accidents reported on Longbird Bridge in St. George's.

Works Minister Alex Scott issued an appeal to road users to be cautious after the wet weather made the bridge slippery.

He said: "The morning rain made the bridge very slippery, so I am advising all motorists to proceed with caution when they cross the bridge in the rain.'' Police said one accident involved a Suzuki van which lost control on the south side of the bridge, and flipped on to its roof. The driver suffered only minor injuries.

The other incidents involved motorcycles on the bridge itself, according to the Minister.

He said because it had not rained for a while, when the storm came it brought oil in the tarmac to the surface -- making the conditions dangerous.

Engineers were out at the site yesterday, cleaning it up and removing any oil.

The road surface was replaced during the summer.

CEMENT MIXER STOLEN CRM Cement mixer stolen A woman reported the theft of a cement mixer from a Paget residence yesterday.

The complainant said the mixer, an electric model and mint green in colour, was discovered missing yesterday, although it may have been removed some time earlier.

In other Police news, a Pembroke woman reported that her residence had been entered sometime yesterday, and the culprit apparently made a search of her bedroom and removed a quantity of cash from one of her drawers.

Police attending the scene found evidence of forced entry.

Another Pembroke resident also claimed that his apartment was broken into yesterday.

The man said the culprit gained entry sometime during the day and removed a men's ring and bracelet from his kitchen, as well as a pack of cigarettes.

CASH BOX REMOVED CRM Cash box removed A Devonshire woman keeping a very large amount of cash at her residence returned home to find it missing.

She stated that the money was kept in a cash box while she was at work and that the house had been secured.

She returned home after 6 p.m. yesterday and found one of the doors to the residence unlocked.

As a result, she searched for the box and realised that it had been removed.

Police, who urged members of the public not to keep large amounts of cash in their residences, were following a number of leads in the case.

MAN STEAL TOWELS CTS Man steals towels A Pembroke man was fined $500 in Magistrates' Court yesterday after he admitted to stealing a box of paper towels to pay for drugs.

Antoine Raynor, 35, of Mount Hill Road, admitted stealing the item after he went into the Shopping Centre warehouse, on Victoria Street on September 30.

Crown counsel Larry Mussenden described how Raynor had asked an employee for an empty box, discreetly switched it with a full box, and escaped.

He immediately sold the paper towels for $30 with which he paid for drugs.

Raynor returned to the store later that night, intending to steal more goods, but was spotted on a security camera, detained by staff and arrested.

Magistrate Archibald Warner fined Raynor $500.

CAR COLLIDES WITH CYCLE AC Car collides with cycle Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident which occurred on Monday around 3.15 p.m. on Reid Street in front of Gibbons Company.

A car pulling out of a parking bay was in collision with a silver Trek pedal cycle travelling down Reid Street.

Officers are particularly keen to contact a woman known only as Joy who is understood to have witnessed the accident.

Joy, and any other witnesses, are asked to contact Sgt. Robin Sherwood at 299-4539.

TOOLS THEFT PROBED CRM Tools theft probed Police are searching for a green and black Makita electrical jackhammer, two electric grinders/sanders of the same make and a couple of tins of body filler stolen from the Cable Depot on Freeport Road, Sandys Parish.