*SundSTAR*SaTyA,R M*SaTAyR 22*ST,A 2011R*STAR *-S T A SRTA*STRAR *-S T TAel:R*S-T A804R*S-T4900AR*ST A&R * S626TAR-*8822STAR* S T&A R 626*STA-R3788*STAR *-S T EAmR*SaTil:ARs*tSaTrAnRe*SwTsApRa*SpTeArR@g*STmARa*Sil.TAcRom*ST A R * SPTageAR*S 1TAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR AR T S * R A T S * R A T S * R A T S * R A T S *STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR8*8TAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR* No. 151273 Sunday, SUNDAY, May 22,MAY 2011 11, 2008 Price $1.00 SAN IGNACIO TOWN, Cayo, Thursday, May 19, 2011: Three male residents from San Ignacio Town were today remanded to the central prison in Hattieville on joint charges of keeping an unlicensed firearm, keeping unlicensed ammunition and going equipped to commit robbery while the driver of the get-away car was individually charged for willfully refusing to stop when directed to do so. Charges against the trio, a father, his son and a friend, The Father The Son The Friend resulted from an incident which Kurt “Mob” Morgan, 40 Troy Perez, 18 Benjamin Pinelo Jr, 19 occurred shortly before 9 o’clock on the night of Sunday, ence of a suspicious black car a team of policemen rushed to intersection with George Price May 15 in which San Ignacio parked on Liberty Street in Santa the scene, where upon approach- Avenue. The police set chase as police reports that, acting upon Elena Town, near the office of ing, the car sped off towards the Please Turn To Page 2 information received of the pres- Belize Water Services Limited, SAN IGNACIO TOWN, DETAILS ON PAGE 15 Cayo, Thursday, May 19, 2011: A freelance journalist and a male minor today appeared in court jointly charged for trafficking in almost a kilogram of marijuana. Police reportrs that it was shortly after 5 pm on Tuesday, May 17, when, acting upon information received, Benque Viejo police set frantic chase behind a red car, suspected to The Accused be engaged in illegal activities Drug Trafficker, and heading towards San Joseph Budna, 31, Please Turn To Page 15 Anthony Moody, 27 Roberto “Matches”Ayala, 25 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com Page 2 - STAR - Tel:- 804-4900 & 626-8822 & 626-3788 - Email:[email protected] - Sunday, May 22, 2011 strict compliance with traffic began this week, the effects of regulations for the safety of this new arrangement is already pedestrians and the free flow of being felt as several persons with vehicular traffic within the twin unpaid traffic violation tickets SAN IGNACIO TOWN, Cayo towns of San Ignacio and Santa are paying these tickets to avoid District, Friday, May 20, Elena. court action. 2011: The Council also hopes that The Council advises the As the wanton violation of the this new enforcement policy will motoring public to adhere to municipal traffic laws continues, serve to strengthen respect for existing traffic regulations in along with the increasing traffic wardens, whose presence order to avoid the penalties as, number of unpaid vehicular and important functions have with the process now being traffic violation tickets, the San been severely affected in aggressively pursued by a Court Ignacio Town Council this week the absence of aggressive Process Server, the collection of informed of the contracting of enforcement and collection of unpaid traffic violation fines is the services of Court Process traffic violation fines. largely out of the hands of the Server, Michael Flowers “to Although it has only just Council. represent and conduct all matters in Court on the Court Process Server Council’s behalf regarding Michael Flowers unpaid Traffic Violation unpaid council revenue, it Tickets”. is simultaneously intended to While this new arrangement is demonstrate the Council’s geared towards collecting seriousness in ensuring Continued From Front Page 3 of 23 acs, Rolling Riverfront, Lge Trees, the car sped over the wooden radio that a pump action 12 In Esperanza, Start at $99k USD, gauge shot was just handed over bridge into San Ignacio, around Financing Negotiable. to the police by a concerned the cemetery, to Joseph Andrews ********** rd citizen who reportedly saw it Drive diverting into 3 Street 57 acs Ranch, San Area, Delightful 2 Apt Home then onto Bullet Tree Road, back thrown from the black car that w/Many Extras, Top Condition and Priced to Sell. to Joseph Andrews Drive with the police was pursuing. When the pursuit eventually ending on the gun was checked it was 9th Street, near the Falcon Field, found to contain five live 12 in front of the residence of Kurt gauge cartridges in the chamber. Morgan, the individual who was The concerned citizen who later found to be the owner and turned in the gun informed that driver of the car. the black car suddenly turned A search inside the black, 4 into his path in its haste to door, Nissan Altima car with escape from the police and as it license plates CY-C-28417, led turned into Bullet Tree Road, his to the discovery of a bag headlight caught the object as it containing several pieces of wet was thrown from the car. He male clothing along with three reportedly stopped, checked the masks, two knives and a pair of area and found the gun. He gloves resulting in the detention reportedly got a towel which he of the driver and two other used to pick up the gun. He then persons who were nearby. headed to the police station where he handed in the weapon. Morgan’s black - 4 door - Nissan Altima car Whilst transporting the trio to with license plates CY-C-28417 the police station, an officer on Further investigation revealed duty informed the mobile by that the gun was once licensed charge of handling stolen goods was used in several robberies to former Town Administrator will be levied on all three within the community. Vallan Hyde who, on April 12, accused. The trio, identified as Kurt 2011, filed a report with Police say that, in this “Mob” Morgan, 40, Belizean Belmopan police indicating that, instance, with double assistance laborer; his son, Troy Perez, 18, according to acquaintances, the from members of the commu- Belizean unemployed, both th “The Newspaper that gun was lost when the canoe, in nity, they were able, first to halt residing on 9 Street in San which they were travelling on a the commission of a serious Ignacio Town and Benjamin cares and dares to bring fishing expedition in the village crime and secondly they were Pinelo Jr. 19, Belizean laborer out the truth” of More Tomorrow, capsized. able to remove a prohibited gun residing in the neighborhood on 42A Western Highway, With the gun now surfacing, off the streets and out of the 2nd Street, appeared in San Santa Elena, Cayo, Hyde is saying that the loss of hands of persons with criminal Ignacio’s magistrate court on Belize, Central America the gun as related to him could intent. The first assistance from Tuesday, May 17. Due to the Office Tel: 804-4900 very well be false and that the public was in the form of the nature of the offence in which Cell: 626-8822 someone might have stolen it suspicious car on Liberty Street a firearm and ammunition were or 626-3788 from inside his vehicle that was and the second with the involved, the trio was remanded [email protected] parked in front of his house in concerned citizen retrieving the to prison for exactly three Publisher: Alberto August Georgeville. In light of gun and handing it over to the months. They will be brought Editor: Nyani Azueta-August this revelation, investigators police. Investigators strongly back to court on Wednesday, Circulation: Errol Gonzalez informed that an additional suspect that this same shotgun August 17. PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com Sunday, May 22, 2011 - STAR - Tel:- 804-4900 & 626-8822 & 626-3788 - Email:[email protected] Page 3 BELMOPAN, Cayo, Friday, May 20, 2011: Just as we were going to press this Friday morning the Police Press Office began the prelimi- nary report on a shooting incident at the Sultana Street, Las Flores Community residence of Miguel “Mike” Menjivar proprietor of Belmopan’s popular La Cabaña Entertainment Center. Preliminary reports indicate that members of the Gang Miguel “Mike” Menjivar Suppression Unit (GSU) arrived at Menjivar’s residence identi- which they arrived. The firing fying themselves as Police continued and in the process Officers and informed the causing damages to the pickup occupants of the house of their truck. being in possession of a search The Police eventually gained warrant to execute. access into the house, where However, according to the they met Menjivar with a police press office report, firearm in his hand. He was instead of opening the door, the sebsequently restrained. officers began to hear shuffling Also present at the time of the noises coming from inside the incident was Menjivar’s wife, house followed by a “barrage his three children and the maid. of shots” unleashed directly at At the time of the report GSU the officers standing outside as personnel were still at the they awaited entry into the residence along with scenes of house. crime personnel conducting the The officers then took cover search and gathering evidence behind the police vehicle in on the incident. PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com Page 4 - STAR - Tel:- 804-4900 & 626-8822 & 626-3788 - Email:[email protected] - Sunday, May 22, 2011 primary school classrooms in the Cayo District.