Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
RBPF: Significant drug seizure and arrest by officers of Grand Bahama and Bimini on Friday 1st September 2017” -
Sep 1, 2017 - 4:43:51 PM
Reports
are that shortly before 8:00am, officers of the Drug Enforcement Unit
and officers of the Bimini District in a joint operation, intercepted a
26 ft. aqua and white “contender” vessel in waters north of Alice Town,
Bimini. Officers boarded the vessel and arrested two males on board and
discovered two white coolers and two backpacks all containing a number
of packages of suspected cocaine. The estimated street value of the
drugs is 2.3 million dollars.
The suspected cocaine and the two
males who are residents of Bimini were taken into police custody and are
expected to be arraigned before the Magistrate Court in New Providence
early next week...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
RBPF Missing person: Police searching for a 14 year old male of Abaco -
Aug 28, 2017 - 7:19:01 PM
Police in Abaco are investigating the circumstances surrounding the
disappearance of a 14 year old male of Pelican Shores, Abaco.
Reports
are that shortly after 11:00pm on Wednesday 23rd August 2017, police
received information that the young man left Marsh Harbor, Abaco in a
white 15 foot Boston Whaler boat with a 60hp mercury engine heading to
Pelican Shores. He has not been seen since.
A massive search
effort was initiated by the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the Royal
Bahamas Defense Force, the United States Coast Guard...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
RBPF: Major Drug Bust in Andros, Three Men in Custody -
Aug 8, 2017 - 11:25:29 PM
Consistent with the Commissioner’s Policing Priorities for 2017, Police
have struck a significant blow to the operations of drug traffickers
with the seizure of a huge amount of marijuana and the arrest of three
men in Andros on Monday 7th August 2017.
According to reports,
around 4:30pm, a team of officers from the North Andros Division went to
an area in Fresh Creek, where they met a go-fast boat, which appeared
to have run aground. The officers conducted a search of the nearby
bushes, where they uncovered 78 large packages containing nearly three
thousand pounds of marijuana and arrested three adult males...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
RBPF: Man dies cuttng down Tree in North Eleuthera -
Jul 30, 2017 - 5:16:56 PM
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an
American adult male Winter Resident from Maryland that occurred in North
Eleuthera on Sunday 30th July 2017.
Preliminary reports are that
shortly after 9:00am, the man was cutting a large tree at his home in
North Eleuthera, when the tree "broke free" and struck him. The man was
taken to the island’s local clinic, where he was pronounced dead...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
RBPF Abaco: Shooting Incident -
Jul 22, 2017 - 9:11:03 AM
Police in Abaco are investigating a shooting incident that has left a male hospitalized.
Reports
are that on Friday 21st July 2017, shortly after 10:00pm, a male was
reportedly leaving his place of employment on Don McKay Drive, Marsh
Harbor and while entering his vehicle, he was accosted by an assailant
brandishing a handgun, who attempted to rob him and shot him to the
upper body...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
British citizen arrested for drug possession in Harbour Island -
Jul 4, 2017 - 10:09:56 AM
Consistent with the Commissioner’s Policing Priorities for 2017,
Police in Harbour Island, Bahamas took a man from London, England into
custody following the seizure of a quantity of dangerous drugs found in
his possession on Tuesday 4th July 2017.
According to reports,
shortly after 1:00am, Officers assigned to the Harbour Island District
were on routine patrol on that island, when they saw a man standing near
a nightclub who aroused their suspicion. The officers conducted a
search of the man and found a quantity of marijuana in his possession.
The man was then taken into custody and is expected to appear in court
later this week to be formally charged...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
Police in Eleuthera probe swimming death off Wemess Bight -
Jul 3, 2017 - 2:32:19 PM
Police in Eleuthera, Bahmas are investigating the circumstances surrounding the apparent drowning of a man that occurred on Sunday 2nd July 2017.
Reports are that shortly after 7:00am, a man was swimming in waters on a beach in Wemyss Bight, when he lost consciousness. The victim was taken to shore and transported to the local clinic, where he was pronounced dead.
Investigations are ongoing.
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
RBPF: Abaco Shooting Victim Succumb to Injuries -
Jun 19, 2017 - 1:33:24 AM
A 23 year old male victim of Murphy Town, Abaco who was hospitalized at
the Princess Margaret Hospital succumbed to his injuries on Saturday
17th June 2017.
This is in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in Murphy Town, Abaco on Monday 12th June 2017.
Police are actively investigating this matter and are appealing to the
general public for any information that can assist in this investigation...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
American visitor drowns in Abaco -
Jun 14, 2017 - 1:00:21 AM
Police in Abaco are investigating the death of a 54 year old American visitor on Tuesday 13th
June 2017.
Reports are that shortly after 1:00am, the body of a male was discovered in water near a
residence in Eastern Shores, Marsh Harbor, Abaco. Foul play is not suspected in this matter,
however an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.
Investigation will continue...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
Acklins Bahamas stabbing death suspect in custody -
Jun 4, 2017 - 3:12:49 PM
A man is in custody following an overnight stabbing on Acklins Island that has left a man dead.
According
to reports, around 8:30pm on Saturday 3rd June 2017, two men were
involved in an altercation at Masons Bay, that led to one of them being
hit with a bottle and the other stabbed with an object. The two men were
transported to the local clinic where they were treated by the islands
doctor and later released.
Then around 8:30am on Sunday 4th June
2017, the man who was stabbed, lifeless body was found outside his home
located in Delectable Bay, where he was
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
RBPF: Firearms and Ammunition Arrest in Abaco -
Jun 3, 2017 - 2:44:26 PM
Consistent with the Commissioner’s Policing Plan for 2017, Police in
Abaco arrest three males in two separate incidents for possession of
illegal firearms and ammunition on Saturday 3rd June 2017.
In the first incident shortly after 2:00am, officers while at a business
establishment on Don McKay Blvd, took a male into police custody after
he was found in possession of a 9mm pistol with (2) rounds of 9mm
ammunition.
In the second incident a short time later, officers also arrested two
males in the area of the Government Complex on Don McKay Blvd, after
they were stopped in a white truck and recovered a .40 pistol with (8)
.40 rounds of ammunition...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
Firearm and Ammunition Arrest in Bimini -
Jun 2, 2017 - 10:40:15 PM
Police in Bimini arrest a male after he was found in possession of an illegal firearm and
ammunition on Friday 2nd June 2017.
Reports are that shortly after 1:00am, officers while on routine patrol on Kings Highway
arrested a male after they discovered on him a .22 Smith and Wesson pistol with (11) rounds
of ammunition. The male a 25 year old of Bailey Town, Bimini was taken into police custody
and is expected to be arraigned before the Magistrate Court next week...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
Two Eleuthera men arrested for possession of marijuana plants -
May 28, 2017 - 9:59:42 PM
Consistent with the Commissioner’s Policing Plan for 2017, Police in Eleuthera took two men into custody
following the seizure of a number of marijuana plants on Saturday 27th May 2017.
According to report, shortly before 11:00am, a team of officers assigned to the Eleuthera District acting
on intelligence executed a search warrant on a home located in Lower Bogue, where they uncovered 40
plant pots each containing several small marijuana plants. Two males residents of the home were taken
into custody in connection with this discovery...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
72-yr-old male found dead in Treasure Cay, Abaco -
May 28, 2017 - 12:03:03 PM
Police in Abaco are investigating the death of a 72 year old male on Saturday 27th May 2017.
Reports are that shortly after 8:00am, police were called to a resident in Treasure Cay,
Abaco, where the lifeless body of a Caucasian male was found with a gunshot wound to the
body. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the local doctor. Foul play is not suspected
in this matter and police are actively investigating...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
RBPF: Police in South Andros make Large Drug Bust, Two Men in Custody -
May 19, 2017 - 12:00:56 AM
Andros, Bahamas - Consistent with the Commissioner’s Police Plan for
2017, a team of courageous officers assigned to the South Andros
District struck big blow in the operations of drug traffickers in the
Bahamas on Thursday 18th May 2017, this time with the seizure of a large
quantity of marijuana and the arrest of two suspects on that island.
Reports
are that around 6:00am, a team of officers from the South Andros
District, acting on intelligence went to a bushy area in Mars Bay, where
they uncovered just over one thousand pounds of marijuana packaged in
44 nylon sacks, 19 small bags and a suit case...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
Haitian Migrants Detained in South Eleuthera -
May 14, 2017 - 10:11:55 AM
According to reports, shortly after 3:00am on Saturday 13th May 2017, police received receive a report that
several Haitians migrants landed in a sloop off Cape South Eleuthera. Responding officers arrived on the
scene and were able to detain about 50 Haitian Nationals. The officers on checking the immediate area
found the lifeless body of a male on the shoreline suspected to be part of the group of migrants.
The migrants have all been handed over to immigration officials.
Investigations are ongoing.
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
Drug Bust in the Exuma Cays -
May 12, 2017 - 5:11:42 PM
Consistent with the Commissioner’s Policing Plan for 2017, officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit
(DEU) struck another blow against organized drug trafficking in The Bahamas, this time with the seizure of a
large amount of marijuana and the arrest of two persons in the Exuma Cays on Thursday 11th May 2017.
According to reports, around 2:00pm, a team of officers assigned to the Drug Enforcement Unit assisted
by officers from the Police Marine Support Services Branch acting on intelligence conducted a search of
an area on Big Galliot Cay in the Exuma Chains, where they uncovered nine crocus bags containing 120
pounds of marijuana...
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Family Islands
RBPF Bimini: Possession of Firearms and Ammuntion -
May 1, 2017 - 9:45:08 AM
Consistent with the Commissioner’s Policing Plan for 2017, Police in
Bimini took into custody a 27 year old American male after he was found
in possession of Firearms and Ammunition.
Reports are that on
Friday 28th April 2017, shortly after 9:00pm, police were called to a
local resort where they conducted a search of a male and his vessel and
discovered a black .380 pistol with (1) magazine containing (6) live
rounds of ammunition in a holster and also (1) 9mm pistol with (17)
rounds of ammunition and (2) magazines...
