Archive for November 7th, 2023
North Side bar held up at gunpoint
(CNS): Police are investigating yet another armed robbery, this time at an unnamed bar on Frank Side Road, North Side, on Monday evening. The RCIPS said a report was made to 911 at about 9:30pm that a man, armed with a handgun, had made off on foot with an undisclosed quantity of cash after threatening […]
Population, infrastructure and disappointment
Michelle Clark writes: Sometime over the last year, our population hit 85,000, and it seemed to come without much effort. Only a few years ago, we were disgusted that the government of the time was considering actively pursuing a population of 100,000 people. At the end of October, the Prospect Playhouse put tickets on sale […]
Elliott’s family say he was murdered
(CNS): Family members of Harry Elliott Jr, who was gunned down and killed during a robbery gone wrong at a gambling shop in George Town last year, say the verdict of manslaughter was not what they had hoped for. They believe their loved one was a victim of murder. In a statement sent to CNS, […]
Armed muggers rob man at 7MB car park
(CNS): Two men, one armed with a gun and the other a knife, mugged a man in the Seven Mile Public Beach car park on Sunday night, the police have now confirmed. The street robbery topped a weekend of violent crime in which a couple were mugged and badly beaten on a street in West […]
