Crime

The man, who allegedly chopped his ex partner about her body,  Monday evening surrendered, police said East Coast Demerara Divisional Commander said the key suspect walked into the Sparendaam Police station, accompanied by his brother. Dennis, a cane-cutter, chopped police constable Alana Hazel about her body and slashed off the woman’s left hand. The incide occurred at about 10:45 Sunday ...

by Gary Eleazar Former Attorney, General Anil Nandlall was today (April 24, 2017) questioned by ranks of the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) of the Guyana Police Force over 14 Commonwealth Law Report books, he claims are now worth some US$2,000—less than his two cellular phones. Nandall has since called the actions, a form of retribution on the part of ...

Former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall was Monday detained for questioning in connection with his acquisition of law books purchased by State funds. Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), Assistant Commissioner Sydney James said Nandlall was not arrested but he was questioned and subsequently allowed to leave. For his part, Nandlall ...

by Garfield Shortt A mother on April 22 allegedly abandoned her children as police raided her house and allegedly found cocaine. Twenty-three year old Delon Bobb-Semple and  his sister 21-year Tomicka Bobb-Semple stood before Magistrate Judy Latchman charged with cocaine trafficking. The charge read that on April 22 at 68 Cross Street , Werk-en-Rust Georgetown they had 117 grams of ...

by Garfield Shortt A 39-year old push cart vendor was Monday morning jailed for 56 months after pleading guilty to a robbery charge in the courtroom of City Magistrate Judy Latchman. The charge stated that on April 22, 2017 at Avenue of the Republic Georgetown Michael White robbed Taylor Lowenski of one haversack, one IPhone, sunglasses among other items totalling ...

by Garfield Shortt Police were Monday morning mobilizing a team to go to the East Coast Demerara back-lands to hunt down and capture a cane-cutter who allegedly chopped his  ex partner several times about her body and her left hand severed. “We have information that he is in the back-lands,” East Coast Demerara Divisional Commander, Senior Superintendent Kevin Adonis told ...

A chef was Sunday morning arrested after he admitted to swallowing 35 cocaine pellets to take to The Bahamas, police said. The Guyana Police Force did not release his name, but said he 26 years old,  employed by an “established fast-food” entity and lives at East Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Anti-narcotics police said the man, who was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan ...

A mason was arrested allegedly with ganja, a gun and bullets in Albouystown, and police indicated he could be arraigned as early as Monday on a number of charges. The Guyana Police Force said lawmen got a tip-off, “responded promptly and arrested” the mason on Albouys Street, Albouystown allegedly with one .32 pistol, two magazines, 17 live rounds of ammunition ...

by the Associated Press New York — The phone call came as Raymond Murray neared the bottom of his luck. His wife had died, his career had been ended by injuries, and struggling to get by on his disability check, he had scraped together just enough to pay a lawyer to avoid imminent foreclosure on his modest Brooklyn home. The ...

A 23-year old man, who allegedly robbed a Bourda Market vendor of GYD$400,000 cash, and subsequently exchanged gunfire with police, was shot and injured, police said. The Guyana Police Force did not name the suspect, but said he is from Laing Avenue, Charlestown, Georgetown. He sustained a gunshot wound to his right foot and has been hospitalised in a stable ...