Five murder accused remanded to HMP Dodds
Five men charged in connection with the murder of British businessman Steven Weare have been remanded to HMP Dodds. Thirty-five-year-old Sunil Decourcey Brome of #7, Alamanda Drive, West Terrace, St...
View ArticleOn camera
It has been one of the most contentious issues in law enforcement, but Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite is adamant that it is no longer a question of if, but when cameras will be placed at ports of...
View ArticleComissiong: Crime plan must not trample Bajans’ rights
Government is being warned it was venturing down “a very slippery slope” with a proposal to give police the power to search individuals even without reason of suspicion. Attorney-at-law David...
View ArticleTwenty-six murders ‘a fairly good figure’
A senior police officer is suggesting the number of murders recorded so far this year is no big deal, describing the 26 homicides as “a fairly good figure” and “an alright figure”. Crime Prevention...
View ArticlePolice kicking case delayed
Three members of the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF), one of whom was allegedly caught on camera kicking a civilian who was lying on the ground during an event at Pirate’s Cove in June, have had...
View ArticleBajan cops could soon be using pepper spray
The Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) could have pepper spray as part of its non-lethal weapons arsenal by the end of this year, depending on the outcome of joint study with the Caribbean Law...
View ArticleSkewed justice
Local attorneys are viewing with suspicion the speed at which a senior police officer facing ammunition charges was able to secure bail. Mere hours after a magistrate remanded Acting Senior...
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Persons of Interest
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identify two persons of interest – a male and a female – wanted in connection with separate criminal matters. Lawmen say the man is about 5ft 5 inches...
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Cane Vale family living in fear
Relatives of a 19-year-old Christ Church man who was shot just outside his home at Cane Vale Crescent #4 last night say they are desperate for answers. Police are reporting that Renaldo Rolando Sealy...
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Judgement stands
Six years after being sentenced to six concurrent life terms for killing six young women in the Campus Trendz fire on Tudor Street, The City, Renaldo Anderson Alleyne’s challenge against his sentence...
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Two arrested in Cane Garden, St Thomas
Police have arrested and jointly charged 45-year-old Corey Cleophus Parris of Shop Hill, St Thomas and 23-year-old Shakir Omari Maycock of 7th Avenue, New Orleans, St Michael with unlawful possession...
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It was a mistake to campaign on crime and violence, suggests Carrington
Speaker of the House of Assembly Michael Carrington has warned that Government alone cannot resolve this island’s crime problem. Addressing a Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Christ Church South branch...
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Cops ordered to clean up Oistins station
Health officials have ordered the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) to clean up the Oistins Police Station as a matter of urgency. In a letter dated October 4th 2017, signed by an environmental...
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Jail for gangs
Gang members beware! Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs Adriel Brathwaite today served notice that it could soon be an offence punishable under the laws of Barbados for persons to be...
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‘We cannot allow a ‘Dudus’ to spring up here’, warns official
A local criminal justice expert today warned that Barbados could not allow its crime situation to reach the stage of that in Jamaica, while pointing out that based on the results of a recent gang...
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70 per cent of inmates at Dodds on remand – study reveals
A new study shows that 70 per cent of inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds are on remand awaiting their day in court, with only a third of prisoners having already been convicted. This compares to 25...
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Worrying number of school drop outs ending up in Dodds
Local education authorities need to pay more attention to the number of students who are either dropping out, or being expelled from school. Senior Research Officer with the state-run Criminal Justice...
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Cops probe video of pot-smoking boy
Police have confirmed they are investigating a video circulating on social media, which shows a boy believed to be of school age smoking what appears to be a marijuana joint. Public Relations Officer...
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Senior cop wants witness protection laws
One of the island’s most senior law enforcement officials is calling for witness protection legislation and the establishment of safe houses to prevent accused criminals from tampering with witnesses....
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Former AG says alleged assault of top cop deeply worrying
Shadow Attorney General Dale Marshall wants the full force of the law to come down on a man accused of assaulting Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith last weekend. Marshall said the alleged assault...
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