police - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Sun, 09 Aug 2020 09:43:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Court extends deadline for student in death threat case https://bahamascourtnews.com/court-extends-deadline-for-student-in-death-threat-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-extends-deadline-for-student-in-death-threat-case Sun, 09 Aug 2020 09:43:55 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/court-extends-deadline-for-student-in-death-threat-case/ NASSAU-A woman who sent online death threats to police officers has received more time to complete anger management classes. Jodie Miller, 21, was supposed to conclude the classes bu August 6. However, her lawyer Lennox Coleby said the class schedule was disrupted by the coronavirus lockdown and the passage of Hurricane Isaias. As a result, […]

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]]> Suspended cop’s cleared of using excessive force https://bahamascourtnews.com/suspended-cops-cleared-of-using-excessive-force/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suspended-cops-cleared-of-using-excessive-force Wed, 01 Jul 2020 05:55:26 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2121 NASSAU-A police inspector accused of using excessive force now has the green light to return to work. Prosecutors dropped the charges against Inspector Christian Leary when he appeared before the Police Disciplinary Tribunal on Tuesday, his lawyer Bjorn Ferguson said. As a result, Inspector Leary’s suspension from duty came to an end. He will also […]

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]]> Crackdown on street vendors https://bahamascourtnews.com/crackdown-on-street-vendors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crackdown-on-street-vendors Wed, 24 Jun 2020 12:14:33 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1997 NASSAU-Police have pledged a crackdown on roadside vendors who operate without the required permits. In a press release on Tuesday, ASP Audley Peters said it’s illegal to sell goods on the streets without approval from the commissioner of police. And those who operate without permission will be prosecuted for hawking. People who want to sell […]

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]]> Probe ordered into police car at black market liquor store https://bahamascourtnews.com/probe-ordered-after-police-seen-at-black-market-liquor-store/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=probe-ordered-after-police-seen-at-black-market-liquor-store Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:08:14 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1128 Nassau, BAHAMAS-Police Commissioner Paul Rolle has ordered an internal investigation into a social media that shows an unmarked police car at a liquor store. The whistleblower recorded the illegal purchase of alcohol from a liquor store off Carmichael Road. A curfew aimed at curbing community spread of the coronavirus closed all non-essential businesses, including liquor […]

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]]> Woman admits making online death threats to police https://bahamascourtnews.com/woman-admits-making-online-death-threats-to-police/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woman-admits-making-online-death-threats-to-police Tue, 07 Apr 2020 01:00:34 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=995   Nassau, Bahamas-A woman who sent online death threats to police officers has been ordered to attend anger management classes. Jodie Miller, 21, wished death on police officers on her Twitter and Facebook accounts on Sunday, April 5. She made the offensive posts after viewing a viral video of two police officers arresting a man […]

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]]> Police officer charged in cutlass attack https://bahamascourtnews.com/police-officer-charged-in-cutlass-attack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=police-officer-charged-in-cutlass-attack Sat, 01 Feb 2020 07:25:09 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=519 NASSAU-A police officer accused of cutting a man on his face with a cutlass has been charged with causing harm. Chad Brown, 32, was among a team of officers deployed to Abaco from New Providence to maintain order after Hurricane Dorian. Brown is accused of injuring Germaine Ferguson, a security guard at the Schooner Bay […]

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]]> Man charged with first murder of 2020 https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-charged-with-first-murder-of-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-charged-with-first-murder-of-2020 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:14:19 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=441 NASSAU-A 20-year-old man has been officially charged with the country’s first murder of the year. Roobens Elusme, of Market Street, is accused of the January 1 shooting death of Marco Meadows at Third Street, Coconut Grove. Meadows, a former policeman, was killed in a drive-by shooting near his home. Elsusme wasn’t required to enter a […]

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