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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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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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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
A knife-wielding robber gambled and lost when he tried to rob a bookmaker’s shop yesterday.
For the man was confronted by a woman staff member and two other men helped wrestle him to the ground before he cut his losses and ran off empty-handed.
A man...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men with bladed weapons robbed a Four Star Pizza deliveryman on Friday night.
The two suspects approached the deliveryman near the top of Bostock Hill East in Paget and demanded money at about 10pm.
A police spokesman said: “A small quantity of c...
DATE: Sep 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have received no reports of anyone “brandishing a firearm at random individuals”, despite social media reports.
A police spokesman said online comments have spread about incidents which supposedly took place at Cedar Hill, Warwick and Snorkel ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 43-year-old man has been arrested over an allegation of the sexual assault of a minor.
A police spokesman confirmed the arrest and said there is an active investigation under way.
The spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service wishes to reassure e...
DATE: Jul 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man has denied committing a 2011 shooting in Warwick.
Khyri Smith-Williams, from Broome Street, Sandys, pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawfully shooting Tyrone Pedro with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Mr Smith-Williams also denied usin...
DATE: Jun 04, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Violent video footage of a man being punched and kicked on Front Street went viral yesterday. Two recordings of the daylight assault, believed to have been recorded within the last two days, have spread widely.
In the videos a man is in an altercatio...
DATE: May 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes