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Weekend Arrests: 6 For DUI, 12 For Warrants
Over the past weekend [Jan 17/18] police officers arrested six people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. A police spokesperson said, “Officers also arrested 12 people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island.” Related... Read more of this article
Court: Man Disqualified From Driving Until 2018
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 19], a 24-year-old man pleading guilty to driving with excess alcohol in his blood and speeding at 79kph. Donahue Sousa was disqualified from driving all vehicles until 2018 and fined a total $2,400 for those two offences. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo fined Mr Sousa $400 for the speeding offence and, because... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 1 For DUI, 17 For Warrants
Over the past weekend [Jan 10/11] police officers arrested one person on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. “Officers also arrested 17 people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island,” a police spokesperson... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 4 For DUI, 12 For Warrants
Over the past weekend [Jan 3/4] police officers arrested four people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. A police spokesperson said, “Officers also arrested 12 people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island.” Related... Read more of this article
Drunk Driver Tells Court: “I Really Need Help”
Having plead guilty to drunk driving in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 23], 58-year-old David O’Brien was disqualified from driving for three years, and bailed to re-appear next month to complete sentencing. Prosecution evidence was that on the evening of 19th December 2014, a police officer had noticed Mr O’Brien’s car on Kindley Field Road... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 5 For DUI, 21 For Warrants
Over the past weekend [Dec 13/14] police officers arrested five people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. A police spokesperson said, “Officers also arrested 21 people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island.” Related... Read more of this article
Disqualified Man Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 4], Jamal Simmons, 35, plead guilty to driving whilst the amount of alcohol in his system exceeded the legal limit and driving whilst disqualified. Both offences occurred on 15th November 2014 after the car that Mr Simmons had been driving was involved in a single vehicle accident on North Shore Road... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 4 For DUI, 5 For Warrants
Over the past weekend [Nov 29/30] police officers arrested four people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. A police spokesperson said, “Officers also arrested five people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the... Read more of this article
33 Year Old Disqualified From Driving Until 2019
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Nov 28], 33-year-old Kevin Mendonca was fined $2,500 and disqualified from driving until 2019,. Initially Mr Mendonca, a resident of Warwick, plead guilty to the first charge of driving whilst impaired on 14 November 2014. The Magistrate advised him that perhaps he should listen to the second charge, as the... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 3 For DUI, 14 For Warrants
Over the past weekend [Nov 15/16] police officers arrested three people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. A police spokesperson said, “Officers also arrested 14 people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island.” Related... Read more of this article
BRSC To Mark Bermuda Road Safety Week
During November 17 – 23, the Bermuda Road Safety Council [BRSC] will be celebrating Road Safety Week 2014 to coincide with National Road Safety Week in the UK. The focus of the week is to promote road safety through education, information and fun. A spokesperson said, “The focus of the BRSC is education – to ensure that our community is informed... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 2 For DUI, 9 For Warrants
Over the past weekend [Nov 8/9] police officers arrested two people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. A police spokesperson said, “Officers also arrested nine people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island.” Related... Read more of this article
