Prison officer charged with assault

A Prison officer appeared in court charged with attacking a Policewoman.

Wayman Leonette Cariah, 39, of Spice Hill Road, Warwick, denied unlawfully assaulting Melissa Iris in Pembroke on July 22.

The case was adjourned until November 30 and he was granted bail in the sum of $1,000.

Cops get new fingerprint machine

Suspected criminals will have their fingerprints taken electronically by the Police thanks to a new scanning system from the States. Bermuda Police Service has installed LIVESCAN devices at two stations, with a third due to be fitted with the equipment next spring.

Officers currently still use an ink pad, roller and paper to take fingerprints from suspects but the new method will be formally introduced in the next few weeks, once training is complete.

A spokesman said: "Once the fingerprints have been captured they are immediately electronically transmitted to the Bermuda Police Service's central fingerprint database, for comparison against possible outstanding crime scene marks.

"This new process will allow fingerprints to be compared and matched far easier and quicker than before, as well as confirming the identity of persons giving the fingerprint. In addition, it will save Police time in the actual taking of the fingerprints."

Attorney General Philip Perinchief approved the new system, which has been supplied by US company Crossmatch.

Woman accused of stealing from Capital G

A woman appeared in court on Friday charged with stealing almost $250,000.

Lisa Marie Dawson, 38, of Aubrey Road, Hamilton Parish, is accused of stealing $248,578.63 from Capital G Bank between September 27 and November 15, 2004.

As Senior Magistrate Archie Warner read out the charges, Dawson said: "I have nothing to say."

She was bailed to appear before the Supreme Court at the November 1 arraignments session.

Three cars damaged in fire

Three vehicles caught on fire early yesterday morning.

Police were called to a fire on Bakery Lane in Pembroke at 4.05 a.m. Officers found two cars and an auxiliary cycle were extensively damaged as a result of the fire.

The Bermuda Fire Service attended and extinguished the fire. There were no reported injuries. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time and an investigation into the incident is underway.

X-Box, tiles and windows stolen

Two Pembroke residences were broken into on Tuesday.

A thief stole an X-Box video game system from a home on Ingham's Vale. And jewellery was stolen from a Deepdale Road East home.

And a quantity of tiles and two aluminium windows were stolen from a St. George's construction site on Turkey Hill. Inquiries into these incident are underway.

Woman finds men burgling her house

A burglar making off from a West End home dropped a laptop he had stolen after its female owner shouted at him.

Police said the woman spotted two black men running from her home in George's Bay Lane, Sandys, as she drove into her yard on Monday afternoon.

"She shouted at the suspects and the man carrying the laptop dropped it before both men made good their escape on foot," said a spokesman, adding that nothing else was missing from her apartment.

One of the men was described as about 5 feet 8 inches tall and of medium build with dark brown skin and wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and a black scarf more than his head.

Later the same day, a Dell flat screen computer monitor was stolen from Prospect Pre-School in Devonshire. The break-in occurred between 1.30 p.m. on Sunday and 5 a.m. Monday.

Police are investigating both burglaries. Anyone with information should call them on 295-0011.

World Teachers Day tomorrow

Bermuda's teachers will be celebrated tomorrow on the steps of City Hall in Hamilton.

The Ministry of Education is marking World Teachers' Day with a ceremony at noon.

Education Minister Randy Horton will read a proclamation at the event and students will perform songs.

Nine burglaries over the weekend

Police received reports of nine burglaries and six stolen vehicles at the weekend.

Officers also logged 29 road traffic accidents, 14 of which resulted in injury. Two motorists were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving.