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Man faces another  firearm charge
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October 20, 2017
For the second time this year, Collin “Cocoa” David appeared before the Serious Offences Court to answer firearm offences. David appeared in court...
Teen’s charge upgraded to murder
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October 17, 2017
A nineteen-year-old is now facing a charge of murder, upgraded from a charge of attempted murder, of an Edinboro man. Asbert Rodney was arrested and c...
Magistrate denies accused burglar bail
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October 17, 2017
Kirk Williams, a person of interest in a burglary case involving Leon Samuel, who was killed by police on October 10, has been charged at the Serious ...
Jarvis case heads to High Court
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October 13, 2017
Junior Jarvis will appear before judge and jury to answer the charge of murder of banker Randy Lawrence, and five other charges. Yesterday at the Seri...
37-year-old man jailed for cocaine possession
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October 13, 2017
A 37-year-old man who yesterday pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine got jail time for his actions. Dwight Weekes pleaded guilty to possession of 1...
Man charged for forging lottery ticket
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September 29, 2017
A man appeared before the Serious Offences Court on Wednesday, charged with falsifying a scratch card of the National Lotteries Authority (NLA). Desbo...
Students, man arrested on burglary charges
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September 26, 2017
One man and two secondary school students appeared yesterday before the Serious Offences Court on a charge of burglary of items worth over $600. Carde...
Stubbs man out on $15,000 bail
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September 22, 2017
Kimanie Joe, a 29-year-old labourer of Stubbs, is currently on bail for gun and ammunition charges. Last Saturday, September 16, Joe was arrested and ...
Journalist threatened yet again outside of court
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September 15, 2017
An incident outside the Serious Offences Court, in which a journalist was threatened for taking a photo of a quantity of marijuana, has been reported ...
Teen slapped with second robbery charge
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September 15, 2017
At 16 years of age, Veron Davy is already a familiar face at the Serious Offences Court. Davy appeared in court on Monday, September 4, charged that o...
Woman nabbed with drug in juice box
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September 15, 2017
Gailene Browne, a mother of four, may have given juice manufacturers an idea for a lucrative beverage. Browne was on Friday, September 1, nabbed with ...
Journalist’s PI continues today
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September 15, 2017
The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into six offences, including murder, allegedly committed by journalist Junior Jarvis continues today at the Serious Offen...
Ex-con busted on gun charges
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September 12, 2017
Even though he has been granted bail, Devon Ashton is back in a familiar place – Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP), charged with illegal possession of a ...
Court summons surety, as man misses court date
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September 8, 2017
The person who signed the EC$50,000 bail bond for Gershon Calvin Cole-Woods will appear in court today, Friday, September 8, to explain certain things...
Will ‘Cocoa’ David beat latest charge?
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September 8, 2017
Colin ‘Cocoa’ David, who is charged with the illegal possession of a firearm, will return to court on Tuesday, September 19 to answer his charges....
Man jailed for stealing 12 flats of eggs
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September 5, 2017
Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias did not tread on eggshells while reprimanding egg thief Camilo Wilson yesterday. “Lift your standards man;...
Trio arrested on drug charges
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September 5, 2017
Three men will return to court tomorrow, Wednesday, in relation to the seizure of 272 pounds of marijuana. Yesterday, September 4, David Hepburn of Si...
Youth jailed for wounding Peace Corps volunteer
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September 1, 2017
A young man of Diamond has been sentenced to three months in prison for unlawfully and maliciously wounding a Peace Corps volunteer. On Wednesday, Aug...
Man goes missing while on bail
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September 1, 2017
Police are carrying out investigations into the disappearance of Belair resident Gershon Calvin Cole-Woods. Sergeant Rochelle Smith of the Police Publ...
Burglar of Code Red’s van  jailed for 18 months
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August 29, 2017
One month after a burglar was given seven days to return the stolen goods he took, he was sent to jail for 18 months for the offence. Jeffrey Gordon, ...
Labourer gets five years for gun, ammo possession
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August 25, 2017
“This is not the Wild Wild West, we cannot allow everybody to have firearms.” This was magistrate Bertie Pompey’s warning to Kimron Thomas at th...