Homless man jailed for one year after targetting the Royal Gazette

The 41-year-old homeless man who swore at a magistrate when he was remanded in custody for two weeks after denying stealing a newspaper and smashing a window has been imprisoned for one year.

Kevin Dillas had nothing to say yesterday during sentencing for stealing a Royal Gazette newspaper on April 5, throwing a bottle through the window of The Royal Gazette Stationary Store and threatening behaviour.

Dillas was spotted shortly after 2 a.m. by a taxi driver taking the newspaper from outside of the Washington Mall in Hamilton.

The driver saw Dillas again near the Stationary Store, when he approached his cab, swinging a bottle at the driver and demanding money.

Police found Dillas, who by then had thrown the bottle through the Stationary Store window, arrested him and charged him with theft, damaging property and the use of offensive language.

Later that morning Dillas swore at Acting Senior Magistrate Carlisle Greaves, adding: "A man of my character - why would I steal a 75 cent newspaper."

Curacao man remanded in Westgate

A man who was caught with over a kilo of cocaine was held on remand today in Magistrates' Court.

Raymond Conceptione, 25, of Curacao in the Caribbean became sick on a flight travelling from Puerto Rico to New York on March 29.

The plane stopped in Bermuda because Conceptione was ill. He was transported to King Edward Memorial Hospital where it was found that he had swallowed drugs 1243 grams of cocaine. Acting Senior Magistrate Carlisle Greaves remanded Conceptione in custody pending a preliminary inquiry until May 3.

Final End-to-End practice walk

End-to-end walkers are invited to a practice session starting at the City Hall at 7 a.m. on Sunday.

The main event, on May 4, will raise money for Project Action, the Bermuda Autism Support and Education Society, Youth Net and Open Airways.

This year's End-to-End is also open to cyclists and kayakers.

Pledge forms are available at all branches of the Bank of Bermda, BTC Mobility counters, Sportseller, Sports Locker and all Esso Tigermarkets.

Further information can be got by calling the End-to-End hotline on 292 6992.