Man injured in bus accident

A pedestrian was struck by a bus near the junction of Victoria Street and Cedar Avenue yesterday morning.

The victim, a 67-year-old St. George's man, was taken by ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

His injuries are not thought to be serious. No one on the bus was hurt.

Two men standing nearby at the time of the accident reported hearing a loud impact.

One said: "I was standing here talking, I heard two bangs, I looked around and saw he was under the bus, and it looked like the bus rolled over his legs. He must have either been trying to get across or he slipped. I saw the bus driver lady was in a very bad way, holding herself."

A woman who said she worked next to the junction called it dangerous: "It's a sharp turn and busses can swing around the corner quite fast."

Two west end homes burglarised

Two West End homes were broken into earlier this week.

A Palm Valley, Southampton residence was burgled while unoccupied between 11am and 6pm on Monday, and a quantity of cash taken.

Thieves also entered a Wreck Road, Sandys home on Tuesday between 11am and 6pm. A laptop computer was stolen.

Inquiries into both incidents are underway.

Police station? 'That's the last place I'd be going' man tells court

A 32-year-old St. George's man yesterday pleaded guilty in Magistrate's Court to using offensive words toward police.

Crown prosecutor Takiyah Burgess said that at 11.35pm on November 12, uniformed officers noticed a man entering Hamilton Police Station.

Approached by the officers, Taiheed Talbot said: "I'm going to get all you n*ggers" and "I'll speak in slow motion: I don't like police."

The officers cautioned Talbot about his behaviour and advised him to leave.

He said: "F*ck you, I'm going to f*ck you up."

The Lily Park Lane resident was escorted into the Parliament Street station but continued to use offensive language.

Asked yesterday by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner if he was already on probation, Talbot answered yes.

Mr Warner said: "And you still go into a police station and behave in this way?"

Talbot answered that he was intoxicated and had been irritated with the police always dealing with him the wrong way.

He said: "I don't see myself going into the police station. That's the last place I'd be going. I think I was going to Front Street to get a taxi."

Mr Warner said: "You say you were drunk and started cursing police. I find this jurisdiction very sophisticated. I think there are very few places in the world you can walk into a police station, do this and walk back out."

Noting that police had been dealing with Talbot since 1994, Mr Warner began to list offences, at which Talbot protested: "You're calling away my past. I have a bad reputation with police, I know that."

Mr Warner said that in light of Talbot's previous convictions and the fact that he was on probation, he would impose a $500 fine.

Because Talbot had missed previous court and probation appointments, Mr Warner ordered him to spend the night in custody so court services could speak with him.