At almost the same time as the BTL Park murder, at minutes to midnight, in the western section of the country, another murder occurred. Cayo police responded to a murder on a farm in Cristo Rey Village in the Cayo District. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Dimas Gregorio Choc lying face up with multiple chop wounds to …

One man is dead following an early morning shooting in Belize City. Francis Gill and his wife were targeted as they arrived in the compound of an apartment complex on Barracuda Street. Shots were fired and Gill was fatally wounded. His wife, Betzy Gill was injured. Inspector Wilfredo Ferrufino of the Crimes Investigation Branch provided more details into their investigation. …

68-year-old Marta Gonzalez was reported missing by her son 37-year-old Romario Ixpec. Gonzalez lived in San Felipe Village in Orange Walk and apparently traveled to the Stann Creek District to sell cheese.  Ixpec told police that she typically sells cheese in that district. However, the last time he saw his mother was on November 23rd, when she left home to …

Two men were acquitted of murder today.  26-year-old Jed Burgess and 23-year-old Micah Tillett were accused of killing 21-year-old Jamal Neal, but they were acquitted of the charge today by Justice Marilyn Williams. Neal, a resident of Banak Street, was gunned down in the evening of September 13, 2013. Two men drove by on a motorcycle and shot him several …

Police are investigating the murder of a man whose body was discovered near Xunantunich about 50 yards from Melchor, Guatemala. Police visited the scene where they discovered the body of a man with gunshot wounds to the back of his neck and to the right, upper chest.  According to ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch he has been …

The gun violence in Belize is still an area of crime that authorities are working to combat.  Until then there will be murders and shootings to report.  Tonight, we tell you of the death of 37-year-old, Cyril Jones of the San Pedrito Area of San Pedro Town.  Jones met his demise last night in his own yard.  Deputy Commissioner of …

There was a brazen robbery at Belcove Hotel on Regent Street West in Belize City. About 10:20 a.m. three armed gunmen went inside the Hotel and robbed the employee of cash. Police Constable Osbourne Martinez and another officer responded to reports of a robbery in progress in the area. The cops and the robbers then exchanged gunfire as they exited …

US National Lamont Lipka was shot and killed in May on Ambergris Caye. The investigation is still ongoing.  And the police now say that shortly after Lipka’s murder, several persons were detained. The questioning has led to a firearm being recovered. Ballistic testing on the firearm at the forensic lab in relation to the expended shells found at the scene, …

The son of a Deputy Commissioner of Police has been murdered and his home burglarized on the night of his demise. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Alejandro Cowo says that his body was found at about two a.m. Sunday morning. ASP ALejandro Cowo: “Hattieville Police visited a road that leads from Mahogany Heights to La Democracia Village where they observed a …

A Caye Caulker resident was murdered on Ambergris Caye over the weekend. On Saturday night Christopher Meighan entered the Central Park Hotel on Barrier Reef Drive but he never left it alive.  Love News spoke to Meighan’s parents who say he was respectful of others and well-liked on the island. Jose Sanchez: “A last minute trip from Caye Caulker to …