January 17, 2012
Star News


Court hears that ... Man covered with filth attacks woman
“An elderly man who was recently arrested after he went into a bar covered with faeces and assaulted the bartender because she refused to serve him a drink, had his bail extended in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday. . read more
Elderly Jamaican held in Antigua - Old woman accused of smuggling weed

A Jamaican woman who was caught with drugs at the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua on Thursday is due to appear before the All Saints Magistrate Asquith Riviere this week.

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Incomplete file postpones German child porn case

Because of an unsubmitted file which was not presented by the police to the court on time, the German man who was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography was not brought before the Corporate Area...

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Pim Pim offered bail

Studio engineer Andre Henry, otherwise known as 'Pim Pim', who has been accused of conspiring with dancehall entertainers Adijah 'Vybz Kartel' Palmer and Vanessa 'Gaza Slim' Saddler to pervert...

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MoBay Police Station reopened

Divisional Commander for St James, Senior Superintendent of Police Linette Williams-Martin, yesterday announced the reopening of the police station located at 14 Barnett Street in Montego Bay.

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Alleged gang leader goes to trial next week

The trial of the alleged leader of the St James-based Stone Crusher Gang is scheduled to begin on January 23.

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Parents of dead 2-y-o still in custody

The parents of a two-year-old boy are still in custody following the discovery of the toddler's decomposed body in a suitcase at their home on Sunday.

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Man stabbed and shot to death

The police in Westmoreland are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man and the injury of another in the parish yesterday.

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Motorist fined for DUI

A motorist who was held by the police for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol was fined $6,000 or 30 days' imprisonment yesterday.

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Cops seek persons of interest

Two men have been listed as persons of interest by the St Andrew South police. They are Derris Hutchinson, otherwise called, 'Shorty' and Chester Fletcher.

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Constable charged with larceny

The Director of Public Prosecutions has ruled that a police constable be charged with larceny.He is Kirk Williams of the Portmore Police Station in St Catherine.

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7-y-o's throat slashed

A 13-year-old boy is now in police custody in connection with the death of seven-year-old Delano Greenwood of Scarlett Hall near Salem, St Ann.

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Ananda Alert activated for missing 18-y-o

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 18-year-old Nettisha Levy of Molynes Road, Kingston 10. She has been reported missing since Monday, January 9....

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St Catherine police seek persons of interest

Police in the St Catherine North Division have listed several individuals as persons of interest.

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