Police are investigating an early morning shooting incident that occurred around June 21, 3 a.m., on Peterkins Road, Bank Hall, St. Michael. Reports indicate that multiple gunshots were heard near the corner of 5th Avenue Peterkins and Peterkins Main Road. Acting Inspector Ryan Brathwaite confirmed the report but noted that no further details are available…
Read More Early Morning Shooting in Bank hall, St. MichaelRetired physical education teacher and sports official Janita Austin was seriously injured in a robbery near Heywoods, St. Peter on Saturday night (June 14th). The attack occurred after she got off a bus in Speightstown, when she was reportedly approached by a man with a machete. Austin sustained a serious leg injury and underwent surgery…
Read More Retired PE Teacher Injured in Speightstown RobberySo in my last post, a few hours ago, I wrote about Pine-related areas and how often they appeared in Barbados homicide data. This time, I took a similar look at Black Rock, another district in St. Michael that seems to come up repeatedly (at least, between 2018 and 2025). (Quick reminder, my homicide information…
Read More Black Rock and St. Michael: A Closer Look at Homicide PatternsPinelands, St. Michael (Source: Google Maps). I use The Pine and Pinelands interchangeably. Last night I imported 2018 homicide records into the Barbados Homicide Database (still doing some data cleaning), bringing the total to 284 recorded homicides from 2018 to 2025. (Quick reminder, my homicide information comes from what I manually collect from main stream…
Read More The Pine and St. Michael: A Closer Look at Homicide PatternsPolice are investigating a shooting that occurred around 7:30 p.m. (June 18) at 4th Avenue, Cane Vale, Christ Church. Multiple shots were fired, but no one was injured. A video circulating on social media claimed a house in the area was riddled with bullets. Police confirmed the incident but reported no casualties. Source: NationNews
Read More Shooting in Cane ValeThe Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Tactical Response Unit (TRU) has arrested and formally charged Beverley Cassandra Smith, 63 years and Ruthley Ayodele Williams, 27 years both of Lot 474, #6 Crystal Crescent, Kingsland Terrace, Christ Church for the following offences which occurred on Thursday 12th June, 2025 at the above address: • Possession of cocaine.…
Read More Arrested and Charged: Beverley Cassandra Smith, and Ruthley Ayodele WilliamsThe Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Criminal Investigations Department (Central), has arrested and formally charged Jason Tedson Christopher Reeves, 38 years of Odessa McClean Road, My Lords Hill, Saint Michael for the following offence which occurred along Rihanna Drive, Westbury Road, St. Michael on Monday 9th June, 2025: • Murder – of Neil Layne Reeves appeared…
Read More Arrested and Charged: Jason Tedson Christopher ReevesThe Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Serious Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) has arrested and formally charged Miguel Leslie Alpha Bobb-Blackman, 23 years of Spruce Street, St. Michael for the following offences which occurred along St. Michael’s Row, Bridgetown, St. Michael and San Damingo Alley, King William Street, St. Michael respectively: • Unlawful use of a firearm…
Read More Arrested and Charged: Miguel Leslie Alpha Bobb-BlackmanPolice are searching for two masked gunmen who broke into an apartment at Wanstead Heights, St. James, last night (June 15), holding two couples and two children hostage. The intruders used a saw to breach the door, demanded cash, and escaped with an undisclosed sum. One man was injured after being struck with a firearm,…
Read More Masked Gunmen Hold Family Hostage in Wanstead HeightsPolice have identified the victim of an early morning (June 16) shooting in The Ivy, St Michael as 39-year-old Anderson Calderon of North Close, Wildey. Calderon was fatally shot around 12:03 a.m. on Skeetes Road, where a medical doctor later pronounced him dead at the scene. This marks Barbados’ 25th homicide for the year. District…
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