We start tonight's newscast with the disheartening news of a violent weekend in Belize City – one of the deadliest in recent memory. Three murders in the Old Capital have brought grief to three more families and tested the police's capabilities. First, we have the
On Sunday morning, three men were shot at while driving a pickup truck on the Phillip Goldson Highway. The driver, Joseph Garcia, was hit but managed to speed towards Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, which was nearby. Sadly, he died, and the vehicle crashed into the
Just a day after Mark Usher was shot outside his home, another resident in the area was murdered, this time inside his house. Police believe the two killings are connected. Forty-one-year-old Rafael Caceres had just finished a twelve-hour shift at Bowen and Bowen and was
Gang activity is increasing in the Faber’s Road extension area. On Saturday night, Mark Usher was murdered, leading to more gunfire in retaliation. Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams confirmed that the police had received warnings of a possible flare-up. However, Williams denied that the
Over the weekend, police made an arrest for one of the city's murders and charged a man in connection with another shooting that left a Belize City Council employee injured. Travis Flowers, forty-five, was detained after allegedly trying to kill his co-worker, Calvin Cumberbatch, a
In an update to our story on the Sunday afternoon murder of Rafael Caceres, Belize City police have arrested and charged thirty-one-year-old Lawrence Anthony Polonio, alias Makala. The Faber’s Road resident has been charged for the crime of murder. Over the weekend, three men were
As gang activity rises, police are stepping up mediation efforts in key areas of Belize City. Over the weekend, dozens of men were detained after several shootings in the Faber’s Road extension area. This has led to speculation about whether the Belize Police Department will
Tonight, a mother of five is out on bail after the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, filed a report against her under the Cyber Crime Act. This led to her detention since Friday and charges for using a computer system to spread a false statement.
Recently, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams confirmed that one of the persons wanted for involvement with drug operations in Corozal is a member of the Belize Police Department on leave. While unable to provide more details on the ongoing investigation, Williams condemned the involvement of
In late February, twenty-nine-year-old Raheem Usher was found handcuffed, wrapped in a sheet, and covered in plastic near the Rio Hondo River. The construction worker from Libertad village had been missing for over a month and was discovered with a cryptic message attached to his
