Two men suspected of robbing Nava’s Gas Station on North Front Street last Wednesday were today arrested and charged. 28-year old Kenrick Gill and 20-year old Brandon Anderson of Belize City have been charged with three counts of armed robbery. Last week the station’s manager reported to police that on April 19th, two masked men, […]
Four minors remain in police detention in Belize City and it is expected that they will be charged with murder on Friday. No names have been released but police apprehended the youths on Wednesday following the fatal shooting of Lincoln Weston. Weston, a mechanic of Yarborough Road, was cut down with a sawed off shotgun […]
There have been scores of murders in recent years that can only be described as senseless…that is, the motive for the crime lacked even the minimal provocation of jealousy, revenge or greed. But the killing which occurred this morning in Belize City must be classified as wanton by any standard. It all started over some […]
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a robbery two weeks ago in Dangriga. 24 year old Curtis Zuniga has been charged with robbery, wounding and damage to property in connection with the armed robbery of the Medical Laboratory on April 12th. It may be recalled that the owner Richard Chou and his wife […]
Police in Orange Walk can claim bragging rights over a decent size drug bust. On Tuesday evening they searched Claudio Escalante, a 50-year old butcher of Stadium Street, and discovered almost 3 pounds of cocaine along with a 9-millimeter pistol and 3 rounds of ammunition. Escalante has been charged with drug trafficking as well as […]
Every once in a while a story walks into the lobby that sounds so incredible it more resembles fiction than fact. The one which surfaced this morning is either the chronicle of a callous crime…or a humiliating hoax. We’ll let you decide. On Saturday, around 7:00 in the evening, a young security guard was patrolling […]
It is said to be more common than many of us care to admit, but the particular form of child abuse known as incest remains a strong societal taboo. Incest is also against the law…and today one man found out that such violations carry a heavy penalty. 35-year old Raymond Allen of Santana Village was […]
Two knives and a shotgun were the weapons of choice in a pair of unrelated robberies which occurred in Belize City on Wednesday. Shortly after noon, a man described only as being of Creole descent walked into R & J’s Fashion Store on Cemetery Road. He pulled a knife on the female clerk and proceeded […]
They say it’s all about the Benjamins…but the U.S. banknotes with Benjamin Franklin’s likeness found by police on Wednesday did not do the man justice. The bills turned out to be bogus and the three men who had them, who were stopped on a Belize City bus, are now in Custody. Salvadorans Oscar Castillo, Genaro […]
Police have made an arrest in the case of a Belize City woman who was raped in the early hours of Sunday morning. 26 year old Kenrick Gilbert Nunez, an ice vendor of Louise Bevans Street, will be formally arraigned in Magistrate’s Court tomorrow for the crimes of rape, wounding, and aggravated assault. It is […]
It was a crime report that seemed so fishy we never bothered to report it. Today the alleged victim who made the report now finds himself charged for a crime. On Friday afternoon nineteen year old Jose Herrera, a teacher of Black Orchid Street in Belize City, told police that while walking on East Canal […]
It’s a story that’s short on details but what we do know is that an Orange Walk man is dead. The body of Adrian Moralez was discovered by startled residents of the Trial Farm area around 6:00 on Sunday morning. He was badly mutilated by what appeared to be multiple machete wounds to the left […]
Belize City was the venue for a couple of early morning robberies over the weekend. According to police reports at 2:00am Sunday, 21-year old Eric Dominguez was accosted at the corner of Hyde’s Lane and New Road by 8 men who relieved him of several articles of gold jewelry and $50 in cash. Three and […]
Also in the wee hours of Sunday morning a 30-year old Belize City woman reports that she was raped. According to a police release she boarded a taxi around 2:30 in front of Lodge Hall on Regent Street West. Instead of taking her home as requested, the driver took her to a house on Central […]
Dangriga police are still questioning the usual suspects tonight after a businessman was robbed and his wife knocked unconscious by three masked men wearing military fatigues. Richard Chou, operator of the Dangriga Medical Lab on St. Vincent Street, told News Five that he locked his doors around 8 o’clock Wednesday night and he and his […]
A gas station in Dangriga was targeted by an armed robber over the weekend. Police report that on Saturday night around 8:00 a masked man entered the Shell station at the town’s entrance pointed a gun at attendant Niecy Brown and demanded money. She promptly handed over her waist bag which contained $680 as well […]
Investigations continue into last week’s assault on a Chinese shopkeeper in King’s Park. According to police an I.D. parade was held in which one P.C. Moore was positively identified as one of those present Thursday night when grocer Tam Kin Chan was beaten across the face with a Belikin bottle. Moore was not, however, identified […]
There were no guns involved and no money was stolen but today, yet another Chinese shop keeper is recovering from a brutal attack, this one allegedly at the hands of an off duty police officer. Eyewitnesses to the incident tell News Five that around 7:30 last night, three men and two women walked into Zhong […]
He might be a fugitive from the law, but tonight police officers from all over the region are keeping an eye out for convicted child molester Carlos Milan. The Belize Police Department says they have sent a detailed description and picture of Milan to police agencies in every Central American country. However, sources close to […]
She not only stood by her man but actually fought for him. The only problem was that the man she defended was an escaped prisoner and now she runs the risk of joining him in Hattieville. Today 22-year-old Natalie Wade was arrested and charged with the crimes of harbouring a fugitive, obstructing a police officer, […]
The police may have been obstructed by a civilian in their efforts to bag “Bagga”, but more often than not, the cops are their own worst enemy. Today constable Ryan Young was charged with harm in connection with an allegedly unprovoked beating he administered to a fan at Sunday’s football game at the MCC Grounds. […]
A policeman is also under investigation in Dangriga. The officer, whose name was not released by the department, was in pursuit of a drug suspect on Sunday night when he fired a warning shot in the air. Nobody was hit by the bullet, but a police investigation will determine whether the discharge of the firearm […]
By all accounts it was an interesting and complicated operation. After nearly six weeks on the run, police have recaptured prisoner Darrel “Bagga” Jones. But Jones isn’t going to be at the Hattieville Ramada for a while, at least not until he recovers from bullet wounds to his backside. Police say around nine thirty this […]
He was a well-respected teacher at a prestigious school but on Monday, Carlos Milan, who was charged last year with the indecent assault of a minor, was sentenced to 3 years in prison. However, it looks as if the former S.J.C. educator will not serve any jail time, at least not in the near future, […]
There’s an old saying that if a deal looks too good to be true then it probably is. But that piece of conventional wisdom has not stopped dozens of Belizeans from buying late model Cherokees, Durango’s and other luxury SUV’s for rock bottom prices. The catch of course, is that the vehicles are of suspicious […]
