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People were warned yesterday to be on their guard against dishonest visa expediter service companies.
The United States Consulate said fraudsters had falsely claimed fees from uninformed customers. A spokeswoman said: “Individuals who use third parti...
DATE: Jan 08, 2020
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Crime
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News Staff
Two boys aged 14 and 15 were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motorcycle on New Year’s Eve.
Police said the 15-year-old was riding a motorcycle and the younger boy was his passenger on Front Street at 11.45pm.
Police stopped the pair, who were wea...
DATE: Jan 04, 2020
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Crime
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News Staff
Social-media video clips of the gun murder of a man a year ago have been condemned by police.
A spokesman said the two videos of the incident where Ronniko Burchall, who was 30, was shot as he got on his motorcycle at St David’s County Cricket Club o...
DATE: Dec 30, 2019
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Crime
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News Staff
Eight road users were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving over the weekend, police said yesterday.
The arrests came after police set up roadside breath-test checkpoints in seven parishes from Friday until Sunday.
A police spokesman said: “Membe...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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Crime
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News Staff
A police officer was arrested yesterday on a charge of corruption, the Commissioner of Police said.
Stephen Corbishley said the arrest came after an allegation of a “serious criminal matter”.
He added that the officer was being interviewed and would ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2019
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Crime
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News Staff
Police have tracked down a man who was wanted in connection with an investigation.
Officers thanked the public for their help finding Chet Wilmot, 57.
A spokesman said: “Mr Wilmot, a person of interest in an ongoing investigation, has made contact wi...
DATE: Dec 10, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police yesterday warned that people who fall for a “mystery shopper” scam could face jail or huge fines.
A spokesman said fraudsters had been duping members of the public through a scheme to launder dirty money.
He added: “The Bermuda Police Service ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A 71-year-old man arrested in connection with the theft of a smartphone has been released on police bail.
Police said the Criminal Investigation Department is continuing to probe the incident, in which the item was said to be taken from a motorcycle ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of damaging a pay phone.
Police said they spotted the man acting suspiciously near the junction of Cedar Avenue and Victoria Street in Hamilton last night, at about 10.50pm.
They discovered the phone was da...
DATE: Nov 27, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A 71-year-old man was arrested in connection with the theft of a smartphone from a motorcycle storage box.
Police said the suspect was spotted on CCTV removing an item from the box when it was parked on Front Street, near Burnaby Street, at about 12....
DATE: Nov 27, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff