Crime & Justice

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The country marked murder 99 after a shooting on Saturday that claimed the life of a male and left another in hospital fighting for his life. According to Police Superintendent Terrico Sweeting, the incident occurred sometime around 4:15 pm in the area of West End Avenue and Market Street in the Grove area. When officers arrived on...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Police in Grand Bahama successfully seized five pounds of suspected marijuana, valued at approximately $5,000, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Preliminary reports indicate that around 6:30 p.m., officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit, acting on a tip, searched a bushy area off a track road near Mall Drive and uncovered the drugs. No arrests have been made in connection...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Police in Grand Bahama are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of an unconscious male on Saturday, October 19, 2024. According to initial reports, residents found the 29-year-old victim with visible head injuries on an unpaved road between Sgt. Major Road and Spinney Road shortly after 2:00 p.m. and alerted the authorities. The injured man was transported to...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Police are actively investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Saturday 19th October 2024, on Graham Drive claiming the life of a 26-year-old male. Initial reports indicate that shortly before 10:00 a.m., the victim was walking west along Graham Drive when he was approached by three male occupants in a gray colored SUV. It is reported that the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- In a joint operation called “Operation Blitz,” involving the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, and the Department of Immigration, officers seized 81 pounds of suspected marijuana valued at approximately $81,000 on Cowpen Road. Preliminary reports state that around 11:00 p.m. on Friday, October 18, 2024, officers, acting on intelligence, discovered and confiscated multiple crocus...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Police are questioning a 29-year-old male in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on Friday, October 18, 2024, on Martin Close off Cowpen Road. Preliminary reports indicate that shortly before 7:00 p.m., the victim was confronted by a male known to him, who produced a sharp instrument and robbed him of his personal belongings. Officers responded swiftly and...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS-On Friday, October 18, 2024, a joint operation by the police and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force led to the seizure of an unlicensed firearm and the arrest of an adult male and female. According to preliminary reports, shortly before 10:00 p.m., officers from Operation Ceasefire, including members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, S.W.A.T., and the K-9 Unit,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement addressing social media complaints of inmates in Panama. The Ministry said in a statement: “There is a social media post that suggests that there has been a lack of attention to Bahamians serving sentences in Panama. It is not the intention of the public officials of the Ministry to...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - An 8 year old boy is unresponsive and receiving medical treatment after he was found hanging from a tree at his residence on St Albans Drive shortly after 11am Authorities originally reported the matter as an attempted suicide but shortly after indicated that the child was being tended to by Emergency Medical Services Personnel. En route to...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police have launched investigations into two (2) armed robberies that occurred in the capital on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The first incident occurred around 11:00 a.m., when a delivery driver was robbed of an undisclosed sum of cash in the Lincoln Boulevard area by two masked gunmen in a black heavily tinted Japanese vehicle that veered in...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - On Friday, September 27, 2024, a group of illegal immigrants was discovered aboard a vessel in the vicinity of Bay Street. As a result, three Bahamian adults, two males and one female, were apprehended by the police. Initial reports indicate that around 11:00 p.m. officers from Operation Ceasefire, acting on information, arrived at a shipping yard on...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Police are requesting assistance from the public in identifying the driver involved in the fatal accident that resulted in the death of a 55-year-old male pedestrian, identified as Doyle Russell, on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Following initial investigations, traffic officers have established that Russell, who seemed to be lying in the eastbound lane on Madeira Street was struck...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Three adult males are receiving medical attention following a shooting incident that occurred on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, in the vicinity of Wilson Track. According to initial reports, the victims were sitting on a wall of an apartment complex shortly after 8:00 p.m. when the occupants of a light-colored vehicle, believed to be a Japanese model, approached...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - In separate incidents police confiscated three (3) firearms with ammunition, leading to the arrest ofnine adults. In the first incident, police arrested a 36-year-old male on Wednesday, September 25, 2024following the confiscation of an unlicensed firearm containing ammunition. Preliminary reports confirmed that around 7:00 p.m., officers from the Paradise Island PoliceStation were on mobile patrol in the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Police are investigating a shooting that has left a man with a gunshot wound to the leg. The incident occurred on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at approximately 4 pm. The victim presented himself to the hospital for treatment. Authorities are currently working to gather more information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting and are urging anyone with relevant...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- An investigation is underway into the drowning of a 5-year-old boy that occurred this afternoon, at a residence off Albacore Drive in eastern Grand Bahama. Initial reports indicate that shortly before 2 pm, police were notified of a child submerged in a pool at a residential complex. Responding officers retrieved the child from the water and administered CPR...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- An investigation is underway following a shooting incident on Friday, September 20, 2024, in the area of Palmetto Avenue. Initial findings indicate that shortly before 7 p.m., the victim, 36, arrived home and exited his vehicle when he noticed a silver Japanese car approaching. The occupants of this vehicle opened fire, resulting in the victim sustaining a gunshot wound...

  NASSAU, BAHAMAS -  Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe is rejecting criticisms that Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander is dragging his feet on various police involved killings that were condemned by the courts, noting that “The coroner’s act speaks quite clearly… the commissioner of police is not involved in the process nor is the DPP.” Munroe’s response comes as aggrieved...