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Acting Governor David Arkley has waded into the debate over this newspapers’ story comparing the island’s murder rate with the world average, saying that statistics must always be taken into context.
“While even one murder is too many, the statistic...
DATE: Nov 23, 2011
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Crime
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Several men have been arrested after a police raid found weapons, drugs and cash, police said last night.
The incident happened last Saturday when officers representing various departments and units of the Bermuda Police Service including the Public ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2011
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Crime
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Bermuda’s per capita murder rate has skyrocketed to almost double the global average in 2011.
Eight people have been violently killed so far this year, giving the Island a rate of 12.5 murders per 100,000 people.
That compares to a world average of 6...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Middletown was filled with candlelight last night as friends and family of Shaki Crockwell came together to remember the murdered football player.
Mr Crockwell, 25, was fatally shot on August 24, 2007 on the Railway Trail near Loyal Hill. He would ha...
DATE: Nov 17, 2011
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The police mobile command vehicle will be moved to different locations around the Island to provide a visible police presence.
Recently the vehicle, which is manned by Community Action Team (CAT) officers, has been located in the Middle Road/ Khyber ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2011
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Crime
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A youth charity is bidding to bring about a revolution in Bermuda’s schools by persuading every student to choose peace over violence.
The Bermuda Youth Peace Builder Network, launched by YouthNet, wants to recruit peace builders in every middle and ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Staff at a Hamilton Parish supermarket have been left wondering what their community has come to, after thugs set upon an employee in the parking lot at closing time.
The attack came shortly after 10pm on Thursday, at the Shelly Bay MarketPlace. A fe...
DATE: Nov 14, 2011
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Crime
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Police were called to Hog Bay in Sandys on Thursday after reports of trouble close to Arnold’s Maximart supermarket, according to a customer.
The customer told The Royal Gazette they were in the store when a young man ran in at about 9pm claiming he’...
DATE: Nov 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Two women were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving following single-vehicle accidents this week.
Police on mobile patrol arrested a 41-year-old woman after her car collided with a concrete divider on Crow Lane in Pembroke.
According to a police...
DATE: Nov 10, 2011
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Crime
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Police are finding it increasingly difficult to compete with the speed of social media when they inform families about the loss of their loved ones.
Assistant Commissioner David Mirfield has spoken of the “unnecessary distress” being caused to famili...
DATE: Nov 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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