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The father of gun victim George Lynch has spoken of his anguish that his son’s murder remains unsolved this Christmas.
Mr Lynch, 40, was shot dead on May 5 outside a Hamilton Parish home that was the subject of a trial involving an earlier mob attack...
DATE: Dec 24, 2010
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Crime
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A single mother will spend Christmas behind bars after she today admitted importing $250,000 worth of cannabis into the Island.
Shanae Vanderpool, 26, of Fenton Drive, Pembroke pleaded guilty to conspiring to import a controlled substance.
The mother...
DATE: Dec 24, 2010
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A scam text message has bombarded the Island.
Claiming to come from a Nokia representative, the message tells recipients they have won a ‘Nokia end-of-year mobile promo”.
Police said the Financial Crime Unit has received hundreds of complaints from i...
DATE: Dec 24, 2010
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Three Bermudians have been arrested after police swooped on a boat carrying more than $13 million worth of cannabis and cannabis resin.
The Bermuda-registered sloop had left the Island on November16, and appeared to be returning north from the Caribb...
DATE: Dec 23, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Residents were today warned to ignore a text message allegedly circulated by Nokia promising prizes to the recipient.
Hundreds of residents have complained to police in the past several days about the mobile promotion, which claims to be part of Noki...
DATE: Dec 23, 2010
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Crime
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Three Bermudians have been detained by the US Coast Guard after a yacht with cannabis valued at $13 million on board was intercepted in the Caribbean.
The incident happened on December 13, but was only revealed this morning by police in Bermuda.
A Po...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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Crime
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A mother admitted abandoning her three-year-old child in an unlocked home so that she could visit with friends on Mother's Day.
Magistrates' Court heard yesterday that hours after she left, neighbours found the child wandering lost in the streets of ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudian motivational speaker Dennis Rahiim Watson plans to return to Bermuda next year with an anti-violence message bolstered by experiences such as last Saturday’s “peace summit” in New York City.
As Chairman of the National Youth and Gang Violen...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man involved in the importation of more than $850,000 worth of cannabis has been jailed for seven years.
Kenneth Butterfield, 33, told Supreme Court he got embroiled in the scheme amid financial worries over his sick child.
“I did it for the promis...
DATE: Dec 21, 2010
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Crime
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A fifth man to admit his role in a violent home invasion was yesterday jailed for two years.
Collin Hendrickson, 19, broke into the Pembroke residence of Jahdean Gibbons last June, along with four others.
Supreme Court heard during previous proceedin...
DATE: Dec 21, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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