Archive for November 5th, 2016
Police continue to battle growing warrant list
(CNS): Police executed another thirty-seven warrants this week, twenty of which were served in just one day, as part of a drive to reduce the massive list of outstanding warrants. Many of the warrants are for people who have failed to pay traffic tickets or missed a court date but there are still a number […]
Bodden Town man stirs up trouble at needs unit
(CNS): Staff at the Needs Assessment Unit raised the alarm on Wednesday morning after a 34-year-old Bodden Town man, described by department officials as “unstable”, made threats against them when his assessment was denied. When he turned up at the NAU at around 10:45am, more police were called to assist the two officers already deployed at […]
Cops net another suspect in gang beating
(CNS): Police have arrested a 39-year-old man from West Bay on suspicion of assault causing aggravated bodily harm in connection with a violent attack on a man on Birch Tree Hill Road on Tuesday night. The victim was badly beaten by a group of six other men at around 8pm near the EBO Laundromat in […]
Ganja seized from suspect passenger
(CNS): An American passenger going through the airport last week ended up in jail becaause he appeared to have what officials said was a “peculiar travel pattern”. The visitor was searched by customs officers after they were alerted by Immigration Officer Darcia Branch, whose suspicions had been raised. As a result, a small quantity of ganja […]
$15K reward offered to find pony sex-abusers
(CNS): The RCIPS has opened yet another investigation into an incident of animal cruelty at The Equestrian Center following a report of a pony being sexually abused. Owners of the stables have also posted a $15,000 reward for information about the third horse to be assaulted at the centre. A vet from the Department of Agriculture […]