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A British court has ordered the confiscation of thousands of dollars in drug-dealing profits from two sons of a Bermuda Member of Parliament.
Marcus Weeks and Dalji Waldron — the sons of Progressive Labour Party backbencher Michael Weeks — were jaile...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A police officer who accused two colleagues of a serious sexual assault is to ask for a judicial review of a decision not to prosecute them, it was revealed yesterday.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley said Larry Mussenden, the Director of th...
DATE: Jun 26, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police discovered an imitation firearm in a trash can at the weekend.
A police spokesman said police were alerted to a man acting suspiciously near Union Street in North East Hamilton.
The spokesman said: “Reports are the suspect was seen to have pla...
DATE: Jun 23, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was arrested outside a liquor store on Friday after a fight that involved a machete.
A police spokesman said officers were alerted to men fighting outside Hayward’s on Middle Road, Warwick, at about 2.30pm and that a machete had been brandished...
DATE: Jun 08, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man rode his bike into a police officer and a parked car in an attempt to escape arrest over the weekend.
A police spokesman said the incident happened after the rider tried to evade a police checkpoint.
He added: “A short chase ensued during which...
DATE: May 26, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
One person was in police custody this afternoon in connection to a shooting in Warwick.
Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police, said in a video on Twitter: “We do have one party in custody.
“We are searching for others that we believe were i...
DATE: May 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police warned the public yesterday to be wary of scammers who aimed to profit from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Detective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro said opportunistic criminals had used the pandemic to target the vulnerable.
Mr Pedro added: “They see a...
DATE: Apr 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Four police officers were in quarantine yesterday after a man who claimed he had Covid-19 was alleged to have coughed on two of them.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley said the man deliberately coughed on two officers after he was arrested on...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Police Service has set up a new hotline for non-emergency calls.
A police spokesman said the public can call the new number, 211, to report crimes or issues that do not require an immediate response.
The phone line will also allow the pub...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are investigating a break-in at a Pembroke grocery store in the early hours of Saturday.
A police spokesman said that police received a call that an alarm at Arnold’s Supermarket on St John’s Road had been triggered just before 2.30am.
The spo...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes