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UK police are on the lookout for a statue made by Bermudian sculptor Desmond Fountain, which was stolen recently from a Kent garden.
According to Kent police, the statue — valued at £42,000 ($70,000) — was taken from the gardens of a house in Preston...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The House of Assembly has passed legislation to give judges greater flexibility to sentence murderers.
The Criminal Code Amendment Act 2014, if approved by the Senate and Government House, would end the 25-year cap on minimum sentences for convicted ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A pair of Bermudians have reportedly been arrested in Jamaica in connection to the seizure of 200lbs of cannabis.
Jamaican news outlet RJR News reported that the Bermudians were arrested by members of the Area 3 Transnational Crime and Narcotics Divi...
DATE: Dec 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police investigating the murder of Jonathan Dill are looking for the driver of a light coloured car who may have useful information.
Mr Dill, 30, was shot dead outside a home on The Glebe Road, Pembroke, on September 2. The killing was the third gun ...
DATE: Nov 07, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have called for the public’s assistance in solving a series of burglaries in the western and central parishes.
According to a spokesman, since October 1 officers have received a number of reports of burglaries, and detectives believe that many...
DATE: Nov 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are still looking for three men who raided a Southampton gas station on Monday night brandishing knives and a firearm.
No one was injured in the robbery, but the suspects were able to escape with a quantity of cash.
A Police spokesman said: “D...
DATE: Nov 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three armed robbers charged into Raynor’s Service Station last night wielding knives and a gun, demanding cash from frightened staff.
Business owner Reginald Raynor said that while the suspects escaped with some cash, he was simply thankful that no o...
DATE: Nov 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley is celebrating the announcement that the crime rate on the Island continue to fall.
And while the Minister praised the police service and Commissioner Michael DeSilva for their hard work, he acknowledged that mo...
DATE: Jul 19, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s crime rate has fallen to its lowest since 2000, according to Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva.
Mr DeSilva revealed that police recorded a total of 834 offences in the second quarter of this year, making it the fourth consecutive quarter ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are investigating the attempted theft of a Jet Ski near the Boaz Island Rubis Service Station.
Officers were called to the scene around 3.30pm on Saturday, a police spokesman said.
“It appears that four males in a small motorboat attempted to...
DATE: Jun 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
