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A man charged with robbing a bank told police he had heard others talking about the plot but did not want to take part.
However, defence lawyer Charles Richardson suggested the comments came only after officers teased the possibility of witness prote...
DATE: Jan 16, 2016
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man charged with robbing a bank told police he found a BB gun and sold it for “a joint” after being confronted with DNA evidence linking him to the crime.
Gregory Tucker, 24, has denied allegations that he entered the Butterfield Bank branch on Jun...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 50-year-old man was jailed for three years this morning after admitting trying to rob Empire Groceries while armed with a knife.
Bernett Colin Simmons, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to charges of attempted robbery and possessing a 7in knife in ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The man accused of robbing a St George’s bank was little more than a small-time cannabis dealer, his defence counsel has claimed.
Gregory Tucker is accused of entering the Butterfield Bank branch on June 9 last year, threatening staff with an imitati...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016
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A Pembroke couple were fined in Magistrates’ Court for owning a pair of illegal pitbulls involved in an attack on a young boy.
Kirk and Terry-Lynn Wade, both 52, pleaded guilty to two counts of owning unlicensed pitbulls.
The court heard that at abo...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who punched a co-worker after a dispute over a banana peel has been fined and ordered to pay the victim’s medical expenses.
Eardley Simons, 48, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court last November to a single count of assault causing actual bodi...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man found guilty of being involved in a shooting has had his conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal.
Stacey Robinson had been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted of wounding Lionel Thomas Jr with intent to cause bodily harm,...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Smith’s woman has described her shock at finding rolls of cash in a box under her sofa, shortly after her ex-boyfriend allegedly robbed a bank.
Gregory Tucker is accused of robbing Butterfield Bank in St George’s on June 9 last year, and threatenin...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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Court
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A man who admitted defacing a cell at the Hamilton Police Station was this morning sent to Mental Health Court.
Denton Santucci, 38, pleaded guilty to a charge of causing wilful damage to the cell in an incident on October 9.
Magistrates’ Court heard...
DATE: Jan 11, 2016
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Court
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A man has been charged with an attack that left a Hamilton councillor with serious injuries.
Ottis Walter Bell, 61, from Devonshire, appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with wounding RoseAnn Edwards with intent to cause her grievous b...
DATE: Jan 08, 2016
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Court
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