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A police constable was fired yesterday for “gross misconduct” after failing to admit witnessing a serious crime, according to Darrin Simons, the Commissioner of Police.
The terminated officer was not identified in a statement released by police.
The...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The police have published details under public access to information of the salaries being paid to three consultants.
A notice published by the Bermuda Police Service (BPS) in the Official Gazette listed contracts ending March 31, 2022, with special ...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A lawyer who worked in Bermuda for a billionaire software tycoon and who was scheduled to testify against him at a high-profile tax evasion trial told a court yesterday his former boss had broken no laws in the United States, it has been reported.
Ev...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Crime figures for 2019 and 2018 were released last night – after three-and-a-half years without reports.
The 2019 report released by Bermuda Police Service showed criminal offences at their second lowest level since comparable figures were given in 2...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s top police officer quit his post last week with almost two years to run on his contract. The Royal Gazette takes a look at the tumultuous three year tenure of Stephen Corbishley, now the former Commissioner of Police.
Stephen Corbis...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A gay rights charity has voiced its support for a police officer who accused two colleagues of a serious sexual assault.
OutBermuda said in a press release that it backed the officer’s legal challenge of a decision by the Director of the Department o...
DATE: Jul 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Police confirmed yesterday officers have launched an investigation into a report of a sex assault at a children’s home.
A police spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service is aware of an incident that took place at a governmental residential care fa...
DATE: Nov 30, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Police are investigating three cases under a new anti-corruption law.
The inquiries fall under the Bribery Act 2016, which came into effect last year.
The probes were disclosed after a public access to information request to the Bermuda Police Servic...
DATE: Apr 06, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A 27-year-old man appeared at Supreme Court today charged with the 2011 murder of Colford Ferguson.
Khyri Smith-Williams, of Broome Street, Sandys, denied committing premeditated murder with another person not before the court on February 4, 2011.
He...
DATE: Apr 04, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A gas station cashier who was injured by a fleeing robber is “shaken up but OK”, according to her boss.
Joseph Marable, co-owner of Esso Tigermarket on Crawl Hill, said the female employee went to the emergency room at King Edward VII Memorial Hospit...
DATE: Feb 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways