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Policewoman arrested for breaking curfew

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Policewoman arrested for breaking curfew

Nassau-A policewoman arrested for allegedly breaking the national curfew is facing internal disciplinary action.

Officers detained the off-duty constable and two civilians at a curfew checkpoint on Pinewood Drive around 10:45pm on Monday, May 18.

Taneil Poitier and Tashae Missick, the women arrested with the “rogue” policewoman, pleaded guilty to breaking the curfew on arraignment.

They did not have lawyers when they appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner on Thursday, May 21.

The magistrate let the women go with a warning after they blamed the policewoman.


Gardiner told the women, “A police officer’s job is to enforce the law. It’s disappointing to hear that you were in a car with a police officer, who did not obey the law.”

Gardiner described the woman as a “police gone rogue.”

Gardiner said the police command decided to address the officer’s alleged breach “departmentally.”

Poitier told the court that the officer couldn’t drive herself because she had a back injury. Poitier claimed he was chauffeuring the officer as a favour.

For her part, Missick said she was just catching a ride home.


Poitier claimed that officers manning two other checkpoints let them through without incident when their companion identified herself as a policewoman.

However, the officers at the final checkpoint didn’t let them through.

That’s because the officer was not on the street in her capacity as an essential worker.

When asked the officer why she didn’t call the COVID-19 hotline to get approval to be on the streets, Officer Seymour allegedly said, “I didn’t feel like it, “the court heard.

 

Woman ‘headed’ to friend locked up for curfew breach

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Woman ‘headed’ to friend locked up for curfew breach

Nassau-A woman who thought getting “heads” was more important than obeying the coronavirus curfew rules has been fined $1,000.

Police detained 22-year-old Bissau Miller at the juncture of Gladstone and Carmichael Roads after 9pm, the court heard.

The officers charged Miller with breaking the curfew after she told them she was on her way to a friend to get some “heads”.

Miller pleaded guilty to violating the curfew at an arraignment before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on Thursday, May 21.

She didn’t dispute telling officers about her head mission.


And she was vague when the magistrate asked why she didn’t remain at home as required by law.

Miller told the court, “I was heading home from picking up something from a friend in Coral Harbour.”

Miller said she knew the potential penalty for breaking the curfew.

However, the unspecified item “was important enough” to take that risk.

Miller didn’t lose her freedom because of her candour.

Instead, McKinney ordered her to pay a $1,000 fine to avoid serving a six-month prison sentence.

Risk-taker Miller said she couldn’t pay the entire amount at once because she’s jobless.

McKinney replied, “You should have taken that into consideration when you decided to leave home.”


Miller paid half of the fine and has until June 12 to pay the rest.

Although no one defined “heads” in court, we hope it was worth $1,000.

Curfew violators are liable to maximum fines of $10,000 and prison sentences of 18 months.

The restrictions on movement are intended to slow the transmission of the highly contagious coronavirus.

The disease has killed 11 people locally and more than 331,000 worldwide.

To date, officials have recorded 97 local cases.

Man jailed for posting ex-girlfriend’s nudes

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Man jailed for posting ex-girlfriend’s nudes

Nassau-A bitter man who stole his former girlfriend’s identity and uploaded her naked pictures online has been jailed for nine months.

Malik Wright began his campaign of harassment after he destroyed Devanique Dean’s iPhone 7, worth $399, during a row on May 9.

Then, Wright hacked her social media accounts and iCloud Drive and posted her stolen nude photos on the internet.

She later realised that the tattoo artist had ordered items valued at $1,160 from Amazon with her debit card.

Those unauthorised purchases included a mini-fridge, tattoo equipment and sneakers, the court heard.

Dean reported the matter to police. Although he denied responsibility, police found Dean’s personal information stored on Wright’s phone and computers.


Wright, 27, of Baldwin Avenue, Chippingham, pleaded guilty to charges of causing damage, fraud by false pretenses and unauthorized access to computer material at his arraignment before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.

The former couple have a son. Prosecutors did not disclose the reason for the bust-up that lead to the act of revenge porn.

In jailing Wright for nine months, McKinney said he could not encourage his vile behaviour by giving him a “slap on the wrist.”

McKinney imposed concurrent prison sentences of nine months on each count.

What’s more, Wright will serve an extra nine months in prison if he doesn’t pay Dean $1,559 in compensation.

The sum represents the cost of the phone and the value of the fraudulent purchases.

Before becoming a convicted criminal, Wright worked as costume designer for Roots Junkanoo group and operated his own tattoo parlour.

 

 

 

Man charged with murder, attempted murder after two shot

Lisa Brown
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Man charged with murder, attempted murder after two shot

Nassau-Police have charged Perez Cuffe with murder and attempted murder after a shooting at Cowpen Road on May 12.

One of the victims, Richard Bain, died at the scene. The second victim, Thorio Ferguson, is in critical condition in hospital.

Police arrested Cuffe in relation to the offenses on Saturday, May 16.

Cuffe, 22, of Gladstone Road, did not have to enter to plea to the charges when he appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on Thursday, May 21.

Cuffe did not have a lawyer. He’s been denied bail.

Prosecutors intend to fast-track the case to the Supreme Court by a voluntary bill of indictment. This will happen when Cuffe returns to court on August 31.

Jogger fined $2,000 for breaking exercise rules

David Stewart
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Jogger fined $2,000 for breaking exercise rules

Nassau-A magistrate on Wednesday fined a woman $2,000 for breaking exercise rules during the weekend lockdown.

Police detained Helen Lacar, 41, of West Bay Street, when she jogged past the Cable Beach Police Station at 4:20pm on Sunday, May 17.

Lacar, a Filipina housekeeper, admitted to violating the lockdown restrictions aimed at stemming the community spread of the coronavirus at an arraignment before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.

The lockdown order allows residents to exercise outdoors within their neighbourhood between 5am and 8am.

Otherwise, all residents must stay at home unless they are traveling to and from work at an essential business.


Unlike some lockdown offenders, Lacar came to court on police bail.

Lacar told the court, “I went for a jog. I was not aware of the exercising rules. It was an honest oversight.”

WPC 800 Culmer was on duty at the station when she saw Lacar run past, the prosecutor Sergeant Wynette McPhee told the court.

Culmer called out to Lacar then arrested and cautioned her, the court heard.

McKinney asked, “You jogged past the police station during the lockdown?”

Lacar replied, “Yes, sir. I am so sorry.”


McKinney, who has imposed fines ranging from $400 to $1,500 since the curfew and lockdown measures came into effect on March 20, hit Lacar with a $2,000 fine.

He told her failure to pay would result in a nine-month prison sentence.

Lacar said, “Right now, I don’t have money like that. I’m just a housekeeper.”

When asked how much she could pay, Lacar said she’d have to ask her boss.

After talking to her boss, Lacar said she could pay $500. She has until May 29 to pay the balance.

Curfew and lockdown violators are liable to fines of $10,000 and prison terms of 18 months.

Police have arrested more than 800 people while enforcing the measures, including the homeless, mentally ill and senior citizens.

 

 

 

Man arrested for curfew breach while looking for his dog

Lisa Brown
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Man arrested for curfew breach while looking for his dog

Nassau-A man broke the curfew to capture his escaped dog, a court heard yesterday.

Police arrested Anthony Wallace, 54, for the curfew breach after 11pm on May 15 on Farrington Road.

When the officers asked Wallace why he wasn’t home, he said his dog had broken free.

He maintained that story when he appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on Tuesday, May 19.

In court, Wallace said he left home in search of his pit bull after a neighbour told him that the dog had broken free from his chain.

Wallace claimed that the dog had bitten someone before.

Wallace said he caught the dog but got injured in the process.

He said, “I got him but at the same time I hurt myself. That’s how I fall down and I run into the law at the same time.”

Wallace came to court on police bail. He had a walking boot on his right leg and hobbled into court on crutches.

The magistrate accepted his explanation and placed Wallace on probation for two years.

A probation breach will incur a $1,500 fine. Failure to pay the fine results in a six month prison sentence.

McKinney told Wallace, “Make sure your dog is properly chained. The next time you use that excuse you’ll be fined.”

 

 

Court orders police to take fake landlady to prison

David Stewart
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Court orders police to take fake landlady to prison

Nassau-A fake landlady who scammed a woman out of a $700 rental deposit is headed to prison.

Magistrate Samuel McKinney on May 19 issued a committal warrant for Kirvinique Campbell because she disobeyed a court order to repay her victim Kameelah Higgs.

Campbell, 24, of Whites Lane, took the money from Higgs on April 14.

Higgs handed over the money and signed a bogus rental agreement before inspecting the two-bedroom apartment in Nassau Village after responding to an ad on Facebook.

Campbell promised to let Higgs view the place later. But she blocked Higgs on WhatsApp and deleted her Facebook page.

Police tracked Campbell down and arrested her. Campbell said she took the money to buy groceries and other items for her children.


Campbell pleaded guilty to fraud by false pretenses last month.

The court released conwoman Campbell after she promised she would return the cash.

But Campbell didn’t keep her word, despite a warning from the court that failure to pay would result in a six-month sentence.

Higgs showed up in court yesterday.

She told the court that she has yet to receive a penny from Campbell—and that the scam left her homeless.

Higgs said, “Social Services had to house me and my children for three weeks, but now we end up finding someplace to stay. I really need my money.”

After confirming that Campbell didn’t pay the money, McKinney issued a committal warrant.

That means police will take her straight to prison to begin serving her sentence.

 

Man accused of punching officer at station denied bail

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Man accused of punching officer at station denied bail

Nassau, Bahamas-A man is accused of sucker punching a police sergeant at the Nassau Street Police Station.

Tyrone Johnson, 24, was in custody for breaking the curfew.

Johnson, of Sarah Robinson Road, allegedly busted Sergeant 50 Neymour’s nose during the fight on May 17.

Johnson is charged with causing grievous harm, disorderly conduct and obscene language.

He’s also accused of ripping the uniforms of three police officers, resulting in $200 in damage as they tussled.

Johnson denied those charges at his arraignment before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on Tuesday, May 19. He told the magistrate that the officers attacked him first.

However, pleaded guilty to the curfew violation that brought him to the station.

The court heard that Johnson was at his fiancée’s place when they got into a fight around 9pm.


That’s when her family told him to leave. Johnson claimed that he had called the police hotline to get permission to leave, but he’d been put on hold.

Due to the tense situation, he left without getting approval.

Police stopped Johnson at Pitt Road a short time later.

McKinney fined Johnson $1,000 for breaking the curfew. He’ll spend four months in prison if the fine isn’t paid.

Johnson goes to trial on the remaining charges on September 1.

The magistrate remanded him to prison since he doesn’t have the power to grant bail for grievous harm.

Additionally, Johnson had an arrest warrant pending since 2018 for failing to appear in traffic court.

Johnson admitted to driving an unlicensed, uninspected car with no insurance.

What’s more, he had no driver’s license, the car was heavily tinted, and no plates were on the car.

McKinney fined him $425 for the traffic violations to avoid one month in prison.

The court cancelled the warrant without penalty.

 

Coconut vendor fined $700 for curfew breaches

David Stewart
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Coconut vendor fined $700 for curfew breaches

Nassau-Police arrested a roadside coconut vendor in a crackdown on violators of laws aimed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Jason Williams admitted charges of operating a non-essential business and breaching the curfew at his arraignment before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner.

Williams, 18, of Culmersville did not have police bail so police brought him to court in shackles.

Officers on mobile patrol on Harold Road found the teen selling coconut meat and water around 3:20pm on May 15, the court heard.

They arrested Williams after he admitted he did not have permission to operate his business.

The emergency orders prohibit roadside vendors, with the exception of newspaper salesmen.

Gardiner fined Williams $400 for operating a non-essential business and $300 for failing to remain at home.

He’ll serve one month in prison if the money isn’t paid.

Williams faced a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison and a $10,000 fine for the offences.

In January, police arrested Williams for selling coconuts without a permit from the commissioner of police.

He pleaded guilty to hawking at his initial appearance before Magistrate Ambrose Armbrister.

However, the magistrate did not record a conviction. Instead, he gave Williams an absolute discharge.

 

 

Two charged with double murder in Freeport

Lisa Brown
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Two charged with double murder in Freeport

Freeport-A magistrate has refused bail for a man and a teenager charged with a double murder in Freeport last week.

Trevor Reckley and a juvenile are accused of the May 11 shooting deaths of Kim Smith, 48, and Denny Rolle Jr., 24.

They were not required to enter pleas to the charges when they made their initial appearance before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson on May 18.

Reckley and the teen return to court on August 10 to a receive a voluntary bill of indictment.

Ferguson remanded Reckley to prison and the juvenile to the Simpson Penn School For Boys.


Smith and Rolle were killed in a drive-by shooting at Limewood Lane.

The mother-of-seven died at the scene and Rolle died in hospital a few hours later.

Smith was murdered a week before the first anniversary of the death of her husband Tony Smith, an alleged gang leader.

Police killed Smith, 29, and two other men during a shootout on May 17, 2019.

Authorities said officers went to a home in Blair Estates to execute a search warrant.

The officers forced their way inside and were allegedly confronted by gunfire.

Police returned fire, killing three suspects.

The officers seized 23 pounds of marijuana and three handguns from the home.

 

 

 

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