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Police have marked the third anniversary of a gun murder with a fresh appeal for information.
Jason Mello, 25, was shot several times on Band Room Lane, Pembroke, at about 7.35pm on August 19, 2016 and died of his wounds at the King Edward VII Memori...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents were warned to beware of telephone and internet scams after a reported incident this afternoon.
Police said they were advised of calls that appeared to be from a telephone number in Chad which disconnected after two rings.
Phoning back the ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man was in custody last night after he allegedly caused a disturbance on a flight from England, which had to be diverted to Bermuda.
A police spokesman explained: “It appears that a TUI Airways flight en route from Manchester, UK, diverted to LF Wa...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A St George’s jewellers was burgled yesterday — the third time the premises have been hit in three months.
Police said that two men broke in to the Vera P. Card store on Water Street, at about 3.45am and stole jewellery.
The burglary is the latest in...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man who was imprisoned for serious sexual assault after his attempt to rape a woman was foiled by passers-by is to be freed next week.
Junius Carman Caines will be released from Westgate Correctional Facility on Monday.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Mini...
DATE: Jun 19, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three women, including an 81-year-old, thwarted a robbery when an armed man targeted a liquor store in Hamilton Parish.
Police said the suspect went into Howzat on North Shore Road at about 8.40am on Sunday “brandishing an unknown object covered by a...
DATE: Jun 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A 13-year-old boy was punched by an armed robber who also attacked his mother and stole her bag yesterday.
Police said the pair were exploring Blue Hole Hill Park in Hamilton Parish and left a paved path to take a dirt trail, which led to a cave entr...
DATE: Jun 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An investigation was launched after a minibus used by the Happy Valley Child Care Centre in Pembroke was damaged by fire.
The incident was reported to police and firefighters at about 10am on Sunday, but it was thought to have happened at about 3.30a...
DATE: Jun 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman needed hospital treatment after she was attacked and robbed by a man on a motorbike.
The 44-year-old was walking on Woodlands Road in Pembroke when she was approached by the stranger near the junction with Canal Road.
Police said the rider gr...
DATE: May 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A sports club is to be shut by police for the second time in three months after two men were injured in separate incidents last weekend.
Southampton Rangers Sports Club was ordered to close for 24 hours from midnight tonight.
Acting Assistant Commiss...
DATE: Apr 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter