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Bermuda’s police helped to snare a man who raped a 15-year-old boy on a cruise ship berthed in Dockyard.
Adam Boyd, from Mississippi, has admitted the offence in a US courtroom and will be sentenced this year.
Boyd, 32, pleaded guilty to sexual abuse...
DATE: May 02, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police asked for more information yesterday about a social media video which appeared to show an assault on a woman driver.
A police spokesman said the Bermuda Police Service were aware of the video that showed “a well-known male member of our commun...
DATE: Apr 26, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Vulnerable people’s homes are being used as cover for drugs barons and other criminals, police revealed yesterday.
Police said intelligence suggested that older people and other at-risk groups were being used by “cuckoos” — criminals who use violence...
DATE: Apr 24, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who lashed out at police officers and booted a patrol car door after he was thrown out of a Front Street bar was fined a total of $5,000 and given a two-year conditional discharge yesterday.
Magistrates’ Court heard that police got involved aft...
DATE: Apr 09, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A shop worker was in shock after a neighbourhood store was robbed at knifepoint on Saturday morning.
Adelle Burgess said a man in black came into The Mini Market, on Ord Road, Paget, at about 8.30am, locked the door behind him and brandished a large,...
DATE: Mar 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager was attacked by two men, one wielding a knife, on The Glebe Road today.
The 16-year-old complainant was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital with cuts to his head and leg, after the incident at about 11am. He has since been discharge...
DATE: Feb 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A third man has been arrested in connection with a gun murder outside a Christmas party at a sports club.
Police said yesterday that the 23-year-old had been taken into custody and appealed for more witnesses to come forward.
A police spokesman added...
DATE: Jan 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men were banned from the roads for 18 months and fined yesterday after they admitted drink-driving offences.
Allan Somner, 51, pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal blood-alcohol limit on Christmas Eve.
Magistrates’ Court heard that offi...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have arrested a 38-year-old man accused of stabbing a neighbour in a fight over a kite.
“It appears that a 26-year-old Pembroke man and a 38-year-old Pembroke man — neighbours — had an altercation on a path between Stovell Bay Road and North C...
DATE: Dec 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police will be able to issue cautions for low-level offences under a new guidance policy released yesterday.
Common assault, criminal damage, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, public drinking and affray will all be eligible for caution under the ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes