New Year’s Eve: “Highly Visible Police”
The Bermuda Police Service held a press conference this afternoon [Dec.30] to update on the planned policing over the New Year’s holiday weekend.
Superintendent Martin Weekes said, “This year we are pleased to report that the Christmas Holiday period passed with few public order incidents and for that we wish to thank the public for their support.
“There was of course one serious incidence of robbery in the western area which the Bermuda Police Service is actively following up and for which I reiterate our request for witnesses.
“Throughout the Christmas long weekend the Bermuda Police Service, assisted by the Bermuda Reserve Police, deployed extra crime prevention patrols with the intent of reducing incidents of violence and anti-social behaviour and making Bermuda safer.
“Whilst there were some minor incidents of violence in and around licenced premises they were swiftly and robustly dealt with and there were no serious injuries reported.”
Superintendent Martin Weekes and Road Safety Officer David Minors are pictured below:
Superintendent Weekes continued on to say, “Significant attention was also focused on Bermuda’s roads and a number of persons were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving during the period.
“Going forward into the New Year the Bermuda Police Service wishes to advise the public that we will be continuing in the same vein, and supported by the Bermuda Reserve Police, will continue to show a strong, highly visible police presence throughout the long New Year’s weekend.
“Police resources will be visible throughout the New Year’s festivities on Saturday night and the football games around the island on New Year’s Day.
“Patrols will again be paying particular attention to offences of impaired driving this weekend and we ask the motoring public for their patience when travelling on the roads this weekend where they are caught up in road checks designed to keep our roads safe.
“I would also like at this stage, to bring to the attention of the motoring public that following the New Year’s holidays, the Bermuda Police Service will be “ramping up” its response to the new legislation regarding the using of hand held mobile phones and other hand held devices whilst driving.
“Everyone is now of course aware of the legislation and the penalties for contravention, and the Bermuda Police Service will be out on the roads after the weekend rigorously enforcing the new rules.
“I therefore urge the motoring public to take the time now to think about their behaviours in regards to using cell phones and other devices whilst driving and modify that behaviour accordingly before they get a ticket or another collision takes place.
“On behalf of the Commissioner of Police I wish the public a safe and Happy New Year,” concluded Superintendent Weekes.
10.4 roger dat!
They’re already highly visible: We all see they don’t do s#!t.
5 bucks says at least one violent act takes place new years eve
I do hope 2012 we can see more responsible post from people like Razor.
I’m not going to ‘Gamble’ but Razor is correct…Sad but true! At least he is not burying his head in the sand like a lot of people do and living in denial..Even if there is a high Police presence..they can’t be everywhere..and its not only the young ones who act the fool after they’ve had a couple of “bumpers”….So yeah, whether we choose to admit it or not something is bound to happen tonight…..Crimestoppers feel that there may be a possibility and are asking in advance that if you know that somehing may happen please call in……
They’re certainly very visible in town…passed a CRAPLOAD of police cars and a van driving this evening at about 7.30….
If I were dead, I would turn over several times in my grave whenever the BPS calls a press conference to say how successful their stragety of visible policing was. By now a schoolchild would have surmised that instead of having this policy on special occasions, perhaps this should be an ongoing strategy and any reduction in criminal behaviour has a chance of being more permanent…but what do I know, I am dead in the head…
*strategy* typo