HAITI USED FOR NEW SCAMS - Jamaicans tricked into giving money to con men
People interested in donating to the Haitian relief efforts, are being warned by the police to do so wisely, to avoid being tricked by con-artists who are using the disaster as a means to steal.
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Man on fraud charge remanded
A man accused of defrauding a popular commercial bank of more than $2M, will know his fate on February 23. Winston Ashley, otherwise called Andrew Ashley, is charged ...
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Ammunition seizure in Kingston 17
The Kingston Eastern police seized more than 20 rounds of assorted ammunition at Caribbean Terrace, Kingston 17 on Tuesday night.
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Fake cops worry police
Though it is nothing new, reports of criminals identifying themselves as cops before carrying out crimes are becoming more and more frequent. Checks by THE STAR have found that these incidents normally occur while onlookers watch...
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'Killer' shot dead by police
The man alleged to be behind last December's deadly incident in which two persons were shot and killed and seven houses burnt in Salt Spring in Montego Bay, St James, was fatally shot by the police yesterday.
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Murderer accused gets bail extension
The man charged in connection with the death of Rudolf Gscholoessl, owner of Cafe' Aubergine and financial controller at KingAlarms returned to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.
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Grandma pleads for help - Seeks return of grandchild stranded in Haiti
The grandmother of a 15-year-old girl, stranded near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, is appealing for help to get her granddaughter to Jamaica. Paula Sabrina Brown, a Haitian national of Jamaican parentage...
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53-y-o shot, killed
A 53-year-old man died at the May Pen Hospital after being shot by unknown assailants at his home at Raymond, Hayes, Clarendon, Tuesday morning. The man killed has been identified as Cecil Alexander.
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Cops accused of gun salute interdicted
The three policemen, who were allegedly involved in a gun salute at a recent funeral of a slain gang member in Trelawny, have been interdicted.
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