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A detective asked residents to “be bold” today when police made a renewed appeal for information about the murder of a well-known dancer two years ago.
Taylor Grier was shot on a busy Court Street at about 10pm on July 27, 2018.
Detective Sergeant De...
DATE: Jul 28, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A complaint about a boat trip alleged to have involved members of the Government and a breach of curfew rules was “unfounded”, police said last night.
The Government insisted earlier that the private event “began and ended” in line with the law in pl...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police called on residents yesterday to come forward with information related to a murder three years ago.
Jahcari Francis, 20, was shot dead in a home on Upland Street in Devonshire at about 11pm on July 19, 2017.
Detective Sergeant Jason Smith, the...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The interim national security minister offered condolences today to the family of a man who died after an incident in Warwick.
Diallo Rabain, who is acting in the role after the resignation of Wayne Caines on Monday, also condemned a shooting that ha...
DATE: Jul 08, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A dog trained to detect dead bodies has been brought in by police to help in the search for a missing young mother.
But a police spokesman said that, although Falco, a Belgian Malinois, was a specialist cadaver dog, he would “serve as a multi-functio...
DATE: Jul 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A string of brutal crimes across the island are believed to be linked, it was revealed yesterday.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, warned that police would use “the force necessary” to tackle trouble and safeguard the public.
He said:...
DATE: Jun 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Women in abusive relationships should try to set aside funds to help them navigate the legal process if they decide to leave their partner, a lawyer said.
Simone Smith-Bean also explained that access to legal assistance could be difficult for non-Ber...
DATE: Jun 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A young man who was the victim of a stabbing murder at a petrol station this week was named by police yesterday.
Joshua Rowse, 22, died at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after the assault in Warwick on Sunday.
Police described the incident as ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents may have been too scared or felt too bound by loyalty to tell detectives what they know about the whereabouts of a missing mother, the Commissioner of Police said yesterday.
Stephen Corbishley hoped that a $50,000 reward would prompt someon...
DATE: Jun 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man was treated in hospital yesterday after a knife fight broke out at the Heron Bay Plaza shopping centre.
An eyewitness said the fight happened “out of nowhere” near to a line of about 30 people waiting at a pop-up Covid-19 test site.
The witness...
DATE: Jun 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter