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The number of traffic collisions dropped dramatically towards the end of last year after police launched a crackdown on bad driving habits.
Operation Vega began last July, with police patrols targeting speeding motorists. To date, almost 5,000 ti...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A new security camera system is to be installed at Hamilton City Hall car park to help stop the theft of scores of bikes every month.
City officials said that 42 motorcycles were stolen each month on average last year - 1.4 a day - and that most were...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More action has to be taken to tackle gang violence, the One Bermuda Alliance shadow national security minister said in parliament on Friday.
Michael Dunkley, added the Government had revealed few details on how it planned to beat the scourge of gang...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Administrative tasks in the police service have been sidelined because of job cuts, it was claimed yesterday.
Acting Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said that there had been “a real fight” on where to deploy police officers.
But he added it was ...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Kayaks, paddleboarders and a rower completed a marathon circuit of the island yesterday to raise almost $160,000 for a charity focused on the prevention of child sex abuse.
The money will be used to help fund free training for adults by Saving Childr...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Almost 900 traffic tickets have been issued since the Bermuda Police Service launched an operation to crack down on road offences one month ago.
Police handed out 897 tickets under Operation Vega from June 6 to yesterday, August 6, compared to 718 o...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A grief-stricken family who lost a loved one to violence was struck another blow when they were evicted from their home this week.
But the family – who suffered a massive loss of income because of the Covid-19 pandemic – were saved further stress aft...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Laws to criminalise revenge porn received widespread support in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The Criminal Code Amendment (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Act 2021 was approved with the unanimous support of the Government and the Op...
DATE: Mar 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 30 people have taken part in a secretive witness protection programme since it began ten years ago, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Cindy Clarke, the Director of Public Prosecutions, said there had been 33 participants and 18 “connected perso...
DATE: Mar 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Parents and teachers have been invited to join an international online talk about child sex abuse tonight.
The Zoom discussion is also open to other members of the public, including police and anyone who works with children.
Shervonne Hollis, one of ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter