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A social media feud between would-be gangsters in Britain led to the murder of Lyrico Steede, a 17-year-old Bermudian student fatally stabbed last year in Nottingham.
Nottingham Police traced the killing on the night of February 13 to a squabble over...
DATE: Jan 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Steps to quell gang violence in Bermuda were detailed this evening by Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security.
Mr Caines appeared on ZBM to highlight “milestones and key initiatives” this year, and said that the island was “heading in the rig...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “walkabout” through locations troubled by gang violence is planned for this week by Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police.
Mr Corbishley said he organised the visit in tandem with Gina Spence, a community activist, after the two met last w...
DATE: Jan 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An activist delivered a stark message to police on how to beat gang crime yesterday.
Gina Spence, the founder of community arts organisation Gina Spence Productions, said hand-wringing had to be replaced with action.
She added: “I have been around fo...
DATE: Jan 04, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 70-year-old woman died yesterday at Vesey Street, Devonshire after being trapped under a car in a crash shortly after noon.
The woman, who will not be identified until next of kin have been contacted, was extricated by police and fire services, but...
DATE: Dec 27, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shots were fired outside a house in Pembroke on Sunday night, police said yesterday.
The incident in Happy Valley Lane was the fourth of its kind in a month inside a small radius in the central parishes.
The latest firearms incident, which police sai...
DATE: Oct 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 40-year-old Bermudian man has been arrested in Miami for an alleged attempt to smuggle 295 grams of cocaine to Bermuda stuffed down his pants.
The Southern Florida District Court said Micah Jimenez, 40, was stopped in Miami International Airport on...
DATE: Sep 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An elderly female driver threatened by an extortionist dubbed “the motorcycle bandit” said yesterday that she had faced down the con artist.
Christine Farrington, 86, was targeted by the man, who demanded money after he claimed she had hit his bike t...
DATE: Sep 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police have launched a hunt for a motorcycle fraudster who demanded cash from car drivers after he claimed they hit his bike.
A police spokesman said the man, said to be in his fifties, has confronted several drivers and said they had hit his bike an...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 20-year-old man was stabbed last night in the area of Ord Road, according to police.
A spokesman said the man, believed to be from Warwick, was in stable condition on a general ward at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, recovering from non life-thr...
DATE: Sep 07, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell