Four stabbed; family member suspected

Read storyGRAND BAHAMA: Police arrested a 16-year-old in connection with the stabbing of four people, including a 17-year-old girl, a 24-year-old man and two women, aged 28 and 52.

Officers found the victims at a home in Iguana Place in Hawksbill, after they got a call from someone at the house.

After talking with the victims, policemen arrested a 16-year-old they say is a close relative.

All four were in serious condition from the multiple stab wounds on Thursday.

-Tribune and Guardian

Friend says suicide was unlikely

Read storyA friend of suspected suicide victim Kimberley Miller said she believes there is more to the story.

The friend told The Tribune that Miller, 37, did not seem suicidal and that the position of Miller’s body was suspicious.

The Pastel Gardens resident was found hanging from an electrical cord on January 31.

Police Press Officer Walter Evans said police are considering all possibilities.

-Tribune

Police commissioner ruled by politics

Read storyThe commissioner of police is not free from political influence, according to Bradley Sands, chairman of the Police Staff Association.

“If we want to be real in this society, the commissioner of police is under the rule of the thumb of the government of the day – whoever that government might be.”

Sands said he felt there should be term limits on the commissioner, supporting legislation under debate at the House of Assembly.

He also supported the bill’s proposal to create a Complaints unit made up of civilians.

-Tribune

Violent crime down, Property crime up

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Based on statistics from this story in The Nassau Guardian.

-Guardian

Village rd police chase and shootout

On Thursday night, a police chase and gun battle left Village Road residents stunned.

A Lexus sped down Fowler Street soon after 8pm. The car sped past Tribune reporter Chester Robards who was driving near the Esso Service Station. It was followed by a lone police car.

The chase continued to the bottom of Village Road when police shot out the front tire.

After that, shots were exchanged that destroyed the front and rear windshield of the Lexus.

It is thought that at least one suspect might have escaped.

Reports indicate that gunfire lasted about 30 seconds and included several types of guns.

-Tribune

Ministry may lower travel costs

The Bahamas is considering dropping the cost for airplanes to take off and land in an effort to lower the cost of travel.

Tourism Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace said discussions are in their seventh month and include talks with airlines.

He said the changes would only happen if it meant a significant discount for travelers.

-Tribune

Cocaine found at Freeport Container Port

GRAND BAHAMA: Police found 250 kilograms (551 pounds) at the Freeport Container Port Thursday.

Police made the find in a shipping container that was said to contain coffee beans. The container was headed for Europe from Columbia.

- Guardian and Tribune

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Andros Drug bust

ANDROS: Police confiscated more than 100 pounds of marijuana after a drug bust Wednesday night.

According to police reports, officers acting on a tip stopped to search a car in fresh Creek around 8pm.

After finding four sacks, each with four brown, taped packages of marijuana, police arrested a 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old man.

The men are expected to be charged in Nassau.

- Guardian and Tribune



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CRIME BRIEFS: Interesting discoveries

$82,000 in Sears Hill Home
Police questioned a 40-year-old Canadian man after agents from the Drug Enforcement Unit found $82,000 in a Sears Hill residence on Wednesday.
- Guardian and Tribune

Hidden Cocaine on Poinciana Drive
DEU agents found a bag with 200 packets of cocaine hidden in a vacant lot.
Around 2pm on Tuesday, February 3rd, officers discovered the packets under a rock in a lot off Poinciana Drive.
-Guardian

1 pound of marijuana at Ida Street
Agents found a pound of marijuana in the Ida Street area around 4pm on Wednesday.
Police were patrolling when they found a plastic bag with the drugs.
-Guardian

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