Category: Crime
Police CAT Teams to Host Community Clinics
The Bermuda Police Service Central Community Action Team invites residents of Devonshire, Paget and Pembroke to get to know their Community Action Team [CAT] officers at three upcoming community clinics promoting police interacting with area residents to make a difference in their communities. Saturday, November 9th Evangelical Church parking lot,... Read more of this article
Police Release CCTV Images After Gun Murder
[Updated] The police have released CCTV images of a light coloured car driving up Glebe Road, saying they believe the driver of this car may be able to assist the police in their investigation into the murder of Jonathan Dill. Mr Dill was fatally shot at around 10.20pm on September 2, 2013 at a residence in the Glebe Road and St Monica’s Mission area. Acting... Read more of this article
Man Admits Impaired Driving: Fined $1700
Dunn Omara was fined $1,700 and disqualified from driving all vehicles for 12 months this morning [Nov 6] in Magistrates Court. The 42-year-old pleaded guilty to driving whilst impaired, driving without a seatbelt, and carrying a passenger, a one year old child, in an unlawful manner. But Omara denied that he was drunk and asserted that he was capable... Read more of this article
Man Denies Parked Cars Prevent Public Access
Mark Sousa who is connected to the Cardoza’s garage on Mission Road in Paget, this morning [Nov 6] pleaded not guilty in Magistrates Court to being a common nuisance by unlawfully preventing public access to a public road between 1st May 2013 and 30th September 2013. The allegation is that vehicles that have been brought or taken to the garage and... Read more of this article
Woman Pleads Not Guilty To $13,000 Theft
Neisha Wilson this morning [Nov 6] pleaded not guilty in Magistrates Court to stealing $6,650 cash from the BIU Credit Union on 21 May 2012; and not guilty to stealing $6,500 from the BIU Credit Union on 18 June 2012. Senior Magistrate Archie Warner set trial for January 2014 and granted the 37-year-old $5,000 bail. Ms Wilson also admitted failing to... Read more of this article
Witness Appeal: Armed Robbery in Southampton
The police continue to appeal for witnesses to last night’s armed robbery, which saw three men armed with a gun and knives rob the Raynor’s Gas Station in Southampton. A police spokesperson said, “Detectives are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the reported armed robbery that occurred around 8:40pm Monday, November 4th at Raynor’s... Read more of this article
Investigations Ongoing Into Recent Burglaries
Since October 1st 2013, police have received a number of reports of burglaries having occurred in Sandys, Southampton, Warwick, Paget and Pembroke parishes. A police spokesperson said, “Investigations are continuing into these matters and detectives believe that many of these burglaries are linked. “The identified areas are: Sandys: Spring... Read more of this article
Cell Phone/Driving Law To Be Challenged
Appearing in Magistrates Court yesterday [Nov 4] Samaela Cannonier pleaded not guilty to using a hand-held device whilst operating a vehicle. Her lawyer Saul Dismont informed Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that Ms Cannonier would be mounting a legal challenge to Bermuda’s existing legislation and developing case law about the use of hand-held devices... Read more of this article
Armed Robbery At Southampton Gas Station
[Updated: Three suspects armed with what is believed to be a gun entered Raynor's Gas Station and demanded money earlier this evening.] At around 8.40pm this evening [Nov 4], police responded to the Middle Road, Southampton area following reports of a robbery involving a weapon at the Raynor’s Gas Station. There is a high police presence in the... Read more of this article
32 Yr Old Man Admits Hitting Pregnant Girlfriend
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Nov 4], a 32- year-old man admitted threatening and hitting his pregnant girlfriend, and was jailed for six months after Senior Magistrate Archie Warner revoked his probation. Damany Burchall’s guilty plea stemmed from an altercation between himself and his pregnant girlfriend on Mullet Bay Road in St George’s... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 6 For DUI, 5 For Warrants
Over the past weekend [Nov 2/3], police officers arrested six people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. A police spokesperson said, “Officers also arrested five people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island.” Related... Read more of this article
31 Year Old Charged With Assaulting Little Girl
A 31-year-old man — who cannot be named at this stage due to legal reasons — appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Nov 4] facing charges of sexually assaulting a little girl, who was said to be around 8-years-old at the time of the alleged incidents. The incidents allegedly took place between 1st August and 30th September 2013.Because... Read more of this article
