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Two vehicles were destroyed in suspicious fires in the early hours of yesterday.
The blazes involved a light truck on Palmetto Road, Pembroke, and a car at a nearby home close to the junction of Bishop Spencer Road and Palmetto Road. Firefighters and...
DATE: Aug 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Crime Stoppers Bermuda has launched an anti-violence campaign with the message “gun crime is too serious to ignore”.
The drive begins today and highlights the need for the public to get involved in addressing the island’s gun problem.
A spokeswoman f...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Men must overcome social stigmas and let police know when they are victims of domestic abuse, an expert said.
Darius Richardson, the guest speaker on a public Zoom forum on domestic abuse on Saturday, said help was at hand for men in abusive relation...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A mother of two suffered multiple life-threatening injuries after she was attacked with a machete by a group of men on Friday night.
The 33-year-old victim was set upon in the yard of a home in the Cedar Hill area of Warwick shortly before 11pm.
She ...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Police Service have launched an internal investigation after confidential information about a case was leaked on social media.
The police said the details related to an ongoing investigation and that the post highlighted “an individual’s...
DATE: Jun 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The spate of violent crime that took place over the holiday weekend will not be tolerated, the Minister of National Security warned last night.
Speaking of the multiple shootings and stabbings, one of which was fatal, Wayne Caines said: “Bringing har...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man has been arrested in connection with the weekend knife killing of another man at a petrol station, it was revealed yesterday.
Police said they were “working on locating and arresting further persons”.
Detective Sergeant Jason Smith, in charge ...
DATE: Jun 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government will continue to invest in social services in an attempt to combat violent crime, the Premier pledged last night.
David Burt said: “This government’s investments in education, training, mental health and programmes like redemption far...
DATE: Jun 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A 24-year-old man was shot several times last night.
Police rushed to the Unfinished Church in St George’s at about 9.40pm after reports of gunshots.
One caller reported that a man had been shot and taken to hospital in a private vehicle.
Commissio...
DATE: Jun 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two men were stabbed and several people arrested after violence broke out at John Smith’s Bay yesterday.
A 19-year-old and a 20-year-old both suffered stab wounds, but they were not thought to be life-threatening.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corb...
DATE: Jun 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan