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Legislation to ban “revenge porn” was yesterday approved unanimously by Senators.
They said the Criminal Code Amendment (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Act 2021 was a much needed tool to combat the weaponisation of intimate photographs an...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Laws to criminalise revenge porn received widespread support in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The Criminal Code Amendment (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Act 2021 was approved with the unanimous support of the Government and the Op...
DATE: Mar 27, 2021
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton will crack down on those who misuse disabled parking spaces, it was announced yesterday.
Those who park in one of the 73 designated disabled parking bays in the city without a disabled parking permit could face a $75 penalty.
Dwa...
DATE: Mar 27, 2021
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have called on the public to help find two people involved in a hit-and-run collision that left two men injured.
A police spokesman said that at about 9.25pm on Wednesday night, two motorcycles collided near the junction of Palmetto Road and R...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Efforts will be made to increase the number of police officers this year, the Senate heard yesterday.
Curtis Richardson, the Junior Minister of Health, Transport and National Security, said that while the Bermuda Police Service numbers had fallen, a ...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An operation by armed police today led to the arrest of two men.
The men, one armed with a knife, were arrested on North Shore Road near Black Watch Pass in Pembroke after they attempted to escape police on a stolen motorcycle.
Residents said they sa...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police today warned the public about counterfeit bills after a fake US $100 bill was passed at a gas station.
A police spokesman said a fake note with was used to make a payment at the Rubis Van Buren Marine Service Station on North Shore Road in Fla...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Commissioner of Police has condemned a party in a public park later broken up by police as “selfish and shameful”.
Steven Corbishley said in Facebook post: “Let's make it clear. The Bermuda Police Service are not killjoys.
“Our role is to ensure...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a hit and run that left a 31-year-old woman with serious injuries.
A police spokesman thanked the public for their help locating the suspect in the collision, which happened at the junction of Bishop Sp...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police yesterday appealed for public help after a hit and run where a 31-year-old woman suffered serious injuries.
A police spokesman said officers wanted to trace the driver of a silver Suzuki Swift car which was seen to hit the woman, stop, then dr...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes