Police have made one arrest and are seeking another suspect in the brazen murder of a Santa Elena security guard. James Rudon was taken into custody during a search of a bus. He reportedly had the firearm taken from Lionel Olivera as he lay dying. Police have video of Olivera being gunned down and robbed […]
A postmortem examination is needed to assist police in determining what led to the death of Francisco Bah whose body was found along the Hummingbird Highway over the weekend. While there are reports to suggest that Bah died as a result of a vehicle hit and run there may have been other factors. Reports to […]
Police are working to quell an increase in gun violence over the weekend in the George Street area of Belize City. According to police, two Friday night shooting incidents in the area may be connected and possibly stemmed from an internal gang feud. Fortunately, no one was killed injured this time. Sr. Supt. Hilberto […]
Have police nabbed one of the men involved in last Friday’s murder of Lionel Olivera Senior in Santa Elena? On Tuesday afternoon, Democracia resident James Rudon was wanted by police for his alleged involvement in the murder and he was found in possession of Olivera’s stolen firearm. He was caught during a search of a […]
A hotel in Southern Belize was held up on Monday afternoon. Police responded to a call from the Golden Motel Inn in Punta Gorda and were told by the owner that three people, a woman and two men, entered demanding money. They ransacked the business and stole an undisclosed about of money, jewelry, and beverages. […]
Two murders were recorded over the weekend, in Santa Elena Town in the west and in Punta Gorda to the south. In today’s broadcast of criminal activities over the weekend, we begin with the murder of a retired B.D.F. soldier, who while working on duty as a security guard was killed and robbed of his […]
Last Thursday night, Kevonn Wade was shot dead on his veranda in Punta Gorda by a gunman who came up to his property on Main Street and opened fire. Surveillance cameras in the area caught images of the gunman as he fled the area on foot. Over the weekend, police charged one person for the […]
Two days after the murder of Kevonn Wade, shots rang out once again in Punta Gorda, about a quarter mile away; near the welcome sign to the municipality. Dwayne Myers was sitting in his vehicle when he was killed. Today, we asked Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Myvett about the incident and if Myers’ murder […]
There have been two murders within forty-eight hours in Punta Gorda. This is not sitting well with the community, or the Commissioner of Police Chester Williams. He is in that southernmost municipality this week to look into the criminal activity believed to be as a result of gang warfare. And ComPol Williams says that the […]
A family in Belize City was stunned to be held up at gunpoint in their own home. Not only is the culprit someone they know, but it is something the woman of the house, went out of her way to help in times of need. News Five’s Paul Lopez has more. Paul Lopez, Reporting […]
Police are working to solve a shooting that occurred over the weekend in a village on the George Price Highway. Two men who were injured were taken to hospital, but they left soon after and are not cooperating with authorities. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Sometime around 6:15 p.m. police were […]
The Old Capital has been relatively quiet over the last two weeks, except for Saturday where a man was shot in Belama. Two people have been detained, pending charges. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Kyle Chaplin reported that he was cleaning a lot at Belama Phase Five when he […]
The quiet of Punta Gorda was interrupted on Thursday night when shots rang out near the Uno Gas Station and the Courts superstore. In the aftermath at the property adjacent the superstore, Kevonn Wade lay on the ground dead. Duane Moody, Reporting Around seven-thirty on Thursday night, Kevonn Wade sat on his veranda on […]
Police have destroyed a marijuana plantation in Toledo. On Monday, they carried out an operation in San Pedro Columbia Village where they discovered two hundred mature weed plants, some of which were six feet tall. A search of the area located a thatch shed with processed marijuana. Police destroyed the shed and drugs. No one […]
More details have become available on a fatal shooting in Belize City on Friday evening at the corner of Magazine Road and Logwood Street. Just before three p.m., an unidentified man fired shots and Roman Requeña was hit in the chest. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Police responded to […]
Following the murder of Requeña on Friday afternoon, shots rang out around seven p.m. at the corner of Mex Avenue and East Collet Canal in south side Belize City. Mechanic James Pandy was shot by a gunman who rode by on bike. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Information is […]
There was a late evening murder in Belize City. While details are still pending, News Five has learnt that thirty-nine-year-old Roman Requeña was shot and killed on Magazine Street in Belize City. Requeña is reportedly a resident of Mahogany Heights. We will continue to follow this story and provide you with further details as they […]
In Tuesday’s newscast, we had breaking coverage of daring robbery at B.T.L.’s Digi Signature Showroom. Today, News Five’s Isani Cayetano found out more about the investigation into the incident. Isani Cayetano, Reporting The store is located at the Mirab Building at mile two and a half on the Phillip Goldson Highway. It was closed […]
A News Five team is at the Mirab compound on the Philip Goldson Highway in Belize City where police officers are currently processing the scene of a robbery. The information we have been able to gather so far from our team is that a group of men entered the Digi showroom and robbed the establishment […]
A Belize City woman was injured on Friday night during a spray of bullets fired at a residence on Boots Crescent. Reports are that as many as fifteen shots were fired in the direction of a group socializing inside the yard. When the shooting subsided Jasmine Sanchez had been wounded. While she would not confirm […]
While the spate of shootings in Belize City left several persons injured, fortunately no one was killed. The most recent attack, however, took place around nine-thirty on Sunday night on Logwood Street. Quick police response led to the detention of the alleged gunman who reportedly turned his weapon on the officer. In the process, Ian […]
Several former and current employees of the traffic department in San Pedro have been detained by the police as an investigation continues into a traffic sticker scam in the island town. Today, Mayor Wally Nunez spoke with News Five about how some residents were conned out of their money in exchange for fake traffic stickers; […]
So as you heard, there were also fake insurance documents being issued. Mayor Nunez says that the investigation continues to determine the extent of the scam as well as the total amount of money that was fraudulently acquired in the obvious breech of process. But what happens to those who unknowingly purchased these fake stickers […]
It is not known if Tuesday night’s shooting of Nelson Nunez Junior led to an early morning raid this morning in Roaring Creek Village, but tonight, a family is claiming police brutality on a fourteen-year-old minor from the village. What led to the minor being hit in the face is not known at this time, […]
Roaring Creek Chairman Jervis Banner says he’s concerned about the recent spike in shootings in his village, so he called on the Commissioner of Police to visit the village. On Wednesday, ComPol Williams did a walk-through of the hot spots and implemented a number of measures to curb the crime. Chairman Banner spoke with News […]
