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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
 4 GUNS SEIZED, 2 ARRESTED - POLICE
Nassau, Bahamas - Consistent with the Commissioner’s Policing Priorities for 2015, police continued to make headway in removing illegal weapons from our streets, with the seizure of four (4) illegal firearms in separate incidents over the weekend.
In the first incident, around 7:00pm on Friday 2nd October 2015, officers from The Mobile Division were on patrol on Bahama Avenue, where they observed a male and a female acting suspiciously. A search was conducted of the suspects and a handgun along with 5 rounds of ammunition was found in their possession. The male age 30 and the female age 32 were taken into custody for questioning.
In the second incident, shortly after 1:30pm on Saturday 3rd October 2015, officers from The Firearm
Tracing and Gang Investigations Unit acting on intelligence went to Woods Alley near Andros Avenue, where they uncovered a handgun along with 7 rounds of ammunition. No one was arrested in this discovery.
In the third incident, shortly after 12:00midnight on Sunday 4th October 2015, officers from The Drug
Enforcement Unit acting on intelligence went to a bushy area off Cowpen Road, where they uncovered a handgun along with 1 round of ammunition. No one was arrested in this discovery.
In the fourth incident, shortly after 9:30pm on Sunday 4th October 2015, officers from The Firearm Tracing and Gang Investigations Unit acting on intelligence went to a dirt road in Gambier Village, where they uncovered a handgun along with 49 rounds of ammunition. No one was arrested in this discovery.
6 ARRESTED, 31 DRIVERS CITED BY MOBILE DIVISION OFFICERS DURING 24 HOURS PERIOD
Consistent with the Commissioner’s Policing Priorities for 2015, Mobile Division saturation patrols intended to reduce crime and to minimize the ability for criminals to commit criminal activities resulted in the arrests of six (6) persons during the past 24 hours for various minor and major offences. Additionally, 31 drivers were cited for various traffic violations.
POLICE PROBE SHOOTING AND STABBING
In the first incident, shortly after 8:00pm on Sunday 4th October 2015, a man was walking on Finlayson Street, when a man armed with a handgun approached and shot him before fleeing on foot. The victim was rushed to hospital where he remains in serious condition.
In the second incident, shortly after 10:00pm on Sunday 4th October 2015, a man was involved in an altercation with another man that led to him being injured with a cutlass. The victim was rushed to hospital where he remains in serious condition.
Police are searching for the suspects in both incidents.
POLICE ARE APPEALING TO ANYONE WITH INFORMATION REGARDING ANY CRIME, NO MATTER HOW SMALL OR INSIGNIFICANT (THE TIP) MAY SEEM, TO ANONYMOUSLY CALL POLICE AT 919 OR CRIME STOPPERS AT 328-TIPS (8477) (NEW PROVIDENCE) OR 1-242-300-8476 (FAMILY ISLANDS)
CRIME PREVENTION TIP OF THE WEEK
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