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Police are urging residents and businesses to be on their guard after the rate of burglaries doubled in the first two weeks of the month.
In two weeks between July 1 and yesterday, July 15, police said there were 21 burglaries reported in six parish...
DATE: Jul 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Firefighters extinguished a car fire on Roberts Avenue, Devonshire last night.
A Fire Service spokesman said the Service received a report at 10.36pm that was care was engulfed in flames and one appliance from Hamilton Station responded with four f...
DATE: Jul 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
“Digital policing”, with a boost in digital forensics and cybercrime investigation, is one of the priorities for a new five-year plan unveiled for the service.
Switching from paper to electronic documents, upgrading CCTV, replacing body cameras and a...
DATE: Jul 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The City of Hamilton is to almost double its original budget to fund extra police on the beat.
The Extra Duty Police Officer Programme launched in October 2020 with a commitment of $57,000 will now be boosted by a further $54,000 enabling continued h...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Government has renewed its warning of fake Covid-19 vaccination certificate e-mails circulating.
A health ministry spokeswoman said that e-mails claiming to be from the ministry or “the Covid-19 vaccine team” informing recipients of an error in their...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A crackdown on bad drivers by the Bermuda Police Service has resulted in 219 traffic tickets in a week.
Martin Weekes, the Assistant Commissioner of Police said: “With the advent of ‘Operation Vega’ the new Roads Policing Initiative launched one week...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The bereaved family of a man who died suddenly after an altercation at his home have called for answers after nearly a month without details on the circumstances of his death.
The brother and sister of Stuart Lottimore, 54, said mystery surrounds the...
DATE: Jul 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A policeman under criminal investigation for allegedly “causing disaffection” among his colleagues has filed a criminal complaint against six other officers, including the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police.
Sergeant Mark Monk and his wif...
DATE: Jul 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Police have launched an “all-service” operation to crack down on the most prevalent driving offences committed on Bermuda’s roads.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley also announced at a press conference yesterday afternoon that he is to meet w...
DATE: Jul 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The driver of a car involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.
The suspect was arrested after the collision on Knapton Estate Road in Smith’s on June 24, in which motorbike rider Ra-Che Willia...
DATE: Jul 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan