Category: Crime
Court: Grotto Bay Manager Denies Hiring Charge
In Magistrates Court this morning [May 29] a hotel manager denied charges of hiring foreign nationals without the correct permission. The manager of Grotto Bay Hotel, Johannes Martens, denied employing five American nationals in April of this year without the written consent from the Minister of Home Affairs, ZBM News reported today. Mr Martens was... Read more of this article
Bermuda Day Weekend: 20 DUI/Warrant Arrests
Over the Bermuda Day holiday weekend, police officers arrested five people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. Officers also arrested 15 people for outstanding warrants, responded to six reports of loud music and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout... Read more of this article
Motorcyclist Arrested For DUI After Collision
After being involved in a two vehicle collision on Bermuda Day, a 29 year old Southampton man was taken to hospital, treated for his injuries, discharged and then arrested on suspicion of impaired driving. A police spokesperson said, “Around 8:15pm on Friday, May 24th police and first responders attended a reported two vehicle collision on South... Read more of this article
Video: “Comprehensive Policing Plan” For May 24
The Bermuda Police Service has compiled a “comprehensive weekend policing plan” for the upcoming holiday weekend, which will include Patrol units and the Bermuda Reserve Police, while the Marine Unit and Bermuda Regiment will be patrolling the waters. Chief Inspector Simon Groves said, “Bermuda recognizes its national day this Friday,... Read more of this article
Video: New Security Review Committee Formed
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... Read more of this article
Court Building: Change To Security Procedures
There will be a “change to security procedures in the Dame Louis Browne Evans Court building to ensure we are in compliance with international security standards for buildings that house courts and the judiciary,” Attorney General Mark Pettingill said this morning [May 22]. Mr Pettingill said, “Currently we have a security checkpoint... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 16 For Warrants, Drunk Driving
Over this past weekend [May 18/19], police officers arrested five people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. Officers also arrested 11 people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island. Related Stories Arrests For... Read more of this article
Minister: Gang Mediation Structure Put In Place
A structure has been put in place around gang mediation and police officers will directly engage with students to stem the growth of the gang culture, Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley said this morning [May 17] in the House of Assembly. “Using the work of the previous administration as the starting point, a governance structure is now linked... Read more of this article
Police Comment On Conviction Of Video Voyeur
The conviction of a Turkish national for using video camera to look up women’s skirts was first time in Bermuda that an offence with these circumstances has been successfully prosecuted, the police said this morning. Yesterday Kubilay Fidan appeared in Magistrates Court where he admitted using video camera to look up women’s skirts. Fidan was jailed... Read more of this article
Police Service Presents Annual Policing Plan
Commissioner of Police Michael DeSilva today [May 14] revealed the Bermuda Police Service Annual Policing Plan for 2013/14. Commissioner DeSilva said, “I am pleased to present the 2013/14 Annual Policing Plan for the Bermuda Police Service [BPS]. This is the second of three plans under our three-year Strategic Plan for 2012 to 2015. “The... Read more of this article
Man Jailed For Peeping Up Women’s Skirts
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... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 36 People For DUI, Warrants
Over this past weekend, police officers arrested six people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. “Officers also arrested 30 people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island,” a police spokesperson said. Related... Read more of this article
