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New police commissioner Darrin Simons has been ordered to respond to a public access to information request for records about a search warrant.
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez said in a decision issued on Wednesday that the request for e...
DATE: Apr 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The work of a “major drug-trafficking ring” was hampered after a joint operation between police and customs officials, a senior detective said yesterday.
His comments came after cannabis worth about $800,000 was seized at a home this month.
A Bermuda...
DATE: Apr 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Bermudian author has laid bare the true story of her brother’s killing at the hands of her other brother in a book that has been 15 years in the making
DATE: Apr 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two burglars have been caught on camera carrying out a smash-and-grab raid at a Hamilton jewellery store earlier this month.
• This story has been amended to clarify that the burglars smashed a window and did not smash their way into the store.
A po...
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man was stabbed in the arm during an incident in Sandys on Sunday, police said.
Officers were called at about 12.10am to Woody’s Bar and Restaurant, where they “identified and secured a crime scene”.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said: “Acting...
DATE: Apr 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
No major incidents were reported at Easter celebrations over the weekend, the Commissioner of Police said this afternoon.
Darrin Simons also thanked community clubs for working with officers.
He said: “In keeping with the Easter holiday, observed thi...
DATE: Apr 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Dozens of people came together at Devonshire Recreation Club on Good Friday to call for peace in the wake of the recent surge of violent crime that has cost two young men their lives this month.
The Pause for Peace event, organised by Imagine Bermuda...
DATE: Apr 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Pastors in Bermuda are monitoring lawsuits filed in the United States that allege tens of millions of pension fund dollars were mismanaged or missing, a senior clergyman said.
The allegations were made against the African Methodist Episcopal Church a...
DATE: Apr 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police have urged the public to be wary of a suspected pyramid scheme operating under the name “Success Factory”.
A police spokesman said last night that under the scheme, would-be investors are asked to join at one of four membership levels at a cos...
DATE: Apr 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A person has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Laje Franklin earlier this month.
A police spokesman said that the suspect was still in custody as of 11pm on Thursday.
Detective Chief Inspector Peter Stableford said: “We appeal to...
DATE: Apr 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes