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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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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
A teenage stab victim was last night in “serious but stable condition” after he was knifed in the chest at Hamilton Bus Terminal.
The 16-year-old boy is being treated in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit after emergency surg...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A magistrate has launched a legal action against the Commissioner of Police for unlawful arrest.
A writ was filed by lawyers at Resolution Chambers at the Supreme Court last week on behalf of Khamisi Tokunbo seeking unspecified damages.
Mr Tokunbo wa...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A live bullet was found by a member of the public on Sunday in the Harlem Heights area of Hamilton Parish.
A police spokesman said an off-duty police officer was given the bullet by a member of the public at about 2.40pm yesterday.
The spokesman said...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have investigated a report of shots fired at a house - but found no evidence to confirm a weapon was used.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said officers responded yesterday after they were told several shots were fired at a home in Harlem H...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who led police on a high-speed chase early yesterday morning was arrested after he hurt his ankle climbing over a wall.
Officers later found that the 26-year-old was in possession of “suspected crack cocaine”.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesma...
DATE: Feb 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes