Bernews.com » Crime http://bernews.com Bermuda's online news magazine....a full multimedia experience! Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Video: New Security Review Committee Formedhttp://bernews.com/2013/05/video-new-security-defence-review-committee/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/video-new-security-defence-review-committee/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:19:24 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=193202 Governor George Fergusson, Premier Craig Cannonier and the Minister of Public Safety Michael Dunkley hosted a press briefing today [May 22] to announce the formation of a Security and Defence Review Committee. The Committee members — which the Governor called an “excellent team” — will include Review Chair Leopold Mills, former Police Commissioner and PLP [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/police-service-presents-annual-policing-plan/feed/ 9 Man Jailed For Peeping Up Women’s Skirtshttp://bernews.com/2013/05/man-jailed-for-peeping-up-womens-skirts/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/man-jailed-for-peeping-up-womens-skirts/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:41:05 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=191047 A Turkish national appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [May 14] where he admitted using video camera to look up women’s skirts. Kubilay Fidan was jailed for 30 days and Senior Magistrate Archie Warner recommended that be deported after his sentence is completed. Fidan, 41, admitted secretly recording parts of women’s bodies in Miles Market.  The Court [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/weekend-arrests-36-people-for-dui-warrants/feed/ 0 “If You Know Something, Say Something”http://bernews.com/2013/05/firearms-if-you-know-something-say-something/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/firearms-if-you-know-something-say-something/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 16:51:13 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=190440 [Updated with video] “Starting this weekend, local media will feature a graphic campaign designed to challenge those in the community who have information about firearms to come forward. If you know something, say something,” said Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley. “This campaign recognizes the reality of the gang lifestyle and the conflict that might be [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/prison-inmate-admits-assaulting-psychiatrist/feed/ 5 Crime & Punishment In Early Bermudahttp://bernews.com/2013/05/crime-punishment-in-early-bermuda/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/crime-punishment-in-early-bermuda/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 13:35:41 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=188285 The stocks, pillory and ducking stool in King’s Square in St. George are baroque tourist attractions now but few people realise what a gamble it was to live in the days of the Puritan ascendency in Bermuda in the mid-17th century. As historian Elaine Forman Crane has said, if Bermuda was a “moderate Puritan colony [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/woman-denies-counterfeit-money-charges/feed/ 3 Art Exhibition To Look At Rise Of Gang Culturehttp://bernews.com/2013/05/art-exhibition-to-look-at-rise-of-gang-culture/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/art-exhibition-to-look-at-rise-of-gang-culture/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 17:58:47 +0000 Deb http://bernews.com/?p=187633 B.A.R.U Arts Collective will present  ”I for an I”, a collaboration with the Bermuda College Arts Department, on Tuesday, May 21, at Bermuda College Art Gallery. The art exhibition will look at the up rise of gang culture in Bermuda and how our society and its artists coexist with it. There is no entry fee for [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/weekend-arrests-22-people-for-warrants-dui/feed/ 0 Driver Crashes Into Railing, Arrested For DUIhttp://bernews.com/2013/05/driver-crashes-into-railing-arrested-for-dui/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/driver-crashes-into-railing-arrested-for-dui/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 14:50:43 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=189501 A 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after crashing into a roadside railing on Harrington Sound Road early Saturday morning. A police spokesperson said, “Around 12:30am on Saturday, May 4th police officers attended a reported single vehicle collision along Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton parish near the junction with Quarry Road. “It appears that [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/two-women-deny-receiving-stolen-goods/feed/ 32 Patrick Stamp Challenges Extradition In UKhttp://bernews.com/2013/05/patrick-stamp-challenges-extradition-in-uk/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/patrick-stamp-challenges-extradition-in-uk/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 14:24:17 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=188252 28-year-old Patrick Stamp of St. George’s appeared in a UK Court yesterday [May 1] regarding an extradition request in relation to the murder of Malcolm Augustus. Mr Stamp is legally challenging the extradition request.  The police previously said he was taken into custody in the UK, with a “view to extradition to Bermuda to face [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/patrick-stamp-challenges-extradition-in-uk/feed/ 9 Three Defendants Plead Not Guilty To Murderhttp://bernews.com/2013/05/three-defendants-plead-not-guilty-to-murder/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/three-defendants-plead-not-guilty-to-murder/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 17:06:19 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=187899 In this morning’s [May 1] Supreme Court Arraignment session, Wolde Gardner denied killing Malcolm Augustus, while Darrion Simons and Jahkeo LeShore denied the murder of David Clarke. Wolde Gardner [pictured] pleaded not guilty to the premeditated murder of Malcolm Augustus and to using a firearm to commit murder. Mr Augustus, 20, was shot and killed on the [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/three-males-granted-conditional-discharges/feed/ 10 ‘Regional Cooperation An Important Component’http://bernews.com/2013/04/regional-cooperation-an-important-component/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/regional-cooperation-an-important-component/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:14:51 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=187330 The Caribbean region is faced with gang violence and anti-social behaviour and regional cooperation is an important component of providing safe environments for our respective countries, Minister of Public Safety Michael Dunkley said today. “21st century policing demands that law enforcement be more flexible, schooled in the latest technology and sensitive to the diverse nature [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/weekend-arrests-17-for-warrants-drunk-driving-2/feed/ 0 Man Charged With Handling Firearm & Ammohttp://bernews.com/2013/04/man-charged-with-handling-firearm-ammo/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/man-charged-with-handling-firearm-ammo/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:37:45 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=187180 A 55-year-old man appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 29] charged with handling a firearm and ammunition. The charges alleged that between 01 and 24 April 2013, Terry Thomas from Sandys handled a .38 cal firearm and handled .38 cal ammunition. Mr Thomas was remanded in custody and will reappear at a later date. Related [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/six-tips-on-avoiding-real-estate-scams/feed/ 2 Fines For DUI Offences, No Licence Suspensionhttp://bernews.com/2013/04/drunk-drivers-fined-no-licence-suspension/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/drunk-drivers-fined-no-licence-suspension/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:59:33 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=186124 After pleading guilty in Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 26], 41-year-old Joseh Rupcic was fined $1,500 for having care and control of a motorcycle whilst impaired, however was allowed to keep his licence. Yesterday 48-year-old Paget resident Antonio Duke pleaded guilty to driving whilst impaired and was fined $1500 however was also allowed to keep his [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/drunk-drivers-fined-no-licence-suspension/feed/ 24 Blaine Simmons Charged With Attempted Murderhttp://bernews.com/2013/04/blaine-simmons-charged-with-attempted-murder/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/blaine-simmons-charged-with-attempted-murder/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:32:17 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=185868 19-year-old Blaine Simmons appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 25] where he was charged with attempted murder in relation to the shooting in Sandys in March of this year. Simmons was charged with attempting to murder Lo’Torean Durrant and using a firearm to commit an indictable offense. Video of the police statement on the [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/gun-ammo-seized-two-men-arrested/feed/ 56 Attorney General: We Will Amend The DUI Lawhttp://bernews.com/2013/04/attorney-general-we-will-amend-dui-law/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/attorney-general-we-will-amend-dui-law/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:09:19 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=185768 [Updated with video] Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mark Pettingill today [Apr 24] said he concurred with the Magistrate who stated that a “blunder” resulted in driving disqualifications no longer being mandatory for drunk driving convictions, and said they plan to amend the law. Yesterday Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo said there had been a [...]

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