Saturday, October 24, 2026

Crime & Violence

Lion Fish Street Project vandalized; perpetrators caught on Camera

The San Pedro Town Council is offering a $500 reward for anyone who can help them identify the persons responsible for defacing the freshly placed concrete slabs placed along Lion Street

Rise in unsolved burglaries causes frustration among island residents

The frustration stems from a spike in crime, specifically a number of burglaries that have occurred consistently over the last several months

If we want to change our society, we need to report crime!

You should feel proud when you report a crime because you are helping shape a healthier society

Supreme Court decides in favor of ACES

The Supreme Court of Belize handed down a decision that now gives the couple a new faith in a justice system that many have grown to doubt

Police confuse identity of one of three killed in north AC in police shootout

The Belize Police Department has confused the names and photographs released, of one of three men killed in a shootout with law enforcement agencies on July 7th on northern Ambergris Caye

Lack of Magistrate causes backlog in the court in San Pedro

San Pedro Town with its almost 13 thousand residents lacks a resident magistrate to preside in a timely and efficient manner over cases in the San Pedro Magistrate Court

Female charged for assaulting a Police Officer inside the SP Station

19 year old Sylvia Teul had to be arrested by police after she assaulted a female Special Constable inside the San Pedro Police Station.

Wanted US national Mark Thomas Pappas captured on Ambergris Caye

Pappas was taken to Belize City early Saturday morning, August 4th and by Sunday he was escorted to the U.S. via a commercial flight where he was handed over to U.S. authorities.