Pedestrian has his 'murse' snatched

A 38-year-old Pembroke man told Police his handbag was snatched by two men riding a motorbike.

The man told Police that on Monday night he was standing at the entrance to the parking lot at the junction of Front Street and King Street, in Hamilton, when men on a motorcycle rode past. The passenger grabbed his Kenneth Cole soft leather case ¿ often called a murse, short for man purse ¿ and dragged him to the ground.

The suspects rode west along Front Street.

The man sustained minor abrasions to his right hand, right elbow and soreness to his right wrist. The main suspect, the passenger on the bike, is described as a dark skinned male of medium build, wearing a dark coloured full face helmet and a red waist length jacket which may have had white stripes on it.

The other suspect, the rider, is described as a dark skinned male wearing a dark coloured open face helmet, blue or black clothing with a white shirt underneath. Police are appealing for any witnesses to this incident or anyone with any information to contact the Hamilton Criminal Investigation Unit on 295-0011.

Tourist had cannabis

Henry Hilman, 59, an American tourist, was fined $2,000 yesterday in Magistrates' Court for possession of cannabis.

The court heard from Crown counsel Paula Tyndale that on Friday at the L.F. Wade International Airport during a Customs search, Hilman dropped an object to the floor and tried to conceal it with his foot. The object was retrieved and found to be three homemade cigarettes containing cannabis.

The two-time visitor confessed saying: "Yes it's mine. It's only weed."

He was found to have 2.46 grams of cannabis with a street value of $125.00. Hilman told Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner: "(That was) pretty stupid."

Cash, gold taken in burglary

A man's watch and cash was stolen from a Devonshire residence on Monday.

Around 7 p.m. that day, Police attended a reported burglary on Devon Springs Road. A woman told Police someone entered her apartment during the work day.

Around the same time, Police attended another reported burglary in Southampton.

When the officers arrived at the Fork Lane residence they were informed a quantity of cash and a gold pendant were taken.

Suspended sentence for trespassing

Jacqueline Dillas, 43, of Riviera Estate, pleaded guilty to trespassing in Magistrates' Court yesterday.

The court heard from Crown counsel Paula Tyndale that on February 5, Herman Anderson called Police to his St. Mary's Road, Warwick residence.

Mr. Anderson stated that he caught Dillas after she had broke into his home and was sitting in a room with an unnamed man.

Dillas told Police that she was there to perform sexual acts for pay. Dillas has had numerous previous convictions and has served prison time for dishonesty offences and breaking and entering. Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner asked her if she had anything to say. "I'm sorry," said Dillas. She was given a three-month sentence, suspended for six months.

Woman admits using offensive words

A 21 year-old woman appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday for using offensive words.

O'Keisha Clarke pleaded guilty but told the court that she was not using offensive words to the officer but she was talking to a family member on her cellular phone. She also stated the officer informed her that the only reason he was giving her a ticket was because she did not give him her boyfriend's address.

The court heard from Crown counsel Maria Sofianos that on November 4, motorcycle officers on duty, pulled Clarke over for speeding at 69 kph when Clarke belted: "I'm late for work."

Checks found the cycle belonged to Clarke and not her boyfriend and her real identity.

She said her name was Keisha Smith. Clarke then became loud shouting: "F**king warrants, F***king warrants, they're going to arrest me for warrants."

She was fined $500 for using offensive words and $400 for failing the court of justice.