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Five men and three women were arrested for outstanding warrants, according to a Police spokesman.
One of the arrests was made on Tuesday evening after Police responded to a report of suspicious people in the George’s Bay Road area of Somerset.
The ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2011
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Crime
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A text rumour of an alleged attempt to snatch a child may be false, police have warned.
A message circulating among the public alleges that a man tried to abduct a boy from the bus terminal.
It goes on to describe both the suspect and the vehicle use...
DATE: Feb 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Police budget was cut by $7.5 million yesterday, receiving 11 percent less funding than last year.
Minister of National Security David Burch pledged that public safety would not be compromised by the cuts.
However, the news was greeted with conce...
DATE: Feb 19, 2011
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Crime
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The Governor and Police Commissioner have advised the anonymous author of a letter about gang crime to take their tip offs to the Police, not give them to the media.
The Royal Gazette recieved a copy of the type-written letter this week. Entitled “Wo...
DATE: Feb 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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The Bermuda Police Service yesterday celebrated the birthday of 102-year-old Detective Inspector Milton Marsh, the service’s oldest retired officer.
He was awarded the Colonial Police Medal (CPM) for his contributions in 1964 when he retired from the...
DATE: Feb 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have warned desperate women contemplating trafficking drugs for cash that they are running “the greatest risk” in doing so. The comments came after a number of high profile cases involving female drug mules being caught and jailed. A total of ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A 38-year-old mother-of-four yesterday admitted using $4,700 worth of forged cheques.
Janika Gardner Talbot denied forging the cheques but pleaded guilty to using them to buy food and get cash. The offences are said to have taken place between Januar...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Two Bermudians arrested in Canada on allegations of trafficking cocaine, cannabis and cannabis resin will appear in court in Toronto tomorrow.
Sereana Brangman, 28, from Warwick and Odin Lowe, 30, from St George, were detained after arriving in Toron...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Ten days ago Mangrove Bay was the scene of a shocking gun murder in broad daylight.
But last night the mayhem was replaced with sorrow, remembrance and hope as Colford Ferguson’s family, friends and neighbours gathered to honour him.
An emotional can...
DATE: Feb 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Three people are being held by police in connection with the fatal shooting of Colford Ferguson.
Mr Ferguson, a 29-year-old construction worker, was killed in a daylight shooting at a house at the junction of Somerset Road and East Shore Road last Fr...
DATE: Feb 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
