Police search for missing Frenchman

Police are looking for a 54-year-old French national, who was last reported seen in August.

George Bossert is described as a white male, around 5ft 7in, with blue eyes and grey hair.

A Police spokesman said: “He is reportedly a well known chef and butcher, previously working at local restaurants.

“Mr. Bossert last resided at the Salvation Army Shelter, on Parsons Road, in Pembroke, and the Emergency Housing complex in St. David’s.”

Fuel prices to drop

Filling up at the pumps will now be cheaper, with drops in fuel prices for gasoline, diesel and kerosene.

The Ministry of Finance released the latest fuel prices yesterday.

As from Wednesday, the maximum retail price for a litre of gasoline will be 173.20 cents ($1.73) — a drop of 2.9 cents.

A litre of diesel will cost 155.90 cents ($1.56) — 2.3 cents less, while kerosene will retail at 129 cents ($1.29) per litre — a decrease of 1.3 cents.

Electronic items stolen from home

A home on Second Avenue in Pembroke was robbed of electronic items.

Two black HP laptop computers, two HTC cellular phones, a black Apple I-Pod, a watch and a quantity of cash were stolen from the home on Wednesday afternoon.

Police report that around 12.45 p.m. they received a report of a burglary with the complainant stating that sometime between 11 a.m. and noon that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into the home while it was unoccupied.

Inquiries are underway.

Man injured in crash

A 56-year-old Hamilton Parish man was injured after losing control of his cycle and colliding with a tree.

The man fractured his shoulder, scratched his leg and needed to be taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment. The motorcycle received front end damage.

Last night the man was said to be in satisfactory, yet stable condition in the hospital.

Police report the single vehicle collission happened around 9.25 p.m. on Wednesday on Parsons Road in Devonshire.

Inquiries into this incident are underway.