Victim of Police Brutality Speaks Out!
In this newscast we have reported on countless cases of police brutality. The most recent was caught on camera prompting a long list of questions over the behaviour of the [...]
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Another Home Invasion in Belama Phase One
As the season gets underway, criminals are on the loose. Tonight, there is yet another home invasion to report in the Belama Phase One area of Belize City. For the [...]
Former Belmopan Mayor Tony Chanona Victim of Armed Attack
Former Belmopan Mayor and businessman Anthony Chanona was held at gunpoint on Monday night near Our Lady of Guadalupe Church on the Ring Road. He had just exited the church [...]
Police and Business Community Discuss Citizen Security in Belmopan
ComPol Williams also addressed the media following this evening’s meeting and spoke of increased measures that will be put in place to ramp up police presence in the Garden City, [...]
One Man Detained, Still No Charges for Deadly PG Shooting
Police are yet to levy any charges in respect of Sunday’s murder of Glenford Hines Junior in Punta Gorda though one person is in custody. Hines was gunned down on [...]
Shane Jones is Charged for the Murder of Edwin Usher
On December seventh, police formally arrested and charged Shane Jones for the murder of Edwin Usher. On December first, Usher was gravely beaten outside of a bar at the corner [...]
Belize City Tour Operator Victim of Carjacking
Well-known Tour Operator, Yhony Rosado, is on the news tonight for a robbery at his home on the George Price Highway. Rosado and his family were in deep slumber when [...]
Written on December 10, 2019 | Posted in Crime | Comments Off
Without a Trace; it’s been 1 Year since Annie Young Disappeared
It’s been one year since Anisha Young vanished without a trace. The twenty-two-year-old went missing after a night out with her boyfriend at a local nightclub on Newtown Barracks in [...]
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Gathering the Families of Missing Persons
At news time tonight, the family has organized an event at the Digi Park on Newtown Barracks in Belize City. They are encouraging family and friends of other missing persons [...]
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Jose Luis Espat Weighs in on Anny Young’s DNA Evidence
Late this evening, the Young family, along with Jose Luis Espat, who has been working closely with them since Anisha’s disappearance last year, called a press brief to provide an [...]
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Where is Devon Lopez? His Mother Goes 1-on-1 with News Five
There is another report of a missing person whose family is desperately looking for. It’s been nine days since Darlene Whitfield says she has seen her son, Devon Lopez and [...]
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Darlene Whitfield Believes her Son is Dead and Wants Closure
The family has been working closely with investigators from the Belama precinct as information on his whereabouts is being reviewed. In the one-on-one interview with News Five; an emotional Darlene [...]
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Belize City Man Busted with .357 Revolver
Twenty-five-year-old Travis Tyler Navarro is tonight in trouble with the law. He was reportedly busted with a loaded point three-fifty-seven revolver in the wee hours of Saturday morning. At around [...]
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Another Carjacking in the West
There has been an alarming increase in carjacking in the west in recent days. The stolen vehicles are quickly transported over the border into Guatemala. Another such case occurred on [...]
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“Min-Min” brutally killed in Dangriga!
A woman is one of two murder victims of the weekend. In Dangriga, the community is stunned at the shocking killing of a thirty-six-year old woman who was killed and [...]
Vida Magdaleno condemns brutal killing of Jasmin Garcia
Well-known Dangriga artist, Elsworth ‘Vida’ Magdaleno, spoke with News 5 this evening to condemn the killing of Jasmin Garcia. Garcia, as we told you, was killed and her body dumped [...]
One person of interest in Jasmin Garcia’s murder
Police say that they are now looking for one person who may be able to assist in the murder investigation of thirty-six-year-old Jasmin Garcia. That person, according to police, is [...]
Two Men Shot, One is Killed During PG Shooting Incident
Further south in Punta Gorda, Glenford Hines Junior was killed on Sunday morning. The latest murder victim was on Prince Street where his family lives. He was outside his house [...]
Police are Seeking One More Suspect Following Deadly PG Shooting
Earlier this year, Albert Valentine and another man identified as Adwan Usher were both arrested and charged for attempted murder, in the wake of an incident that occurred in Punta [...]
Police Office caught on Camera Beating Belize City Resident
There is a new case of police brutality to report. The violent incident was caught on camera and the images released on social media. It shows a police officer put [...]
Brandon Anderson and teenager are freed of the murder of Canadian filmmaker
The Belmopan Supreme Court recently freed two men who had been charged with the murder of Canadian Matthiew Klinch. The filmmaker was stabbed to death in January 2016 outside his [...]
Written on December 9, 2019 | Posted in Crime | Comments Off
More Details of Burnt Plane
On Friday morning, the remnants of a burnt twin-engine aircraft with the markings “N-five-four-six-one, were discovered west of Chan Chen Village in the Corozal District. As is customary, no one [...]
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Recinos’ Employees Claim to have Been Robbed
The tables have turned for two men, twenty-seven-year-old Wilmer Polanco and twenty-seven-year-old Manual Sacul, who alleged they were held at gunpoint and robbed on Saturday night. The employees of Recinos’ [...]
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Deputy Mayor of Benque Carjacked
The Deputy Mayor of Benque Viejo del Carman, fifty-six-year-old Alvaro Gongora was carjacked on Friday morning. Gongora, along with two of his employees, was on the Arenal Road in his [...]
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Home Invasion Reported in San Jose Succotz
Police in the Cayo District are investigating a scary home invasion which occurred on Saturday night during which another vehicle was stolen. Thirty-six-year-old Alvin Chi was enjoying a peaceful night [...]
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