Tonight authorities are on the lookout for two gunmen after the duo, along with a third suspect, opened fire on a police mobile patrol. The dramatic exchange of gunfire unfolded after one this afternoon. By the time it was all over the two shooters managed to get away but their partner was shot and is […]
Separate cases involving the molestation of minors have resulted in the arrest of one man and a search for another. On Wednesday a thirteen-year old girl told Police in Independence Village that for the past six years her father has been fondling her. According to the teenager, the most recent violation took place last Friday […]
Independence police are also asking your help in identifying a child found wandering alone on the Southern Highway. The little boy was spotted on the roadside by a driver, Carlos Estrada, between the Kanantik junction and Mayan King. Estrada put the child in his vehicle and transported him to the Independence police station. So far […]
Today police updated the media on a murder that was committed on September first in the Kontiki area of San Ignacio. On that day police found the bullet-riddled body of forty-seven year old taxi driver Leopold Austin Waight. Waight’s stolen vehicle was later recovered. Senior Superintendent of Police, David Henderson, says they have two suspects […]
In crime news, three Ladyville residents have been remanded in connection with a burglary at the El Cas plaza on the Northern Highway. According to proprietor Manuel Rodriguez, sometime between the eighth and the ninth of September, a thief or thieves broke into his store and stole a safe, five thousand seven hundred dollars in […]
He was shot at four times but luckily only one of the bullets caught thirty-seven year old Emory Fortune, and that struck him in his right knee. The construction worker, who remains in a stable condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, told police that around eight forty-five on Sunday night he was riding his […]
Last week the high command promised a major increase in the deployment of police officers during the September celebrations … but it was the presence of two off duty officers who saved the day for one Belize City resident over the long weekend. Around twelve-thirty on Monday afternoon, twenty-three year old Margaret Ogaldez was standing […]
A robbery that crossed the border into Mexico has resulted in the detention of two Belizeans. Thirty-four year old Calbert Hinds and forty-three year old Wilbert Pook, residents of Carmelita village, are in police custody following an incident that unfolded in The Tiger Creek Area on the old Northern Highway. Fifty-one year old watchman Calvin […]
While the headlines have been dominated by violent crime recently, for the second time this week we are obliged to report that a thief or thieves have violated another educational institution. According to police, sometime between one on Monday afternoon and nine on Thursday morning, burglars broke into Sacred Heart Primary School in Dangriga Town. […]
More breaks in recent homicides were announced today as police escorted to Magistrate’s Court three young men they believe were involved in the killings of Floyd ‘Cinco Seis” Gladden and Kurt Ortega. Twenty two year old Raymond Moralez, a resident of Warrie Street, has been charged with Conspiracy to Commit Murder in connection with the […]
Separate incidents in the Cayo district have resulted in the arrest of four suspected robbers. In the first case, investigators in Benque Viejo tell News Five that just after nine last night a tipster called in to report that three masked and armed men had just held up the Texaco Gas Station. Officers immediately launched […]
With Belize City’s murder rate approaching Baghdad like proportions, the search for solutions is looking very much like the U.S. dilemma in Iraq. The only difference is that at least the Americans can pack up and go home. The latest fatality in the ongoing gang war occurred last night. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Was it the […]
It was not a case of homicide but criminals have delivered a major hit to scores of students at a Belize City vocational institution. News Five’s Janelle Chanona has the story. Sheldon Samuels, Manager, ITVET Belize “It’s a big blow for us. School is supposed to open tomorrow and we need to get back our […]
Belizeans may have survived Hurricane Felix without a scratch but today luck was not on everyone’s side. Around three this afternoon another young man became a casualty of what appears to be a war on the streets of Belize City. Shortly after the fatal shooting I visited with the victim’s family. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The […]
While most Belizeans spent the weekend fixated on the evolution of Hurricane Felix, some were busy engaging in some man-made destruction, otherwise known as crime. Tonight San Ignacio police have three people detained for questioning following the discovery of a corpse on Saturday morning. According to investigators, the body of forty-eight year old taxi driver […]
Meanwhile cops in Belize City have arrested a teenager in connection with another shooting in the commercial capital. According to police, a mobile unit in the vicinity of St. Ignatius School heard a gunshot and then spotted a masked man riding away in a hurry. Officers set chase and watched as the suspect dropped his […]
Much of our attention this week has focussed on the bloodshed that dominated the streets of Belize City. And tonight the story doesn’t get any better as during the last twenty-four hours, two more lives were claimed by violence. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports on the latest killing to rock the old capital. France Jones, […]
For the third time in less than a week, Belize City homicide detectives have a murder on their hands. And while cops aren’t connecting the crimes, tonight speculation on the street is that the latest killing is related to Monday night’s murder. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Just before seven on Wednesday, twenty-seven year old Jerry Smart […]
In the wake of the violence that has dominated the streets of Belize City this week, today the police high command called for peace but vowed to bring those responsible to justice. According to Senior Superintendent of Police Chester Williams, too many young men have decided to settle scores with bullets instead of dialogue and […]
While authorities have had to focus much of their attention on the recent wave of shooting violence in Belize City, the cops are also getting in gear in preparation for the long list of public events associated with the September Celebrations. This afternoon, the police stressed that their strategy is to ensure everyone’s safety. Sr. […]
Meanwhile an all points bulletin remains in effect tonight for murder suspect Edward Lord. The Belize City resident is wanted in connection to the murder of George “Junie Balls” McKenzie. According to police, a post mortem was scheduled to be performed on McKenzie’s body today but due to the weather, the procedure has been postponed. […]
Quick police work last night has resulted in the arrest of a Belize City man in connection to yet another shooting. According to investigators, around eight on Tuesday night a mobile unit was alerted to reports of shots fired in the Mahogany Street area. Officers say as they neared the scene, they spotted a man […]
In news from the courts, another Belize City man has been remanded to Hattieville Prison, accused of raping one of his co-workers. According to the victim, she got off her shift at Old Belize around nine on Sunday night and headed to the Western Highway to wait for a bus. A few minutes later, a […]
Gunshots rang out in the Pink’s Alley neighbourhood on Monday night and in the silence that followed, residents emerged to find their friend and loved one murdered. And while the victim was a husband and father, he was also a notorious street figure and tonight there are fears that his execution will trigger even more […]
Meanwhile, investigations into Sunday night’s shooting in the Rocky Road area have resulted in the arrest of one man. Police reports are that twenty year old Ashley Zuniga has been charged with three counts of Attempted Murder, three counts Use of Deadly Means of Harm and three counts of Dangerous Harm in connection to injuries […]
