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Belize Central Prison
Government
Prison Information Management System Launched in Support of Citizen Security in Belize
On October 25, 2023, a ceremony to mark the launch of the Prison Information Management System (PIMS) was held at the Belize Central Prison, Kolbe Foundation in Belize.
Community and Society
Antonio Tepaz arrested and charged for the money missing at San Pedro Solid Waste Management Authority
Police reported on Friday, April 28th, that Antonio Lorenzo Tepaz, 26, was arrested and charged with the crime of Theft in relation to the $30,335 missing from the island’s Solid Waste Management Authority branch. The missing funds were discovered following an audit on the tipping fees collected at the San Pedro garbage transfer station from March 4, 2022, through February 15, 2023.
Community and Society
Former San Pedro Cops to serve less than ten years for the death of Edwin Ixpatac
Three former San Pedro Police officers, Romelio Logan, 28, Reydel Teck, 27, and Jashimir Cobb, 27, were sent back to the Belize Central Prison to serve eight years and 11 months in jail for the death of islander Edwin Ixpatac in May 2016. The trio was informed of this decision following their sentence hearing on Wednesday, April 19, at the Belize City Supreme Court.
Crime & Violence
San Pedro resident Alvaro Tun charged with the death of Elder Arana
Islander 32-year-old Alvaro Luis Tun was arraigned at the San Pedro Magistrate Court on Tuesday, March 7th, for the death of 29-year-old Elder Arana. Although Tun claims he is innocent, he is charged with Murder. No plea was taken, and bail was denied. Tun has been remanded to the Kolbe Foundation-Belize Central Prison, and his next court date is set for May 31, 2023.
Crime & Violence
More island youth charged and remanded for gang affiliation
Over the past few weeks, police have arrested and charged several San Pedro youths for affiliating with local gangs. Recent court reports indicate that two more young islanders, Michel Deon Gamboa and Steven Vernon, both from the San Juan subdivision, have been remanded for this offense within the first week of 2023.
Police News
Islander Mark Botes charged with two accounts of Obtaining Property by Deception
Police are investigating a case on the island where an island resident lost $23,000 to a local contractor. Police formally arrested and charged San Mateo construction laborer 32-year-old Mark Alexander Botes for ‘Obtaining Property by Deception.’ Botes was arraigned at the San Pedro Magistrate on Friday, October 14th, and was offered $5,000 bail that he could not meet. Botes was remanded to the Belize Central Prison, where he met bail and is now reportedly back on the island. He is scheduled in court in San Pedro on November 17, 2022.
Police News
Three former police officers found guilty of Edwin Ixpatac’s death
On Monday, October 3rd, reports from the Belize City Supreme Court revealed that three former San Pedro police officers were found guilty of Manslaughter for the 2016 death of island resident Edwin Ixpatac. The three accused, Rommel Logan, Reydel Teck, and Jahisir Cobb, stood in front of Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft and, after the verdict, were remanded to the Belize Central Prison until November 9, 2022, when the former police officers will be sentenced.
Government
Inauguration of the Visiting Justices Program
On September 30, 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries inaugurated the Visiting Justices Program at the Kolbe Foundation, Belize Central Prison. This long-awaited inauguration is timely since the last time the program was utilized was in 2008.
