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Criminals may be placing fishing line across roads in an attempt to cause motorists to crash, making them easy targets to rob.
Police have confirmed two incidents at the weekend where motorists were disabled after getting caught up in lines.
And whil...
DATE: Mar 19, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have reported a surge in daytime burglaries across several parishes, with brazen thieves targeting homes that contain jewellery and electronic items.
Police say the increase in break-ins have been noticeable in Pembroke, Paget, Warwick and Ham...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Latest statistics that show a drop in major crimes are “encouraging and moving in the right direction”, according to Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley.
Figures released last week show that crime rates fell in 2013, with decreases in offences suc...
DATE: Feb 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley has praised police for their handling of a siege that ended peacefully after five hours on Wednesday afternoon.
Armed police were rushed to a home on Rocklands View in Warwick just after 11am following reports o...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A 34-year-old Pembroke man arrested in connection with a hammer attack on Wednesday has been released on bail.
A police spokesman yesterday confirmed that the man had been released “pending further inquiries”. The spokesman also urged witnesses or an...
DATE: Oct 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A teenager attacked on The Glebe Road, Pembroke, last night was in the area “to participate in antisocial behaviour”, according to police.
And a 34-year-old male from Pembroke has now been taken into custody by detectives investigating the matter.
Th...
DATE: Oct 24, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The One Bermuda Alliance has hit back at suggestions that Government does not deserve any credit for a drop in crime figures, accusing the Opposition of “pit bull” political tactics.
The governing party’s chairman spoke out following news last week t...
DATE: Jul 22, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Daring thieves are believed to have made off with a 17-foot boat which was snatched from its mooring in Mill Creek, Pembroke in the past week.
The white Boston Whaler, which has a white Bimini top and a grey Yamaha engine named Theta — registration n...
DATE: Jul 02, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have confirmed that a gun was fired in Sandys on Tuesday night, although no one is believed to have been injured in the incident.
A spokesman said that officers responded to reports of gunshots being heard in the Valley Lane area of Sandys at ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Attempts by prosecutors to have a murder suspect extradited from the UK back to Bermuda have been thwarted.
Patrick Stamp, 28, from St George’s, was wanted by police in connection with the shooting of Malcolm Augustus in the early hours of December 2...
DATE: Jun 07, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
