Crime

Crime July 1, 2020

Corporal Charged For Running Gun License Scam

Corporal Oscar Itche was charged with 10 counts of forgery for allegedly running an illegal gun licensing operation in Belmopan.

Crime July 1, 2020

PUP Pol Charged For Failing To Give Sample, Denies Drinking & Driving

Oscar Mira was charged with failure to provide a specimen after a traffic accident on the George Price Highway and denies being under the influence.

Crime July 1, 2020

Guatemalan Poacher Charged After Recovering From Gunshot Wounds

Porfilio Ramirez, a Guatemalan poacher, was charged after being shot by forest rangers while illegally entering Belize and poaching scarlet macaw chicks.

Crime June 30, 2020

COMPOL Says Firearms Clerk Was Running Fraudulent Gun License Operation

Corporal Oscar Itche is accused of running a fraudulent gun license operation, selling fake licenses for three thousand dollars each from the police station in Belmopan.

Crime June 30, 2020

PUP Pol to Be Charged For Failure To Give A Blood/Urine Sample

Oscar Mira is set to be charged for failing to provide a blood or urine sample after a traffic accident involving a sleeping police officer.

Crime June 30, 2020

COMPOL: \"Apparently Drunk Is Not Drunk\

A police officer allegedly crashed while possibly under the influence, with claims of another officer sleeping in his vehicle during the incident.

Crime June 30, 2020

Bedlam On Balam Street

An off-duty police officer is accused of obstructing colleagues during an arrest for a bicycle offence in Belize City.

Crime June 30, 2020

Officer Criminally Charged For \"Working With\" Prisoners' Stuff

A police officer in San Ignacio has been charged with theft after allegedly stealing money from a prisoner's property.

Crime June 30, 2020

Burning After Bust

A house on Iguana Street, linked to a drug and weapons bust, burned down shortly after the arrests, raising suspicions of arson.

Crime June 30, 2020

Police after Minister's Payslips

Police are investigating former Minister John Saldivar and others for alleged improprieties related to their payslips amid ongoing inquiries.

Crime June 30, 2020

Still No Answers In Roadside Murder

Isaias Oroman was found shot to death on the roadside, and police are investigating with limited leads and no known motive.

Crime June 30, 2020

Motorcycle Rider Died While Overtaking

A motorcycle rider, Kemel Espat, died instantly after colliding with a Nissan Xterra while overtaking another vehicle.