Category: Crime

Alleged Burglar Arrested, Property Recovered

A man was arrested on Wednesday night [Mar.14] after a burglary at a Horseshoe Road, Southampton residence, and remains in police custody pending further inquiries. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service would like to commend another vigilant member of the public who reported suspicious activity in their neighbourhood on Wednesday,... Read more of this article

Armed Robbery At Serpentine Liquor Store

[Updated] There was an armed robbery at Serpentine Liquors on Serpentine Road in Pembroke at approximately 4.30pm this afternoon [Mar.15], and multiple police vehicles and officers can presently be seen in the area, with crime scene tape surrounding the premises. Unofficial reports from persons on the scene suggest this incident may have involved a... Read more of this article

Puppy Stolen From Pembroke Home [Found]

[Updated] A 9 week old puppy was stolen at last night [Mar.14] from a Pembroke residence. Unofficial reports indicate the suspects are in their late teens or early 20s with slim builds, and were wearing hooded sweatshirts and jeans. The suspects are said to have escaped on foot with the puppy. A police spokesperson said they are conducting inquiries... Read more of this article

Man Pleads Guilty To Handling Stolen Laptop

In Plea Court this morning [Mar.15], 24-year-old unemployed Ijahmon Mallory admitted receiving the Mac laptop that had been stolen during the course of the armed robbery of American visitors Mrs Krolius and her two children at their Southampton holiday residence on 8th March 2012. The DPP Prosecutor told Magistrate Khomisi Tokunbo that Police had tracked... Read more of this article

Two Arrests: Suspicion Of Drunk Driving

Around 3:25am yesterday morning [Mar.14] a 33 year old Sandys parish man was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after police observed a jeep travelling along South Road in Paget in an erratic manner and caused it to stop. A few hours before that, police received a report of a car travelling erratically along Middle Road in Warwick. Officers observed... Read more of this article

25 Year Sentence For Attempted Murder

22-year-old Anwar Muhammad was sentenced to 25 years in prison today [Mar.14], after being convicted of attempted murder earlier this year. Mr Muhammad was charged with the shooting of Princeton Burrows in August of 2010 in Sandys parish. Mr Burrows was shot while at the junction of Middle Road in Sandys and Woodlawn Road [outside Maximart] at 3.45pm... Read more of this article

Police: Increase In Counterfeit Currency

The Bermuda Police Service said there has been an increase in the number of counterfeit Bermuda notes being reported to police in the past few days. “Businesses are asked to remind their staff to be especially vigilant when accepting larger denominations, in particular the old style Bermuda $50 and $100 notes,” said a police statement. “Often... Read more of this article

Witness Appeal After Woman Accosted

“Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen a female being accosted by an unknown male at a bus stop along Palmetto Road, Devonshire, in the area of Frog Lane and Roberts Avenue, between 3:45pm and 4:30pm on Thursday, March 8th,” said a police spokesperson. “The female victim left the area on a bus and later reported the incident.... Read more of this article

Taxi Driver Jailed For Selling Crack

37-year-old taxi driver Hewvonnie Brown of St David’s was sent to jail for two and half years this morning [Mar.13] for drugs offences involving $13,000 worth of crack cocaine and over $52,000 of cash that was the proceeds of illegal drug transactions. After being tipped off, Police had stopped Brown in Hamilton on 21st March 2011. Police found the... Read more of this article

Suspended Sentence For Growing Cannabis

39-year-old David Cunningham of Knapton Close Smith’s Parish escaped an immediate custodial sentence for his offence of cultivating and possessing cannabis. Following submissions by Crown Prosecutor Nicole Smith and defence lawyer Charles Richardson, and after reading B.A.R.C and S.I.R. reports, Magistrate Khomisi Tokunbo sentenced Mr Cunningham to... Read more of this article

41-Yr-Old Man Arrested After Assault

After an altercation last night [Mar.12] which saw two men injured, a 41-year-old man was arrested, while another remains hospitalized. A police spokesperson said, “Around 7:55pm on Monday, March 12th police and first responders attended a reported assault with a bladed article at an Elliot Street, Pembroke residence. “The suspect and... Read more of this article

Man Pleads Guilty: Handling Stolen Goods

In Plea Court yesterday morning [Mar.12], 21-year-old Tristan Daniels of Hamilton Parish pleaded guilty to a charge of handling a Mac laptop computer that had been stolen during the course of an armed robbery involving American tourists last week in Southampton. Despite arguing that he had no knowledge that the laptop had been stolen, Daniels was remanded... Read more of this article

Category: Crime

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