DAILY CRIME REPORTS 2024
The report for: January 12, 2025
NEW PROVIDENCE
FIREARMS SEIZED IN THREE INCIDENTS
In three (3) separate incidents, law enforcement officers confiscated a firearm, two of which resulted in arrests.
The first incident occurred on Saturday, 11th January 2025, around 3:15 p.m. on Canaan Lane, off Shirley Street. Initial reports indicate that police officers from Central Division were conducting mobile patrols when they observed two (2) males who fled upon seeing them. After a brief pursuit, both males were able to evade the police; however, officers returned to the area where the males were seen initially and conducted a thorough search of the area, where they discovered a firearm containing ammunition.
The second incident occurred on Saturday, 11th January 2025, during a joint operation involving police, the Royal Bahamas Defense Force, and the Bahamas Department of Immigration. Preliminary reports indicate that, while acting on information, the team executed a search warrant at a residence on Victoria Boulevard, off East Street South, shortly before midnight. A loaded firearm and a quantity of ammunition were discovered in the house, resulting in the arrests of four occupants: a 56-year-old woman, a 36-year-old man, a 32-year-old woman, and a 31-year-old man.
The final incident occurred early Sunday morning on January 12th, 2025, just before 4:00 a.m. According to initial reports, Northeastern Division Officers while on routine patrol on Arawak Avenue, off Jerome observed a male who fled upon seeing them. As a result, officers pursued and was successful in apprehending the 27-year-old male and recovered a firearm.
POLICE INVESTIGATE SEXUAL ASSAULT
Police are investigating a sexual assault incident that occurred at a home on Honeydew Street, off Bacardi Road
Preliminary reports indicate that sometime around 2:00 a.m. the victim, an adult female, was returning to her residence when a male known to her, armed with a knife, confronted her. The suspect allegedly sexually assaulted her while outside the home before fleeing the scene.
Police are following significant leads into this matter as the investigation continues.
POLICE INVESTIGATE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an alleged suicide attempt that occurred at a residence on Saturday, 11th January 2025, around 9:00 p.m.
According to initial reports, a 31-year-old male was found semi-conscious at a residence on Sandilands Village Road, off Fox Hill Road, after allegedly ingesting an unknown quantity of over- the-counter pills.
The victim was transported to the hospital by ambulance for further medical treatment and evaluation. Investigation continues.
STOLEN VEHICLE ALERT
Police seek the public’s assistance in locating the following vehicle that was reported stolen on Saturday, 11th January 2025:
- A silver 2010 Nissan Note L/P #AX0390 – stolen from Sanford Drive, off Marlin Drive.
If you have any information about this theft or spot this vehicle, please contact 911, 919, the nearest police station or the Criminal Investigation Department @ 502-9991. Furthermore, anonymous tips are encouraged and can be submitted to CRIME STOPPERS @ 328-TIPS (8477).
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