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Police hope that the jailing of a former customs officer for ten years for drug offences will send a “strong message” against corruption.
Roberto Marques, then still serving in customs, was arrested outside a Pembroke grocery store with 30 bags of co...
DATE: Nov 01, 2017
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bulgarian man appeared in court yesterday charged with the theft of credit card details and a string of related offences.
Danail Damov, 36, faces two charges of having equipment to print fake credit and debit cards and also with damaging Bank of Bu...
DATE: Oct 24, 2017
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two drivers were arrested after car crashes yesterday.
The first incident was a hit-and-run involving two vehicles near Elbow Beach on South Road, Paget, at about 6.30pm.
Police said: “One of the vehicles involved was apparently driven away from the ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2017
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Former Hamilton alderman Carlton Simmons denied a charge of attempted murder in Supreme Court yesterday.
The 40-year-old was accused of the attempted murder of Jahkeil Samuels on August 12, in Ambiance Lounge, owned by Mr Simmons, on Angle Street, Ha...
DATE: Oct 03, 2017
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Blue Waters Anglers Club has stepped up security after a customer was stabbed to death in the street outside the premises.
Roderick Nesbitt, president of the Hamilton club, said yesterday that a lock had been fitted to the door to stop non-member...
DATE: Aug 26, 2017
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former alderman accused of attempted murder was yesterday released on $50,000 bail.
Carlton Simmons, 40, was on Monday remanded in custody after being charged with the attempted murder of Jahkeil Samuels in Ambiance Lounge, on Angle Street, Hamilto...
DATE: Aug 26, 2017
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A homeless man yesterday admitted stealing a bank card from a car and using it to make more than $500 of purchases.
Gavin Hayward, 48, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to charges of causing wilful damage and stealing, in addition to four counts of d...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Raymond Butterfield died as a result of two stab wounds to the chest, a jury was told yesterday.
A post mortem found that the 28-year-old footballer suffered two stab wounds, one which punctured his left lung and a second which struck an artery.
The ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2017
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 19-year-old man was knifed in a busy Hamilton store on Wednesday — Bermuda’s third stabbing within five days.
The victim was stabbed in the stomach after an argument with another man in Sports Locker at about 2pm. He was later taken on a motorcycle...
DATE: Aug 05, 2017
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man rushed to hospital after being stabbed in the chest in Sandys on Tuesday night remains in a stable condition on a general ward, police say.
The 40-year-old man was stabbed during a domestic dispute at a Beacon Hill Lane home.
He was transport...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes