Handbag snatcher escapes tourist
South Shore Road, Warwick, early yesterday.
But the thief escaped with the bag containing $250 and credit cards.
He was described as slimly built, and wearing a black T-shirt and blue crash helmet.
The woman suffered a bruised thumb and slight scratches in the incident, which occurred at around 12.30 a.m.
DAYLIGHT BURGLARS ESCAPE WITH $950 CRM Daylight burlars escape with a$950 Sneak intruders escaped with $950 after striking at three properties while the owners were out.
Now Police have urged people to keep an eye on their neighbours' homes.
In the latest break-ins, $520 was taken from a home in Cut Road, St. George's, and $430 from a property in Clarendon Lane, Smith's Parish.
Nothing was believed stolen from a property in Ord Road, Paget.
The incidents occurred between 7 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. on Thursday.
PROWLER SCARED OFF DOCK HILL CRM Prowler scared off Dock Hill A prowler was scared off after being spotted outside a woman's bathroom window at her home in Dock Hill, Devonshire, early yesterday morning.
Police were also called out yesterday after a man was reported prowling outside a home in Random Lane, Warwick. When they arrived, however, he had disappeared.
IMPAIRED DRIVER CTS Impaired driver A 32-year-old man was disqualified from all vehicles for 12 months and fined $400 after admitting on Thursday to driving while impaired.
Roger A. Henderson was stopped by police on Mangrove Bay Road after he was seen swaying on his bike on April 18.
Insp. Duffy, prosecuting, told Magistrates' Court that when stopped Henderson's eyes were glazed, his breath smelled of alcohol and his speech was slurred.
FIREFIGHTERS PUT OUT PRISON FIRE FIR Firefighters put out prison fire Fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire which broke out at Casemates prison close to midnight on Thursday.
A fire spokesman yesterday said 11 firemen and three appliances rushed to the Prison Officers club after receiving a report about a structural fire. They later learned the fire was at Casemates.
Information on the exact location and size of the fire and cost of damage was not available last night. But the spokesman said damage was confined to the prison lounge.
Firemen also responded to a fire at the Yankee Store yesterday. At 12.53 a.m.
four appliances and 12 personnel stopped a fire confined to the main fuse panel.