DAILY CRIME REPORTS 2024
The report for: October 27, 2024
NEW PROVIDENCE
POLICE CONFISCATE FIREARMS
Police, during separate incidents on Saturday 26th October, 2024, confiscated two (2) unlicensed firearms, one of which led to the arrest of an adult male.
In the first incident, which occurred around 6:00 p.m., officers from the Western Division, acting on information, went to a property off West Bay Street and seized a firearm containing ammunition; however, this discovery resulted in no arrest.
In the second incident, which occurred around 11:00 p.m., officers executed a search warrant at a private residence in Fraser Allotment, where during the search, an unlicensed firearm containing a quantity of ammunition was confiscated, resulting in the arrest of a 44-year-old male occupant.
Investigations into both incidents are ongoing.
NEW PROVIDENCE
POLICE INVESTIGATES PLANE CRASH
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an aircraft that crashed in Ragged Island on Sunday 27th October, 2024.
Initial reports indicate that shortly before 5:00 a.m., police on the island were notified of the incident which occurred east of the Duncan Town Airport.
Police, along with personnel from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos, and the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, responded and, on arrival, met a twin engine engulfed in flames.
Upon examination of the aircraft, which was totally destroyed, officers discovered the charred remains of two (2) human bodies.
Investigations are ongoing.
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