Comments on: Increase Of Motorcycles Reported Stolen

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:00:49 +0000

“Much harsher penalties are needed for auto theft.”

You are starting at the end of the line. About 20 years ago the Bermuda Police Service stopped enforcing traffic laws. Whether that was a decision of the Bermuda Police Service or an instruction from the then Government is a matter of debate. What is clear is that that the failure to enforce traffic laws has emboldened young people. There is now a whole generation of Bermudians that believe that the Bermuda Police Service will do nothing in relation to them.

The lack of law enforcement by the Bermuda Police Service has fostered the lawlessness we now see in Bermuda.

By: Time for change.

Time for change. — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 21:20:40 +0000

Much harsher penalties are needed for auto theft. It is not only a crime and theft, but it frightens, and victimizes the victims, makes them feel at danger in their own home, puts them out of transportation for extended periods, costs victims out of pocket for various things post-theft. People cannot just afford to buy a new bike or rent bikes or pay for bus or taxi fare if their bike gets stolen. It should be mandatory that such thieves repay not only all damages but to also pay for financial and emotional suffering that the victims were forced to undergo. I would recommend that the criminal should be made to pay 100% of the damages or replacement of vehicle plus pay for all transportation costs for the victim until their vehicle is returned fully restored, and if they don’t pay within short time they should get mandatory 4 years jail. Every scratch would need to be paid for and fixed. They should also pay for the suffering and inconvenience and I would recommend putting this at a $2,000 fine for common vehicle theft and $4,000 for any form of vehicle theft that leaves people feeling emotionally afraid or in danger, such as from a private home, and a $8,000 fine for any violent or destructive act of theft. Jail time for vehicle theft should be mandatory 5 years in prison no chance of parole. Reoffenders should get 8 years. Watch thefts decrease with such penalties. Gangs do a lot of theft and the gangs should be monitored and targeted better for prosecution.

By: Question

Question — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:37:58 +0000

Not surprising. They don’t like us to make things inconvenient for criminals.

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 21:18:01 +0000

I had a somewhat similar but a bit more radical idea before airtag tech came along. The police said that they couldn’t do it as it was considered ‘entrapment’ . Boo hoo , tell that to the many hundreds who have had their bikes stolen if they’re worried about entrapment.

By: Hilarious

Hilarious — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:31:01 +0000

BPS cannot be bothered with such minor crimes let alone the expense of a GPS. Whatever happened to that great CCTV network of cameras?

You can find many bikes dumped in the water off of North Shore Road after joyriding.

By: Hilarious

Hilarious — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:28:16 +0000

Just look off of North Shore Road for anywhere one could dump a motorcycle into the water after joyriding. I lost count of how many I have seen underwater while snorkeling.

By: STEPHEN

STEPHEN — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 03:59:05 +0000

With all the bikes being stolen they ( BPS) need to set up bait bikes with GPS tracking, so that they then can catch the criminals and their stash spots

By: Positive news

Positive news — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 01:30:52 +0000

I would like to commend the police who found my wife’s stolen bike a week after it was reported stolen. I had little faith in them doing anything about it as they have bigger crimes to solve, but they completely surprised me. It does sadden me as a Bermudian, that some Bermudians, evidently many, according to the numbers provided in the article, are involved in such crime. The police can set up a bait and catch, but if they don’t have the time they should support civilians who would volunteer to set the trap and do the surveilance. The police would just have to make the arrest. Also, security cameras in Hamilton and elsewhere, should have an ID as to who controls the camera and the public should have access to the camera footage if they think that footage would show who stole their vehicle. On a lighter note, did you hear someone stole the toilet out of the police station. The police have nothing to go on!