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pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice by giving a false name.
But Arnold Allen Pitcher alleged that two officers beat him and threatened to beat him when they arrested him on January 10 and claimed he did not give the correct name becaus...
DATE: Jan 24, 2001
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Police are remaining tight-lipped over reports that a local man is likely to appear in court today in connection with a major drugs investigation.
The Royal Gazette understands that the man is likely to appear in court later today in connection with ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2001
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for the daylight Island Hi Coffee shop robbery.
Woods had nothing to say yesterday before Chief Justice Austin Ward sentenced him for the August 31 heist which took place just three blocks from Hamilton Police Station.
While Mr. Justice Ward said he ...
DATE: Jan 23, 2001
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Defence lawyer Larry Mussenden yesterday questioned Police's methods for arresting suspected drunk drivers, saying Police actions to stop suspected drunk drivers is based on "flimsy'' reasons.
Mr. Mussenden was speaking in response to recent revelati...
DATE: Jan 22, 2001
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effort between the Bermuda Fire Service and the volunteer St. George's Fire Brigade.
One floor of a split-level home on Wellington Slip Road was gutted causing an estimated $175,000 worth of damage.
Late yesterday afternoon BFS fire prevention office...
DATE: Jan 22, 2001
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believed to have drowned in the waters in Point Shares.
The man was pulled from the waters of Fairyland's Creek, near Keybay Lane, Pembroke around 9.30 a.m. yesterday.
His lifeless body was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital by paramedics, wh...
DATE: Jan 22, 2001
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CedarBridge Academy Principal Kalmar Richards was filled with pride yesterday with the announcement of the school's second Honour Roll List.
The number of students on the roll has nearly doubled from the 1999/2000 school year, from 123 students to 20...
DATE: Jan 19, 2001
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Arrests for drink-driving have shot up, latest figures show.
Last year Police made 386 arrests compared to 285 in 1999 -- a rise thought to stem from increased patrolling.
Chief Insp. Charles Mooney said the 35 percent increase also reflected greater...
DATE: Jan 17, 2001
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Although riding a pedal cycle while intoxicated is illegal it appears one can ride a horse when "absolutely smashed''.
That emerged on Friday when Magistrate Edward King fined Neil Stephen Hawkins $750 for "driving a pedal cycle'' while over the lega...
DATE: Jan 15, 2001
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Readily identifiable street person Keith Peniston was jailed for six months on Friday for possession of a crack pipe.
Magistrate Edward King dismissed a suggestion from duty counsel Paul Harshaw suggested that Peniston's guilty plea may not have been...
DATE: Jan 15, 2001
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