Tag: aggravated burglary

Rookie female cop arrested after ‘domestic’ break-in

Rookie female cop arrested after ‘domestic’ break-in

| 17/04/2024

(CNS): A 23-year-old woman from Bodden Town, who is a probationary officer with the RCIPS, has been arrested on suspicion of theft and aggravated burglary in relation to a “domestic incident”. The police said the woman is currently on police bail pending further investigation and that she had been suspended from duty. No other details […]

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Resident chases off armed burglar from Lower Valley home

Resident chases off armed burglar from Lower Valley home

| 09/04/2024 | 28 Comments

(CNS): Police have opened an investigation into a home invasion at an address in Lower Valley, Bodden Town, around 8pm on Sunday evening. Police officers who responded to the call-out were told that a man had entered the home of the complainant, armed with what is believed to be a firearm, and demanded money. The […]

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Police appeal for witnesses to EE home invasion

Police appeal for witnesses to EE home invasion

| 20/11/2023 | 6 Comments

(CNS): Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the aggravated burglary which took place on Austin Conolly Drive on Saturday night. Both of the suspects, who were armed with a machete, were described as being of dark complexion and slim build. They were wearing biker gloves, long slim jeans, hooded shirts, and had their […]

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Men escape with cash after home invasion in EE

Men escape with cash after home invasion in EE

| 20/11/2023 | 14 Comments

(CNS): Police are investigating a home invasion after burglars forced their way into a residence on Austin Conolly Drive in East End armed with a machete on Saturday night. Police have said the aggravated burglary was reported to 911 at about 9:20pm. Two men had brandished the machete, pushed into the residence and demanded cash […]

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Man denies violent, threatening burglary

Man denies violent, threatening burglary

| 16/10/2023

(CNS): Michael Anthony Mendez (33) from George Town has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated burglary and one of threatening to kill in connection with a violent break-in last month at the home of a woman he knew. Appearing in Grand Court on Friday morning, Mendez denied breaking into the home in Abbey […]

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Woman assaulted and robbed in home

Woman assaulted and robbed in home

| 26/09/2023

(CNS): A George Town woman was assaulted and robbed in her home by a man she knew in the early morning hours of last Thursday, police have said. The 33-year-old man, who has since been charged and remanded in custody, broke into the woman’s house armed with a knife. He threatened and assaulted her before […]

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Men accused of stealing safe deny charges

Men accused of stealing safe deny charges

| 22/08/2023

(CNS): Devon Emmanuel Wright and James Herbert McLean will face trial later this year after denying a charge of aggravated burglary at a house on Anne Bonny Crescent in South Sound in February last year. The two local men are accused of making off with a safe containing jewellery and documents after breaking into the residence equipped […]

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Woman’s scream scares off armed home intruder

Woman’s scream scares off armed home intruder

| 22/06/2023 | 4 Comments

(CNS): A scream was enough to stop a man armed with a knife from breaking into a West Bay home Tuesday morning. Police said that at around 10:45am, a woman at a residence on Boltins Avenue heard a sound coming from the back door. Taking a closer look, she saw that an unknown man, holding […]

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One man charged in jewellery shop robbery

One man charged in jewellery shop robbery

| 31/03/2023

(CNS): Only one of three men arrested this week in connection with an armed smash and grab at a jewellery store on the waterfront has been charged in connection with the robbery. The 27-year-old George Town man was charged with robbery and aggravated burglary, as well as the possession and consumption of ganja. A second […]

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Burglar jailed for over 5 years for stealing safe

Burglar jailed for over 5 years for stealing safe

| 15/02/2023 | 29 Comments

(CNS): Romario Desmond Brown (22) has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for making off with a safe during an aggravated burglary in South Sound last year as well as a number of other burglaries. Brown was one of three men who, armed with a crowbar, broke into a home in […]

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Woman raped and kidnapped, man arrested

Woman raped and kidnapped, man arrested

| 28/11/2022

(CNS) UPDATED: A 24 year old man Bodden Town man arrested on Friday has now been charged with Aggravated Burglary, Wrongful Confinement, Indecent Assault, and three counts of Rape, in relation to a sexual assault on a woman he knew in Crewe Road. THe man appeared in court yesterday.

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