Category: Crime
Two Men Arrested For DUI
Two men [aged 39 and 41] were arrested early yesterday [Feb.13] on suspicion of impaired driving after the police spotted them “driving erratically” on Crow Lane. A police spokesperson said, “Around 2:30am on Monday February 13th, police on mobile patrol along Crow Lane in Pembroke observed two motorcycles driving erratically. Officers... Read more of this article
Gunshots Fired Last Night, No Injuries
Police have confirmed that gunshots were fired last night [Feb.12] in the St. Monica’s Road, Pembroke area. A police spokesperson, “Around 9:15pm on Sunday, February 12th police responded to reported gunshots in the St. Monica’s Road, Pembroke area. Although forensic evidence collected confirmed a firearm had been discharged, there were no... Read more of this article
Man Charged With Setting Fire
In Magistrates Court this morning [Feb.13], 49-year-old Dunavin Nesbitt was charged with setting fire to his brother’s building. Because the charge is indictable and can only be heard in Supreme Court, he was not required to enter a plea. The offence was alleged to have occurred at a residence in Orchard Grove Pembroke on the evening of 8th February... Read more of this article
Man Charged With 2008 Offence
In Plea Court on Friday, Vincent Hewey, now aged 22, appeared before Magistrate Khomisi Tokunbo facing two charges of importing and possessing, with intent to supply, cannabis. Since the charges are indictable, and can only be tried in Supreme Court, Mr Hewey was not required to enter a plea. Mr Hewey, then aged 18, had actually been arrested in December... Read more of this article
Gang ‘Reference Guide’ To Be Unveiled
Speaking in the House of Assembly on Friday [Feb.10], Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief said that he will host a public assembly on 22nd February and that a manual with information on gang mentality, signs and symbols will be published. Speaking about the public assembly, the Minister said, “I will convene a broad cross section of... Read more of this article
Father: “My Son Can Rest In Peace”
Speaking after the guilty verdict this afternoon [Feb.10], the father of murder victim Shaki Crockwell said justice has been served and his son can rest in peace. Derek Spalding, 36, was found guilty of the 2007 murder of footballer Shaki Crockwell. His father Danny Crockwell said, “He got what he had coming to him. He took my best friend, my... Read more of this article
Spalding Found Guilty Of Murder
[Updated with videos] 36-year-old Derek Spalding was found guilty of the 2007 murder of Shaki Crockwell this afternoon [Feb.10]. Shaki Crockwell — a national level football player and captain of the Boulevard Blazers — was found dead on 24th August 2007. The 25-year-old’s body was found on the Railway Trail in Devonshire. The trial began on... Read more of this article
28-Yr-Old Thief Remanded In Custody
Jamel Nesbitt, 28-years-old and said to be of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to five charges in Magistrates Court yesterday morning [Feb.9]. One involving the theft of a motorcycle and four related to the theft and use of cheques that he had stolen from a person who was known to him. The evidence was that Mr Nesbitt had taken the motorcycle from a Pembroke... Read more of this article
Two Men Deny Robbing Disabled Man
Two men were remanded in custody this morning [Feb.9] after pleading not guilty in Magistrates Court to robbing a man who was said to be partially disabled. 30-year-old Andre Tucker and 25-year-old Treadwell Smith both pleaded not guilty to a charge of using force to carry out the robbery, with the victim said to be an unemployed partially disabled... Read more of this article
Man’s Friend Fined After Bail Breach
After spending the night in Police custody, 32-year-old Hopde Burrows, was back in Magistrates Court this morning [Feb.7] facing Senior Magistrate Archie Warner. On Monday 6th February, Mr Burrows had been arrested by Police because he had failed to comply with one of his conditions of bail. That condition required him to report, once every day, to... Read more of this article
Man Arrested For DUI After Accident
Around 9pm last night [Feb.7] police and first responders attended a collision at the junction of Spanish Point Road and Clarence Dale Drive in Pembroke. “It appears that a car was travelling along Spanish Point Road when it collided with a utility pole and a wall. The car received extensive front end damage and the wall was also damaged,”... Read more of this article
Comeau On Gang-Violence Problem
Gang violence poses a much greater threat to Bermuda than it does to many other countries because they don’t risk losing a large chunk of their economy like we do, Kevin Comeau said yesterday [Feb.7] in a speech to the Hamilton Rotary Club. Mr Comeau, a Canadian lawyer, has resided in Bermuda since 1989 and for the last seven years has worked towards... Read more of this article
