Man fined for hitting female police officerA 21-year-old who hit a female officer in the chest during a drunk night out was fined $800 when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court.Travone Saltus admitted assaulting an officer at Snorkel Park last week.According to his lawyer Saul Dismont, Saltus “was extremely drunk that evening and is very apologetic about what happened, but is not completely aware of what occurred”.The court heard officers in full uniform were on duty in Dockyard when they saw Saltus standing near the bar at the popular night spot. Prosecutor Cindy Clarke said Saltus tried to get away from police and a large hostile crowd seemed to be encouraging him to resist.Saltus began flailing his arms and kicking his legs and hit a female officer several times in her chest with his feet.Mr Dismont asked Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner for leniency. He said Saltus was a “very important member of his household” and depended upon to help support his sister’s children as well as his own. “This is extraordinary behaviour and out of character for him,” said Mr Dismont. “He is responsible and very respectful, particularly to female members of the family and he is also there to assist in times of need.”Saltus said: “I would like to say sorry to the court but at the time of the arrest I was out celebrating my first cousin’s birthday. I was not in the right state of mind.“I didn’t even know what happened. That is not even me. I would like to be free because I have bills to pay and my girlfriend is pregnant. I have a lot of responsibilities right now and do not want to be locked up. You can even give me a curfew.”Before sentencing Saltus, Mr Warner said he needed to remember police had a job to do.“They came to you and wanted to talk to you in connection with whatever other matter and you started to act up.”He said luckily the female officer was not seriously injured and ordered him to pay the fine before July 30.One injured in jet ski accidentA 20-year-old was treated and released from King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after a jet ski accident on Sunday.Two jet skis were in collision near Shelly Bay around 6.40pm. The accident left a Hamilton Parish man with a “minor leg injury” .A Police spokesman said: “He managed to ride his jet ski ashore where medical assistance was summoned. He was treated at the scene by EMTs before being taken to KEMH via ambulance.“He was treated and released later that evening. The jet ski the Hamilton Parish man was riding received minor damage.”Bermuda ambassadors to be heard on US radioInterviews with local ambassadors are to be aired in the US, giving radio listeners “an authentic glimpse of Bermuda”.As part of Tourism’s campaign targeting the Island’s core US markets, a crew from CBS Radio visited to conduct interviews from June 27 to 29.The interviews, with more than a dozen Bermudians, are to be showcased on affiliate radio stations in New York, Boston, Washington, DC and Philadelphia. CBS will also create a ‘Meet the Bermudians’ micro-website, where each ambassador gets a featured profile.Teen arrested following handbag snatchA teenager was arrested following a suspected handbag snatching in Pembroke.Officers responded to the reported robbery on Woodbourne Avenue around 2.30am on Sunday. A Police spokesman said two women were walking when a group approached them and the purse was snatched.A 19-year-old woman was arrested a short time later but the rest of the group, believed to be three or four men, were able to escape.Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Hamilton Criminal Investigation Unit on 295-0011.Four Bermuda students now in IndiaFour students are taking advantage of educational opportunities in India. Amaury Symonds and Noreco Burgess are now in Bangalore on a 12-week certificate course in networking.Charles Butterfield and Jayson Jackson are to study film production and acting respectively, in Mumbai.The students are pursuing their various courses through training and scholarship initiatives supported by the Department of Labour and Training and the National Training Board (NTB), Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Kim Wilson told the Senate.Three other students have also been placed in international programmes with the assistance of the NTB, Sen Wilson said.Denzel Todd and Sherrick Darrell have enrolled in the five-month Maritime Cadet Programme at Holland College in Prince Edward Island, Canada.Sen Wilson added: “Meanwhile, Mr Vernon Harrison, who has also been supported by the National Training Board, has successfully completed his course work [at Holland College] and is currently engaged in his sea time training in order to complete his course work.”Crash driver was three times above drinks limitA driver was banned from the road after a breath test revealed his blood alcohol level was more than triple the legal limit.Dionte Pitt, 28, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to having care and control of a vehicle while impaired, and driving without a valid drivers’ licence.Crown counsel Cindy Clarke said police responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision on Harrington Sound Road in Smith’s on June 24. Ms Clarke said Pitt identified himself as the driver of a heavily damaged car. The officers noticed his words were slurred and Pitt appeared unsteady on his feet.He initially said he had not been drinking but later conceded he had two Guinness. Pitt was arrested and taken to Hamilton Police Station where he agreed to a breath test. The lowest reading showed 281mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood three-and-a-half times the legal limit of 80mg.Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner fined Pitt $100 for driving without a valid licence, and $1,000 for having care and control while impaired. Pitt was also banned from driving all vehicles for 12 months.Teen given conditional discharge for behaviourAn 18-year-old student was given a conditional discharge for being unruly on a public bus.Warren Bean, of Southampton, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to violently resisting arrest and using offensive words.The court heard that a group of youths who were smoking and swearing on a bus were ejected at Crow Lane on July 1.Bean used offensive language at police and the driver, waving his arms aggressively and slapping an officer’s hand away.Noting that Bean was a recent graduate of CedarBridge, Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner asked if he had been taught civics, to which Bean said: “I didn’t take that class.”Mr Warner discharged him, with a warning to keep out of trouble.Mail service to Canada resumesMail delivery between Canada and Bermuda has resumed.Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Kim Wilson said the Bermuda Post Office is now working to clear a backlog of mail caused by recent strike action by Canadian postal workers.Said Senator Wilson: “All mail that was held in Bermuda as a result of the recent strike has now been forwarded to Canada for delivery.Mail delivery between Bermuda and Canada was suspended last month as a result of the strike action.