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Police have shut down suggestions that drugs were found on island beaches after a video was posted on social media.
A police spokeswoman said officers were sure the footage was not shot on the island.
She added: "The Bermuda Police Service is aware o...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have asked the public for help tracking down witnesses to an “altercation” in a west end restaurant.
A police spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service is aware of a video circulating on social media, showing an altercation which reportedly ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have renewed a call for witnesses to a fatal stabbing four years ago.
Jahkobi Smith was stabbed on the evening of July 29, 2017, after an altercation at the wake for Jahcari Francis at the West End Sailboat Club.
Police and EMTs rendered assis...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have said the daylight shooting of two men on Monday – including a senior – was believed to be linked to a rift within one of the island’s gangs.
Acting Assistant Police Commissioner Nicholas Pedro said yesterday morning that the community sho...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The daylight shooting on Court Street that resulted in two men being wounded bore all the hallmarks of a gang crime, the acting police commissioner said last night.
Darrin Simons said police were unsure whether yesterday’s shooting was linked to a s...
DATE: Aug 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are on the look out for a man who repeatedly stabbed a 56-year-old motorist in a fight following two collisions on Thursday.
A police spokesman said officers went to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital at 8pm on Thursday after they received repo...
DATE: Jul 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A crackdown on bad drivers by the Bermuda Police Service has resulted in 219 traffic tickets in a week.
Martin Weekes, the Assistant Commissioner of Police said: “With the advent of ‘Operation Vega’ the new Roads Policing Initiative launched one week...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 56-year-old man who suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a daylight attack at a ferry dock remained in intensive care last night.
Inspector Peter Stableford said the shooting, which happened at 7.30pm on Wednesday, had caused life threatening injuri...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 56-year-old man suffered serious injuries yesterday after he was shot several times in a daylight attack.
Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell said the victim was in a car at the dock at Darrell’s Wharf in Warwick and got out to stretch his legs just af...
DATE: Jun 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A raft-up highlighted on social media was broken up by the Bermuda Coastguard with participants potentially to appear before the courts.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said BPS were aware of video clips circulating showing a raft-up with “several...
DATE: Jun 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes