Category: Crime
Inspectorate Report On Bermuda Police
[Updated] The Final Report prepared by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary [HMIC] following an inspection of the Bermuda Police Service undertaken in June 2011 was released today [Mar.1] HMIC has a legal responsibility to independently assess police forces and police activity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the public interest, and... Read more of this article
16-Year-Old Pleads Guilty To DUI
In Plea Court yesterday [Feb.29], two school students faced traffic offences including a 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to riding whilst impaired, admitting he had been drinking “Chivas and shots.” A 15-year-old female student was facing a charge of riding whilst disqualified. However, because she was under sixteen, it was ruled that she had to... Read more of this article
Court: Man Stripped To Boxer Shorts
On 29th November 2011, on Court Street, after shouting at passing police officers, 26-year-old Ahijah Dill began stripping off his jacket, shirt, trousers ending up with only his boxer shorts still on. Police arrested him and charged him with being improperly dressed in a public place and with disorderly behavior and disturbing the public. The DPP prosecutor... Read more of this article
Police Update: Mission Lane Shooting
The police released a further statement about this morning’s [Feb.29] shooting, saying they believe the shooting victim was targeted by the gunman. The incident occurred just before 1am outside a house on Mission Lane in Pembroke. The 23 year old male was shot in his lower back, and was taken to the hospital via private car where he subsequently... Read more of this article
Four Men Charged: Stolen Credit Card
Yesterday [Feb.28] four young men Denzil Chase [18], Ryan Richardson [21], DeJuan Simons [23], and Eugene Bassett [23]; were charged with a variety of offences involving the theft and use of credit cards belonging to an American tourist, the handling of the cards, and obtaining goods by deception. Bassett was unrepresented. Simons was represented by... Read more of this article
23-Year-Old Man Injured In Shooting
[Updated with video] At approximately 2am this morning [Feb.29] police had a strong presence in the North Shore and Bandroom Lane areas after what we unofficially understand was a shooting which saw one man injured. Unofficial reports from area residents suggest that a social gathering may have been happening in the vicinity at the time of the shooting,... Read more of this article
Sexual Assault: Two Men Charged
Two men, one 21 and the other 22, were remanded into custody this morning [Feb.28] after pleading not guilty to charges involving the sexual assault and deprivation of liberty of a girl between the ages of 14 – 16. The younger man was charged with sexual assault and with deprivation of liberty with the charges stemming from incidents said to have... Read more of this article
45-Year-Old Man Arrested For DUI
“Around 1:15am on Saturday February 25th, police conducting speed checks along Middle Road, Southampton noticed a motorcycle driving erratically,” a police spokesperson said. “Officers stopped the motorcycle a short time later near the junction of Middle Road and South Road and approached the rider, a 45 year old Paget man, who appeared... Read more of this article
Repeat Offender Jailed: Stealing Liquor
64-year-old habitual offender Sinclair Lewis Fox was this morning [Feb.27] sent to prison for three months after pleading guilty to two counts of trespassing and stealing liquor and wine to a total value of $250. Mr Fox was said to be unemployed and of no fixed abode, and also to have burgled his own lawyer’s office previously. The Prosecutor... Read more of this article
Man Jailed: Swallowing Drug Pellets
20-year-old Zeco Stovell of Middletown Lane Pembroke started a fifteen month prison sentence this morning [Feb.27] after he pleaded guilty and was convicted of two counts; importing and possessing with intent to supply. Mr Stovell had swallowed two pellets before boarding an aircraft to return to Bermuda from a trip to the USA. The Prosecutor told Senior... Read more of this article
Video: Attorney General On Initiatives
Attorney General and Justice Minister Kim Wilson spoke at Friday’s [Feb.24] post-budget press conference., saying one of her Ministry’s initiatives includes introduction of a co-pay system for inmates receiving medical attention. Minister Wilson also said the Substance Abuse Co-Ed facility in Dockyard will be completed in September 2012,... Read more of this article
Police To ‘Increase Operations’
The Police said the gun incident last night [Feb.23] outside Hamilton Police Station “might be gang-related,” and “the potential for a reprisal attack cannot be discounted.” In response, the police will increase operations island-wide this weekend, with road checks at various locations. At around 5.30pm last night the pillion... Read more of this article
