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Twenty-one-year-old Jaheem Baptist was targeted by an unknown assailant on Saturday night while he was walking on Arlington Drive along with several other persons, in Belize City. Someone approached him on foot, fired as many as eight shots in his direction and made good his escape. Police say the incident may not be related to […]
Written on April 11, 2022 | Posted in
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A nineteen-year-old customer care representative was shot and killed in La Democracia Village on Thursday night. The incident happened sometime around ten p.m. when Tyreak August was at home with two other young men. Someone emerged from the rear of the property and opened fire, fatally injuring August. Police responded to the scene of the […]
Written on April 8, 2022 | Posted in
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Late Tuesday evening, police charged a B.D.F. Soldier with the murder of a civilian from Orange Walk. News Five’s Marion Ali was at the court today. She also spoke with the victim’s devastated family. Marion Ali, Reporting Twenty-seven-year-old Raheem Williams, a B.D.F. soldier, was escorted before Orange Walk Magistrate, Merlene Moody, to be read […]
Written on April 6, 2022 | Posted in
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It is not often that we hear of or report on brutality at the hands of B.D.F. soldiers. The last known incident of brutality for which soldiers were involved was back in 2018 when Ariel Audinette Salazar was killed following a beat down by eight lawmen, including a police officer and seven soldiers, also in […]
Written on April 6, 2022 | Posted in
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Even as Private Williams has been charged, he will be facing internal discipline. The procedure now is that a submission will be made to the Security Services Commission for his suspension until the case is dealt with. Based on the outcome, he could also be dismissed from the force. The acting deputy commander, on behalf […]
Written on April 6, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa, commended the police department for acting swiftly in charging B.D.F. officer Williams for the crime of murder. He also sent his condolences to the Baeza family. Kareem Musa, Minster of Home Affairs “The incident involving the B.D.F., I think, is so very hurtful for all of us to […]
Written on April 6, 2022 | Posted in
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The video of the B.D.F. soldier beating a man already unconscious on the ground in Orange Walk sent shockwaves across country. Minister of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia commented on the incident. Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, Minister of Human Development, Families & Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs “It leaves you speechless, it leaves you […]
Written on April 6, 2022 | Posted in
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While Williams will have his day in court with the aid of an attorney to put up a defense, the Bar Association of Belize has condemned the use of excessive force by members of law enforcers and security services. The members also expressed regret at the loss of life due to such violence. In a […]
Written on April 6, 2022 | Posted in
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The police officer who was involved in an altercation with a civilian over the weekend at the Belize City municipal airport has since been placed on interdiction. According to Minister Musa, the department has been working to educate officers on the proper use of force. He encourages citizens to report any case of abuse at […]
Written on April 6, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, the chilling video of a man being stomped repeatedly on a highway median sent shockwaves across social media and by this evening, twenty-seven-year-old B.D.F. Private Raheem Williams of Rivas Estate Area in Dangriga Town was charged with murder. Private Williams, who is stationed at Colonel Eyles Camp in Orange Walk, was captured on amateur […]
Written on April 5, 2022 | Posted in
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A fugitive, who escaped from police custody almost two months ago, turned himself in at the Queen Street Police Station this morning in the company of his attorney. He absconded from a holding cell at the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on February ninth when he allegedly asked the officer on duty to use the facilities. […]
Written on April 4, 2022 | Posted in
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A Belize Defense Force soldier is facing charges following the death of a man in Orange Walk Town. The B.D.F. and Ministry of National Defence and Border Security issued a joint statement this afternoon saying that on Friday April first, Private Raheem Williams, stationed at Colonel Eyles Camp, is reported to have been in a […]
Written on April 4, 2022 | Posted in
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It is a scene all too familiar to the Belizean public. A police officer caught apparently acting in a manner unbecoming of the Police Department in the execution of his duties. Over the weekend, a police constable and a corporal were caught on video conducting a search on a young man who has been identified […]
Written on April 4, 2022 | Posted in
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The Assistant Superintendent of Police, Fitzroy Yearwood, today characterized the actions of the officers as “unprofessional.” During the weekly press briefing, he said the Professional Standards Branch is carrying out an investigation. He says the police corporal should be held equally responsible for the confrontation because she was the superior officer on the scene. […]
Written on April 4, 2022 | Posted in
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ASP Yearwood also made some clarifications about a civilian’s right to video record an officer during a search. According to Yearwood, a police officer cannot stop a civilian from recording his actions, contrary to what the officer attempted to do in this weekend’s incident. Furthermore, Yearwood reminded the public that a police officer is obligated […]
Written on April 4, 2022 | Posted in
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The response to the video that circulated over the weekend has been swift. The Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa, issued a statement saying his administration prides itself in “deliberately and decisively disrupting the long standing culture of police abuse in whatever form it takes, whether verbal of physical.” Minister Musa says swift action will […]
Written on April 4, 2022 | Posted in
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Police have provided updates in connection with burglaries that occurred last week. In Roaring Creek, it was a group of five men who invaded the home of a husband and wife in the village and stole a number of electrical and household items, along with their Toyota Hilux pick-up. When neighbors realized what was taking […]
Written on April 4, 2022 | Posted in
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A mid-day robbery was caught on camera earlier today in St. Mathews Village. An eyewitness captured the moment three bandits held up a truck driver and his co-worker at gun point. The video shows the occupants of the truck laying face down on the side of the road, while the thieves searched the vehicle. Moments […]
Written on April 4, 2022 | Posted in
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There was a cold-blooded murder committed in Belize City last night when a resident of Petticoat Alley was shot and killed not far from where he lived. The incident is being investigated by the Belize Police Department, but there hasn’t been much by way of official information. Earlier today, News Five spoke with uncle of […]
Written on March 31, 2022 | Posted in
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Jasmine Hartin was back today in the San Pedro Magistrate’s Court today for a procedure known as paper committal. What that entails is that the evidence which will be used by the prosecutor in the Manslaughter by Negligence case against Hartin was presented to Magistrate Cristina Perrera. This included a long list of statements, exhibits, […]
Written on March 31, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Jasmine Hartin to Stand Trial for Manslaughter by Negligence in Supreme Court
Will Hartin change her plea? The Canadian has gone on American television program “48 Hours” saying on the night of May twenty-eighth, 2021 while she was on a pier in San Pedro Town with Superintendent Henry Jemmott, the gun she had in her hand accidentally went off and killed the senior officer. While with attorney […]
Written on March 31, 2022 | Posted in
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Gwen Lizarraga High School is one of several secondary schools in Belize City that has an enrolment of students who are extremely susceptible to the influence of gangs. Its location on the south side sees young men and women from various crime-ridden communities in daily attendance now that in-person classes have resumed. With that in […]
Written on March 30, 2022 | Posted in
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It took a long time coming, but on Friday the family of an American man killed in Belize eight years ago finally got some justice. A jury in Washington State found Tracy Nessl guilty for committing battery against her uncle, Timothy McNamara, who she was also in an incestuous relationship with. These actions of hers […]
Written on March 29, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Civil Suit in U.S. Finds American Woman Responsible for Death of Timothy McNamara in Belize
Karen Koehler, the lead attorney for Timothy McNamara’s loved ones says, in addition to the settlement, the family is now able to return to their farm in Washington state, and place Timothy’s ashes close to another family grave. Karen Koehler, Attorney-at-law “For seven years they have been waiting for the truth to be told. […]
Written on March 29, 2022 | Posted in
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Police are investigating reports of an attempted abduction in Orange Walk over the weekend. Police say the alleged victim visited a police station claiming he had just escaped from a brightly colored vehicle. This detail has caused police to question his story. They are, however, seeking two people for questioning. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications […]
Written on March 28, 2022 | Posted in
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