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Cops Says Past Caught Up With Gallego
posted (April 15, 2019)
On Friday we told you how Joshua Gallego died after he was ambushed and shot on Thursday afternoon on North Creek Street. He had just dropped off his wife and child at their home. Today at the bi-weekly press briefing police gave their official report on this murder and said they are looking into Gallego's past for a possible motive.

Gang rivalry is also a factor in this case. Gallego leaves behind 2 daughters.







Man Who Supplied Car For Robbery Charged

A man has been charged in connection with last week's early morning robbery of Homever Supermarket at mile 13 on the Philip Goldson Highway. But it wasn't the robbers who were nabbed, it was the man who supplied the getaway vehicle - 28 year old bartender Pavilou Garbutt. He was charged with abetment to commit robbery when he appeared today before Magistrate Khadeem Palmer. Garbutt pleaded not guilty to the charge. He was released on a bail of $3,000 and his case was adjourned until June 13th.

The robbery occurred about 7:08 a.m. on Thursday. 4 men stormed in and one of them brandished a 9 millimeter pistol. They held the female proprietor and then dragged her to the back of the supermarket while the other three men went behind the metal cage and they proceeded to take two Iphones, $3,000 in cash and one 9 millimeter pistol. The men left in a grey 2 door Nissan Altima. The police conducted an investigation which led them to Garbutt.







Cops Shoot Runaway Robber

Ladyville police shot a run-away robber in the leg. This is after the robber and his accomplice allegedly pointed a gun at the cops. Police told us more.

Lanza is under police guard at the hospital. The other robber is still at large.





The Beauty and Beach Bounty Of Boca Del Rio

The Belize Tourism Board and the San Pedro Town Council recently finished giving the Boca Del Rio area of the island a major facelift. It's called the Boca Del Rio Project, and it included reclaiming beachfront that was washed away due to erosion.

Once that was completed, the contractors constructed a 100 feet by 100 feet swimming area, a reinforced seawall, as well as other amenities for locals and tourists alike to enjoy. The total cost of the works is estimated at over $250,000, and it was carried out by the San Pedro construction company, Cayo Frances Limited.

The new Boca Del Rio Beach was officially opened yesterday, and here's what the Mayor and the Area Representative had to say about the grand improvement:

The project was completed in 3 months.





SEXUAL ASSAULT TO COURT…

26 year-old Glenford Alvarez, a fisherman from Lacroix Boulevard, is at prison tonight after he was taken to court for allegedly committing sexual assault against a 13 year-old girl.

The child, in the presence of her father, told police that sometime in the month of February 2019, she was at home watching television when she saw Alvarez masturbating by the doorway. In a second incident, the child reported that she was asleep on a sofa when she felt someone rubbing her leg. She allegedly found Alvarez sitting on a chair beside the sofa, and once again, he was allegedly masturbating.

Police investigated the child's complaint, and they charged Alvarez with 2 counts of sexual assault. He was arraigned today before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford, and although he pleaded not guilty to the offense, he couldn't be granted bail. Senior Magistrate Ford remanded him to the Belize Central Prison until June 13th, his next court date.







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