Category: Crime
Ministers meet to discuss weekend violence
Minister of National Security John Saldivar has confirmed that there were only 4 murders this past weekend. Minister Saldivar, speaking after a lengthy meeting at the ITVETT compound, which included Prime Minsiter Dean Barrrow, said that he is satisfied with the containment efforts that were carried out to stem the bloody violence which started on [...]
Man shot on Orange Street; dies on Regent Street West
Tonight, another Belize City family is mourning after a young man was gunned down on the mean streets of the old capital. It’s a terrible story to tell, especially when the victim is a close family member of one of our staff. Love TV’s Natalie Novelo reports.
Unidentified body found on the Boom-Hattieville road
There are reports of a body being found in Hattieville today. Love TV’s Marion Ali and video journalist Myles Gillett were at the scene and file the following report.
Youth charged for attempted murder
20-year-old Keron Johnson, a labourer of Jane Usher Boulevard was charged with the attempted murder of 18-year-old Christopher Jorgenson when he appeared in court today. Johnson was also charged with dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm. No plea was taken from him because the offences are indictable; neither could the court offer [...]
Burglaries on the rise in San Pedro
And while police in Dangriga look for stolen electronic items, in La Isla Bonita a troubling spate of burglaries is catching the attention of residents and law enforcement authorities alike. Love TV’s Maria Novelo reports.
Weekend violence claims two more lives in Belize City
Just as the last week ended, the new one has begun with news of violence and bloodshed. Love TV’s Patrick Jones and video journalist Brian Castillo were on the crime bet today and here is their report.
George Street residents want investigation of alleged GSU abuses
On Wednesday the Ministry of National Security apologized to the six men who were assaulted during a raid of their Taylor’s Alley homes on March 21st. That raid was conducted by the infamous Gang Suppression Unit, whose members that were found to be in violation of the victims’ rights have since been transferred elsewhere out [...]
Autopsy reveals how Lerone Johnson died
One week after he was brutally murdered on Custard Apple Street, the family of twenty one year old Lerone Johnson is preparing to lay him to rest on Friday afternoon. But today, the police released the results of the autopsy conducted on Johnson’s body. According to the pathologist, the cause of Johnson’s death was [...]
Minister says gang truce remains fragile; but holding
The last week and a half has been the most deadly time of the year so far, with at least five murders recorded during that time frame. It is a murderous plague that has descended on Belize City leading into and throughout the Easter holidays. Minister of National Security John Saldivar admits that the gang [...]
Armed hold up of Blue Marlin’s restaurant
Two brazen thieves went looking for more than food close to lunch hour today but one of them ended up getting a lesson in life instead. The duo rode up to the Blue Marlin’s Restaurant on Regent Street West at around eleven forty-five this morning and produced two guns in an attempt to rob the [...]
A murderous Easter Holiday weekend
Bullets were flying like crazy this weekend in Belize City. And when the gun smoke had all cleared, three more bodies were in the morgue. Love TV’s Marion Ali and video journalist Myles Gillett were on the crime beat today.
Herman Lanza gunned down
Thirty two year old Belize City resident Herman Lanza was shot and killed on Holy Saturday night. Police say their preliminary investigation reveals that Lanza was riding on a bicycle on Casuarina Street, when upon reaching the corner with Poinsetta Sreet, several shots were hears and shortly thereafter, Lanza was seen lying on the pavement. [...]
Murder in Hattieville
There was another murder reported last night, this time in Hattieville village. Police reports say the victim is thirty two year old fisherman Elleno Requeña. Police say that around eight thirty last night, they received reports of a shooting incident in Hattiveille village. Requeña, according to police reports was fatally wounded in his abdomen. Police [...]
Shooting in Belize City leaves one dead; one injured
A double shooting in Belize City on Monday night has left one man dead and a woman hospitalized. The victims have been identified as twenty two year old Kevin Pott and eighteen year old Shanice Rowland. According to police reports, Pott and Rowland were walking on Mahogany Street around seven twenty five last night, when [...]
Early morning shooting leaves youth fighting for his life
An early morning shooting incident today has left a Belize City youth hospitalized. Twenty three year old Michael Alexander Young was shot in the upper left side of his back around six thirty this morning near McKay Boulevard and Mahogany Street. According to police reports, Young was taken to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where [...]
Tour guide gunned down in cold blood
It’s Holy Thursday, the start of the most solemn time of the year when Belizeans join in observing and celebrating Easter. But tonight, on the eve of the holiest of Christian holidays, there is grief and mourning as the senseless bloodshed that has been plaguing Belize City has claimed another life. Around three o’clock this [...]
Youth shot dead on Albert Street
A man is dead following a mid-afternoon homicide in the heart of the business section of the commercial capital. Love TV’s Marion Ali and video journalist Myles Gillett rushed to the scene just minutes after the incident and file the following report.
Youth charged for shooting at police vehicle
20-year-old Stefan Anderson who allegedly fired two shots at Police Corporal Holman Katanegie after a robbery was committed was charged with six offences when he appeared in court today. Anderson was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, robbery, damage to property, kept firearm without a gun licence and kept ammunition without a gun licence. No [...]
Passenger bus held up at gunpoint
It was a terrifying ride on the Western Highway on Friday night for a group of commuters as a passenger bus was held up and robbed at gunpoint. The incident involved a Shaw’s Bus that had departed Belize City just before nine o’clock on Friday night enroute to San Ignacio town. The owner of the [...]
Orange Walk businessman injured in shooting incident
A businessman remains hospitalized following a shooting incident on Sunday. Reporter Arturo Cantun has the details.
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