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A 54-year-old Devonshire man has been arrested in connection with a counterfeit US $50 note tendered at the RUBiS Causeway Service Station on Tuesday evening, according to police.
A spokesman advised residents to look out for fake bills bearing the s...
DATE: Sep 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two men are in custody after police stopped a car containing a gun, ammunition and a controlled drug.
Describing it as “proactive policing”, a spokesman said that officers following a “specific investigation” had cause to stop the vehicle in the area...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A group of people hurled bottles and other objects at passing vehicles in the West End this evening.
Police cars were among those targeted in the incident near the Rubis gas station in Boaz Island, Sandys, at about 9.45pm.
Bermuda Police Service spok...
DATE: Aug 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shots were fired early today in the area of Khyber Pass, Warwick, with no injuries reported, a police spokesman said.
Officers responded to gunshots at around 4.45am, and found evidence confirming that a firearm had been discharged.
An investigation ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Taxi drivers arming themselves against would-be assailants would be a step too far, transport minister Senator Michael Fahy said — but other safety measures could be up for discussion.
Mr Fahy spoke in the wake of hard-hitting remarks from a cabbie i...
DATE: Apr 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Taxi drivers are “under siege”, according to a senior driver stabbed on his own property during a spate of robberies.
The St David’s resident, who asked not to be named, is on the mend, but voiced outrage at the attack on the night of April 9.
“Taxi ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Sweeping fraud has been alleged against Stemedica, a stem cell medical research company courted for Bermuda by former premier Ewart Brown.
Meanwhile, the company, which dismissed the accusation as “completely false, without merit, baseless and withou...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
East End residents were warned to expect bus delays yesterday morning after ten vehicles had to be taken off the roads due to damage in thefts at the St George’s depot.
Police announced yesterday that the facility on Old Military Road had been target...
DATE: Apr 10, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Many are sceptical that a new cannabis caution policy will avert convictions, under the belief that police have long held the power of discretion for minor drug offences.
Others at last night’s meeting on the decriminalisation of marijuana, hosted at...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police from the Organised and Economic Crime Department descended on two medical businesses run by Ewart Brown, the former Premier, over the weekend.
Both the Brown-Darrell Clinic in Smith’s and Bermuda HealthCare Services in Paget were targeted in a...
DATE: Feb 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell