Crime Reports & Statistics

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Authorities in Abaco are investigating a drowning incident at the Union Jack Public Dock involving a 35-year-old woman from Florida, USA. Preliminary reports indicate that around 2 pm on Saturday, September 21, 2024, police arrived at the dock to find an unresponsive woman receiving CPR from a relative. Despite these efforts, she did not respond and was transported...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police are questioning a 27-year male in connection with an armed robbery that occurred at a business establishment on Charlotte Street on Saturday September 14, 2024. Preliminary reports indicate that shortly after 3:00 p.m., an unknown male entered the establishment, brandished a firearm, and robbed the establishment of an undisclosed sum of cash. Officers from Operation Ceasefire,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police are investigating the circumstances of an attempted suicide involving a 24-year-old female who attempted to jump from the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday September 14, 2024. She was transported to the hospital by ambulance for further medical attention and evaluation, according authorities said. Investigations are ongoing.

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - An investigation is underway following a shooting incident that occurred on Friday, September 13, 2024, resulting in the hospitalization of a 23-year-old male. Police were alerted around 10:00 p.m., by its ShotSpotter technology to gunshots discharged on West Street, off Dorsette Street. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male at a residence suffering from multiple gunshot injuries,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Officers from Operation Ceasefire, including the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, confiscated a firearm and suspected dangerous drugs off Kemp Road on Tuesday September 10, 2024. Initial reports indicate that around 11:00 p.m. officers, acting on information, arrived on Eastville Road and conducted a search of a dilapidated structure, discovering an unlicensed firearm containing ammunition and a quantity...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police have confirmed that convicted murderer 31 year of Anthony Bethel, who escaped lawful custody yesterday, has been recaptured by authorities moments ago in the East & Hay Streets area. Bethel reportedly escaped lawful custody while at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PNH) on Monday September 9, 2024. Bethel recently received a murder conviction and is currently awaiting...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - An investigation is underway into a shooting incident that happened on Monday September 9, 2024 in the Shirley Street area. Preliminary reports indicate that around 11:00 p.m. the victim was at a residence on Bilney Lane, off Shirley Street, when a male known to him produced a firearm and shot him in both upper limbs. The victim...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police are questioning two (2) males in connection with an armed robbery incident that occurred on Monday September 9, 2024. According to initial reports, an unknown male approached a female who was reportedly walking on West Bay Street with friends around 1:30 p.m. Authorities said the male reportedly brandished a firearm, robbing her of her handbag. It...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Reliable sources informed Eyewitness News of the country's latest shooting at a business establishment in the Soldier Road Area last evening. This is a developing story.

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police are searching for 31-year-old Anthony Bethel, who escaped lawful custody while at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday September 9, 2024. Recently, Bethel received a Murder conviction and is currently awaiting his sentence. According to initial reports, Bethel escaped custody around 3:30 p.m. while awaiting medical attention. He was last seen dressed in a blue jeans...

  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...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS -  On Thursday September 5, 2024, a collaborative effort by police officers led to the seizure of two (2) firearms, ammunition, suspected drugs and the arrest of an adult male and female. According to initial reports, officers from the Drug Enforcement and K-9 Units executed a search warrant at a residence on Windsor Lane. During the search, authorities...