Category: Crime
51-Yr-Old Man Arrested For DUI
A 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after he was “unable to negotiate” a round-a-bout, police said. At 3.15am on Sunday morning [Mar.11] the man was traveling along Trimingham Road on his motorcycle when he crashed into the round-a-bout at the junction, resulting in the motorcycle being extensively damaged, him... Read more of this article
Four Plead Guilty: $3.4 Million Drug Case
This morning [Mar.12] in Supreme Court, four of the “Carefree Five” plead guilty to drug charges minutes before their trial was due to start. Carlos Rogers, Shaun Johnson, Kinola Simons and Bilal Shakir all pleaded guilty to possessing or handling a controlled drug, however pleaded not guilty to conspiring to import a controlled drug. The... Read more of this article
Woman Charged After Traffic Collision
In Magistrates Court on Friday [Mar.9], 50-year-old Tracey Pitt faced six counts in the aftermath of a traffic collision that happened on 29th January 2012, and left two brothers in the Intensive Care Unit. Because the charges were ruled to be indictable, they can only be tried in the Supreme Court, and she was not required to enter a plea. Ms Pitt... Read more of this article
Robinson Convicted In St. Vincent
Bermudian Winston Robinson was convicted of two offences of money laundering in a St. Vincent court today [Mar.9]. Mr Robinson was on a sailboat — containing $1.7 million in hidden compartments — when it was intercepted entering St. Vincent in April 2008. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service learned today of the... Read more of this article
Woman Accosted, Bag Stolen
Last night a woman was accosted as she exited her car outside her Smith’s parish home, with the male suspect stealing her handbag. A police spokesperson said, “Around 11:30pm on Thursday, March 8th police responded to a reported handbag snatch on Broken Hill Lane in Smith’s parish. It appears that the victim, a 27 year old Smith’s parish... Read more of this article
Two Suspected Burglars Arrested
The police commended a member of the public who reported suspicious activity in their neighbourhood on Wednesday [Mar.7], resulting in two suspected burglars being arrested, and the suspected stolen property being recovered. At around 2:30pm yesterday police responded to the reported burglary at a Slippery Hill, St. George’s residence and arrested... Read more of this article
Man & Woman Appear On Drug Charges
In Magistrates Court this morning [Mar.8], 43-year old Anthony Lewis Davis of Schools Drive Devonshire was charged with two counts involving controlled drugs. Count one was that on 17th February 2012, he had cannabis in his possession and that he had this amount with the intent to supply. The second count was that on the same date, he had in his possession... Read more of this article
Rickai Dickinson Sentenced To 10 Years
[Updated] 27-year-old Rickai Dickinson was sentenced to 10 years in prison this morning [Mar.8], and must serve 5 before he can be considered for parole. Mr Dickinson admitted handling a firearm minutes before his trial was due to begin earlier this week. He had been charged with handling the gun in St George’s on June 5, 2011. A police statement... Read more of this article
Curtis Associate Admits Fraud Charges
A Montana man has admitted to bilking investors out of nearly $2 million in a scheme which involved Bermudian Andre Curtis [pictured], pleading guilty to multiple charges of conspiracy and fraud in US District Court yesterday [Mar.7]. Dan Two Feathers is one of three men charged by a US federal grand jury with running the complicated “Ponzi”... Read more of this article
Tribute Sheet For Jahmiko Leshore
A tribute sheet can be seen flying on Hermitage Road this week, only yards from where Jahmiko Leshore was fatally shot last year. On March 1st, 2011, 26-year-old Mr Leshore was leaving a residence in the Boundary Crescent area of Devonshire when he was shot multiple times, sustaining mortal wounds. His girlfriend was pregnant at the time, and gave... Read more of this article
Father: “38 Years Is Not Enough For A Life”
Convicted murderer Derek Spalding should have got more than 38 years, said the victim’s father Danny Crockwell this afternoon [Mar.7]. Mr Spalding was sentenced to life in prison today and must serve 38 years before he will be eligible for parole. Earlier this month Mr Spalding was found guilty of the murder of Shaki Crockwell, who was found... Read more of this article
Two Men Accost Teen, Steal Bike
Yesterday [Mar.6] a 16-year-old cycle rider was at the junction of Texas Road and St. Luke’s Lane, when two men on a motorcycle stole his bike. A police spokesperson said, “Around 2pm on Tuesday March 6th, police responded to a reported robbery on Texas Road in St. George’s. “It appears that a 16 year old male auxiliary cycle rider... Read more of this article
