Video: Police Update On Chavelle Dillon-Burgess
[Updated] “During the police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, several warning markers have been raised, leading to suspicion over her disappearance,” the police said today in relation to the investigation into Chavelle Dillon-Burgess, who has been missing since April 11th.
Speaking at a press conference today, the police said: “On the 30th of April 2020, a missing persons report was made to police by the mother of missing person, Chavelle Dillon-Burgess, who is 26-years-old. Her mother reported that her daughter has been missing since the 11th of April, 2020.
The 10-minute live video replay is below [apologies for the quality!]:
“A police investigation commenced and there have been extensive searches conducted by the Bermuda Police Service and the wider community to locate Chavelle Dillon-Burgess, with negative results,” the police added.
“During the police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, several warning markers have been raised, leading to suspicion over her disappearance.
“Some of these indicators are that none of her closest associates, friends have seen or heard from her since the 11th of April, which is uncharacteristic of her. She has not seen or cared for her 18 month old son for over a month, which is also uncharacteristic of her as her son was her pride and joy.”
Anyone with any information is strongly urged to contact the police on phone number 211 or the independent and confidential Crime Stoppers number on 800-8477.
Update 3.18pm: Detective Sergeant Jason Smith said, “On the 30th April 2020, a missing person’s report was made to police by the mother of missing person Chavelle Dillon-Burgess who is 26-years-old. Her mother reported that her daughter has been missing since 11th April 2020. A police investigation commenced and there have been extensive searches conducted by the B.P.S. and the wider community to locate Chavelle Dillon Burgess with negative results.
“During the police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Chavelle several warning markers have been raised, leading to suspicion over her disappearance.
“Some of these indicators are:
- “None of her close associates/friends have seen or heard from her since the 11th April which is uncharasteristic of her
- “She has not seen or cared for her 18mnth old son for over a month which is also uncharasteric of her as her son was her pride and joy
- “Her disappearance was not reported until three weeks had passed since the last time she was in communication with anyone.
- “This is the first time that Chavelle has gone missing
“This missing person’s report has attracted a lot of media attention and public support to locate Chavelle. There are several hundred members of our community that are volunteering their time to search for and locate Chavelle and have covered 95 percent of the island to date without success. When considering all of these points, it is the view of the investigating team that her disappearance should be treated as suspicious.
“We are making this media appeal to the members of our community to continue assisting the B.P.S. in our search for Chavelle and to report any sightings that you have had of her to the investigating team. In particular, since the 1st April, 2020. We are also encouraging friends of Chavelle who have not made contact with the investigating team to do so now. You may have information that is invaluable to the investigating team that you may not be aware of.
“Mother’s Day has passed and Chavelle unfortunately Chavelle did not celebrate this day with her eighteen-month old son, Kamal Jr. Tomorrow will be Chavelle’s twenty-seventh birthday, let us as a community unite to bring her home to her son and family.
“The B.P.S. would also like to thank the community for their search efforts and in particular Antonio Belvedere for coordinating these searches. Bermuda has a population size of over 60,000 eyes and ears can spread the workload a lot further than the 450 members of the B.P.S. When the community in its Goliath strength coupled with the resources of the B.P.S. working together we can bring closure to the family and friends of Chavelle.
“The B.P.S., with the assistance of you the public, will not stop working until Chavelle is found and reunited with her family and friends.
“Anyone with information is asked to make contact with the Senior Investigating officer, Detective Sergeant Jason Smith on 717-0864 or e-mail at jsmith2@bps.bm. Alternatively, you can contact the anonymous Crime Stoppers Hot-Line on 800-8477 or the B.P.S. call centre on 211.”
