All posts by Patrick E. Jones

  • Family business damaged by cargo truck in Punta Gorda

    The proprietors of a small business establishment in Punta Gorda town are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the owner/driver of a cargo truck which they claim wrecked their building earlier this month.  The incident happened...

    • Posted November 28, 2013
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  • Man charged after he allegedly had sexual intercourse with teenage girl

    Police in the Belize district have arrested and charged a man for the crime of carnal knowledge, allegedly for having sexual intercourse with a 13 year old girl.  The child, a resident of La Democracia village went...

    • Posted November 26, 2013
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  • Belmopan boy needs help to get Leukemia treatment

    The family of a 12 year old boy diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia is appealing to the public for assistance in getting him to the United States for treatment.  The boy, Henry Griffin, has been undergoing tests...

    • Posted November 26, 2013
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  • Canadian couple injured during aggravated burglary in Placencia village

    The death of Dangriga resident Tyson Rodriguez, 27, while in police custody has overshadowed a brutal home invasion on the Placencia Peninsula late last week.  David Baier, 59 and his wife Sonia Baier, 61 were viciously attacked...

    • Posted November 26, 2013
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  • Prime Minister Barrow plans Wednesday press conference

    The Rt. Honorable the Prime Minister, Mr. Dean Barrow will hold a press conference on Wednesday morning in Belize City.  According to a media invite sent out by the Government Press Office, the purpose of Mr. Barrow’s...

    • Posted November 26, 2013
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  • Family of deceased detainee says he was murdered, police version has inconsistencies

    The Belize Police Department issued a rare weekend “sitrep” concerning the death of Tyson Rodriguez, the 27 year old Dangriga resident who died while in police custody on the Placencia Peninsula over the past weekend.  On Monday,...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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  • Teenage girl reported missing in Toledo

    A teenage girl from San Antonio village, Toledo has been reported missing.  The girl’s name is Detrina Cowo and she is seventeen years old.  Her mother, Mrs. Ortillia Cowo, went to the police station to report that...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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  • Man detained in Placencia, escapes, found dead later

    A criminal and internal police investigation is underway in connection with the death of a man who was in police custody in Placencia village, Stann Creek district.  Tyson Rodriguez, a resident of Dangriga was found dead around...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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  • Police find revolver in open lot in Belize City

    Police in Belize City are reporting the discovery of a firearm with ammunition.  Police say that on Saturday, they acted upon information received and went to an open lot on Gabourel Lane where they found a .357...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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  • Armed robbery in San Ignacio town, Cayo

    Police in San Ignacio town today released details of an armed robbery on Sunday morning.  The incident happened around 8:15 am in Sunday at Kenny’s Store. The proprietor of the establishment, Xian Rong Chen, told police that...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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