Published 24 February 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
by: Media Source
Police looking for two men in Frigate Bay stabbing
Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 24, 2018 – Police are on the lookout for two men who inflicted several stab wounds on another man in Frigate Bay, a tourism resort area on Friday.
According to reports two young men chased another following an argument and inflicted several wounds in a public area near the Frigate Bay Golf Course.
The Emergency Medical Services on arrival administered first aid before rushing the victim to the Joseph N. France General Hospital.
There were 414 reports of larcenies in 2017 compared to 390 in 2016. There were 81 reported armed robberies in 2017 compared to 57 in 2016.
Possession, importation and smuggling of firearms offences increased from 34 in 2016 to 38 in 2017.
Possession, trafficking and importation of drugs offences also increased from 283 in 2016 to 395 in 2017.
Double digit increases were also registered in malicious damage to property from 86 reports in 2015 to 169 in 2016 and 213 in 2017.
Overall reported crimes increased from 1,050 in 2015 to 1,665 in 2016 and 1,868 in 2017.
