […]
Written on December 11, 2008 | Posted in
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Earlier we reported of burglaries in schools and in homes, and in the Cayo District, the owner of City Store in San Ignacio Town and one of his customers were robbed at gunpoint of their licensed weapons and cash. Thirty-seven year old Zu When Li reported to police that shortly after nine last night, he […]
Written on December 11, 2008 | Posted in
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And in other news from the courts, twenty-nine year old Leroy “Red Ants” Rhaburn and twenty-two year old Steven Sharp were both charged with Theft and Handling Stolen Goods in connection with a stolen black and silver beach cruiser. And the two will spend the holidays at the Central prison. The duo appeared in court […]
Written on December 11, 2008 | Posted in
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The Customs Department and police are conducting an intense investigation to determine how six guns that were imported into the country went missing from the storage room where they are normally kept. A customs officer confirmed to News Five this evening that earlier this week they were made aware of only two missing guns, which […]
Written on December 11, 2008 | Posted in
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The Christmas season is a time of joy for families. It is the time of year when many businesses have a surge in sales. Unfortunately it is also the time of year when robbers go on a rampage invading homes, businesses and prey on unsuspecting victims. News 5 Jose Sanchez today spoke to those charged […]
Written on December 11, 2008 | Posted in
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It is the Christmas season and there’s reason to be cautious because the number of robberies are on the increase. And two residents of the city became the recent victims of burglary and up to news time no arrests have been made. The first incident occurred yesterday at around five in the evening when forty-nine […]
Written on December 10, 2008 | Posted in
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In another case, a Haitian national at home sleeping was awakened under the cover of dark and badly beaten. The motive: robbery. The incident happened at his home on Antelope Street Extension that is occupied by other tenants. Forty-nine year old Café Suprelus told police that shortly after twelve Tuesday morning, he woke up when […]
Written on December 10, 2008 | Posted in
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And in other news, a man has been arrested for having sex with his thirteen year old step-daughter and getting her pregnant. The man, whose name has not been revealed, was charged with Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. According to police reports, based on a tip, they visited a primary school in the Stann Creek District and […]
Written on December 10, 2008 | Posted in
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The Chairman of Lucky Strike Village has run out of luck when it comes to Minister of State in the Ministry of Works, Edmund Castro. Mike Pollard has been charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault for pulling a shotgun at Castro and his driver. It is reported that Castro went to the community center […]
Written on December 10, 2008 | Posted in
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And in other news, at around four-thirty Sunday evening, twenty-one year old Rangel Delgado of San Narciso Village, Corozal was walking in front of Escuela Mexico Secondaria High School in the San Roman Village when he was approached by a machete wielding assailant. Delgado says that his attacker swung the machete at him cutting off […]
Written on December 9, 2008 | Posted in
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A woman is left traumatized tonight after a home intrusion at her home in the Belama Phase Two area after two thieves broke into her home in the wee hours of Saturday and held her hostage. The woman’s family has asked the police and media to refrain from revealing her name for fear that her […]
Written on December 8, 2008 | Posted in
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