Jacqueline Woods “Mr. Hyde we just wanted to know if you would care to comment on the accusation that has been levied against you.” Douglas Hyde “No comment.” Jacqueline Woods “So you’re saying that it’s not true or it’s true?” Douglas Hyde “No comment.” That was the scene this afternoon as twenty-four year old Douglas […]
The prosecution of Douglas Hyde and other cases of sex related offences raises the question of why various alleged acts, which all seem to fit the general description of rape, are often prosecuted under different headings. News 5’s Janelle Chanona today spoke to Director of Public Prosecutions Kirk Anderson, and asked him to explain the […]
They usually don’t ride quite as fast as Marion Jones runs, but then…Marion Jones doesn’t usually run the wrong way on a one way street. Today those cyclists brave enough to venture into town discovered that riding with reckless abandon now carries its risks. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The police crackdown comes as […]
Over the last week the Police Department has received some well-deserved praise, both for quick resolution of several armed robberies and a sensitive co-operative approach to cool off the gang violence which has ravaged Belize City. But a move announced today has some observers wondering exactly which substance the top brass has been smoking. In […]
In crime news of a more serious nature, this afternoon police were seeking to question a suspect in the rape of a Belize City high school girl. The rape allegedly occurred on Thursday morning on the campus of Anglican Cathedral College. The female student, age fourteen, has told police that she was sexually assaulted by […]
The badly decomposed body of an unidentified man was found this morning in the Belize River just upstream of the Haulover Bridge. The corpse, clad only in blue pants, was missing its head and one arm. A post-mortem conducted this afternoon found the cause of death to be drowning. Police believe the victim had been […]
With more high-powered guns than potholes on the streets of Belize, the Police Department is under pressure to get them out of the hands of the criminals. Over the last four days, they’ve rousted the usual suspects, spent hours manning roadblocks and linked up with the Ombudsman’s office; their efforts haven’t been in vain. Today, […]
In a follow-up to yesterday’s shooting of an armed robber by a Belize City shopkeeper, Ursilo Mendoza remains under guard in the K.H.M.H. as he tries to recover from a chest wound. Mendoza was shot by forty-nine year old Wai Tat-don after he allegedly tried to hold up Wai’s store on Baymen Avenue. Witnesses tell […]
It happens every once in a while, probably not often enough. That is, when an armed robber gets a taste of his own medicine…when the hunter becomes the hunted. Jacqueline Woods reports on what was definitely not your usual Belize City shootout. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This afternoon security was tight in front of Tong’s Store […]
One aspect of the recent upsurge in violent crime is the proliferation of illegal firearms. Authorities have been targeting this problem and over the last week have produced some results. The most recent bust occurred Sunday in Belmopan when police searched a home in the Cohune Walk neighbourhood of the capital. There they found a […]
Unlicensed guns have also been confiscated in the Toledo District… in this case shotguns from a gang of illegal Guatemalan loggers. The four men: Landelino Lopez, Jeremias Garcia, Edwin Palacio and Samuel Garcia, were intercepted by police and forest officers as they were cutting mahogany trees in Belize’s southernmost protected area, the Temash-Sarstoon National Park. […]
Tonight a Democracia family is mourning the loss of two family members: one to a fatal gunshot and the other to the law for having pulled the trigger. According to police, around midnight on Sunday, twenty-nine year old Terry Estrada and his nephew, twenty-nine year old Phillip Estrada, got into a fight which resulted in […]
Tonight a Placencia woman is recovering from multiple stab wounds dealt to her at the hands of an old boyfriend. According to police from the southern branch, around 7:00 on Thursday night, twenty-seven year old Jason Parchue went to the Rum Point Inn and demanded to see his ex-girlfriend, identified as twenty-four year old Marsha […]
A security guard shot for his gun more than a week ago has succumbed to his injuries. According to hospital officials, around 5:30 Sunday evening, thirty-six year old Peter Scott died from gunshot wounds. Scott, an employee of Triple A Security, was manning his post at the Bowen and Bowen compound on King Street on […]
Over the weekend, thieves hit a Belize City restaurant, making off with fifteen hundred dollars in cash and a handgun. Police reports are that around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, two men on bicycles, one armed with a point three-fifty-seven magnum, snuck up on the security guard posted outside the Chon Saan Restaurant on Euphrates Avenue. […]
It appears tonight that despite weekly cell sweeps at the Hattieville Prison, inmates still have access to weapons, and aren’t afraid to use them. Prison officials have reported that around 2:00 a.m. last Friday, thirty-two year Herbert Wiltshire was in his cell when two other prisoners walked into his room and attacked him with a […]
Not every incident involving guns this weekend ended in bloodshed, but that doesn’t mean the victims were any less traumatised. In the wee hours of Saturday, gunshots rained down on a parked car, leaving a King’s Park family with more questions than answers as to the motive. Ann-Marie Williams reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Atilio Ulloa […]
Three thieves remain on the run, but police have charged three others believed to be involved in separate robberies in the Cayo District last week. Police say thirty-one year old Ralston Wagner, a resident of Rose Lane in Belize City, was the getaway driver and one of the two men who robbed the joint offices […]
An intensive police search continues tonight for two suspects involved in an ill-fated robbery attempt this morning in Belmopan. Reports are that around 4:30 a.m., residents of Sinsonte Avenue noticed five men breaking into the offices of St. John’s Credit Union through a window. The police were called to the scene and they arrived […]
Meanwhile, two other Belize District residents are also being held by police in connection with a robbery that went down in the west on Thursday morning. According to police, two Belize City men, detained hours after the robbery, are believed to be the persons responsible for the payroll heist at the joint offices of the […]
Another innocent child has died in a senseless accident, this time in Orange Walk town. Police report that on Thursday afternoon, the body of three-year-old Sanny Adair Fabian was found floating in an open septic tank located in his backyard on Santa Familia Street. The child’s father, twenty-five year old Armando Campos told police that […]
Belize City residents are still reeling from a series of shootouts earlier this week that left three young men dead. The surge of violence prompted the Belize Police Department to sit down on Thursday night in a roundtable discussion with those familiar with gang activities to try and come up with solutions. According to police […]
A daring morning robbery in the Cayo District has left more than forty workers with a payless payday. Reports from police are that just after 11:00 this morning, two men armed with handguns walked into the joint offices of the Ministry of Works and the Department of Transport in Santa Elena and demanded money. There […]
Another crime, this one in Belize City, may not have gained thieves much cash, but it did provide them with something far more dangerous. Police report that sometime between midday Tuesday and Wednesday evening, the Regent Street apartment of Sean Feinstein, manager of Benny’s Home Centre, was broken into. Among the items taken were two […]
Gang related violence on the streets of Belize City is nothing new, but recent days have brought increased tensions and a corresponding level of bloodshed. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports on the two latest deaths, beginning with an execution style hit in front of a popular north side restaurant. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Sherman “Hatcher” Flowers […]
