Tuesday, February 4, 2025
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS
Tribune Staff Reporter
lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
POLICE Commissioner Shanta Knowles said investigations into the murders of Michael Fox, Jr, and Dino Smith have uncovered no evidence linking police involvement. However, she said two officers may potentially face charges as part of the ongoing corruption probe.
“Nothing in our investigation of homicides or the murders that occurred in 2024 suggest that police officers are involved,” she said.
“If members of the public have direct information that can assist us with those investigations, please bring it forward. We are not afraid to deal with our own. As you can see, we have put officers before the courts in connection with the heist, and if we find officers wanting in any murder case, we certainly will look for the evidence and put them before the courts.”
Leaked voice notes that purportedly captured a conversation between several people, including Michael Fox Jr, surrounding a $1.5m airport bank truck heist in November 2023 stunned the public last year. Fox Jr and Smith were killed last year, and their deaths sparked rampant speculation about police involvement.
Last month, four police officers were charged with attempting to extort a suspect in the bank truck heist.
Before that, two others were charged.
Comments
TalRussell says...
Despite MiLady CoP's Januarys' resurfacing-whilst surrounded by RBPF Top Khaki'd Officers'. ---Curious if this Armored Tiefin' From Car **(was of the foreign type of car?)** was Heisted of its $1.3 millions cargo-just has too many twists and turns to even attempt arrests? -- ME guessing-Bank of Bahamas Insurer has long paid out on submitted claims. -- Yes?
Posted 4 February 2025, 1:24 p.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
So, did the Police try to kill Meteyer for leaking the bank robbery information???? So, is Johnson (CID) going to be prosecuted????
Can she speak to that???
Or will the FBI files later reveal the PF links????
Posted 4 February 2025, 7:35 p.m. Suggest removal
TalRussell says...
Are gathered together to be making up stories of incidents of which only exist in theys' heads... aren't exactly matching up with the daily experiences of Popoulaces'. -- Even the reporters. know -- Yes
Posted 4 February 2025, 9:31 p.m. Suggest removal
rosiepi says...
So now any expectations that Shanta Knowles is a change agent are put to rest
Bahamians still expect a proper independent investigation into the corruption in the RBPF that led to these "bank car killings" etc etc. because this slap dab whitewash isn't hiding a thing.
Posted 5 February 2025, 3:41 a.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
Both men told their parents "*if something happens to me, release the tape*".
Clearly both men meant "*if I get killed, it's a setup*". That's how it works in the makeup believe movies that have plots almost as thick as this thing. And in the movies when the victim has the letter, voice note evidence to be released upon untimely death, the letter, voice note evidence always points to the killer or the machinations behind the killing. At least that's what happens in makeup believe movies. In this real life drama, only Johnson on the tape discussing this 1.4million dollar heist and giving an example of another criminal matter he made disappear (making me think that the police een looking too hard because all yhey talk about is the 1.4mil, Johnson implied a wider pool of corruption).
Only Johnson on the tape.
Posted 6 February 2025, 4:40 a.m. Suggest removal
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