Tag: violent crime
Man sustains serious head injury in barroom violence
(CNS): Police have opened an investigation into a violent incident that happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Around 4am, a 911 call was made to report that a man had sustained a head wound outside a bar in Dolphin Plaza, home to the Bananas bar and restaurant, a frequent location for violence, on […]
Armed robbers strike three times on Valentine’s night
(CNS): Police are investigating two armed robberies and an attempted robbery that took place on the evening of Valentine’s Day within less than two hours in various locations around George Town. Two commercial premises and one private home were targeted. Although police have not said if they suspect there is a connection, the robberies appear […]
Airport staffer stabbed by man outside terminal
(CNS): Police have charged a 30-year-old man from George Town with various offences after he attacked and stabbed an airport worker outside the Owen Roberts International Airport terminal in the early hours of Friday morning. The RCIPS said the man was seen at the location behaving suspiciously at around 2:30am, when the airport was closed.
Food delivery man injured and robbed by armed gang
(CNS): A food delivery driver was robbed by four masked men on Wednesday night just after he had taken food to an address on Marina Drive, close to Orange Drive. Police said that around 9:55pm the driver was returning to his vehicle when he was approached by the robbers dressed in black hoodies and armed […]
Man receives stomach wound in barroom stabbing
(CNS): A man was stabbed in the stomach outside a bar on Eastern Avenue close to the Dolphin Centre in George Town in the early hours of Monday morning, 27 January. Police were called out to the location at about 2:30am yesterday after a report was made of a man being armed with a machete […]
One stabbed, one arrested, one on run after barroom violence
(CNS): Police have arrested a 51-year-old man from West Bay on suspicion of wounding and are currently looking for a second regarding a violent altercation at a bar near Public Beach at about 9pm on Thursday. Another man was stabbed multiple times and taken to the George Town hospital in a private car. When the […]
Security guard injured in mugging at 7M Shops
(CNS): A security guard was taken to hospital after being attacked by a group of people wearing hoodies and masks around 2:30am on Wednesday, according to an RCIPS press release issued on Friday evening. The attackers took his phone and other personal items belonging to the guard, who was on duty at a commercial plaza […]
Police track down fugitive after roundabout crash
(CNS): Mark Anthony Seymour (39), who was on the run from the police, was taken into custody on Friday after he was involved in a collision at the Grand Harbour Roundabout around lunchtime. Police tried to stop the vehicle he was in as it approached the roundabout, but it failed to stop and crashed into […]
Men wounded in violent altercation, one arrested
(CNS): Two men involved in a fight at a residential address off Northward Road in Bodden Town both ended up in hospital with head injuries on Sunday evening. One of the men, a 34-year-old resident of George Town, was armed with a machete and a hammer when he started the altercation.
Cops fire beanbags at violent woman during arrest
(CNS) UPDATED: A 35-year-old woman from George Town appeared in court on Monday charged with multiple offences following a violent assault last week. She has been charged with two counts of Assault ABH, Carrying an Offensive Weapon, Obstructing Police, Causing Fear of Provocation of Violence, Escaping Lawful Custody, and Threats to Kill. the woman was […]
‘Dangerous’ man jailed for back-to-back violent attacks
(CNS): A man described as a danger to the public and a high risk of repeat violent offences was convicted in 2022 of brutally attacking two different men during the course of a week in November 2021. Howard Lee Ebanks (38) was jailed in December 2023 for 27 months, according to a ruling recently posted […]
