3161 results returned for search: "" category "Crime"
Bermuda police will be highly visible on land and sea this week as the Island celebrates Cup Match.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Martin Weekes said yesterday that along with high visibility patrols across the Island, a full complement of officers fr...
DATE: Jul 27, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police seized a loaded gun after a vehicle chase in Southampton in the early hours of yesterday.
A spokeswoman said the incident began around 2am when officers responded to a reported disturbance at a South Road, Southampton establishment.
“Police w...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
Governor Sir Richard Gozney says he takes heart from 11 guilty verdicts in the past year as Bermuda attempts to get to grips with soaring gun violence.
And Sir Richard is hopeful the solution to the Island’s ‘horrendous’ gang troubles can emerge from...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Police have made their third drugs bust this week, seizing about 15 cannabis plants in the Cedar Park Road area of Devonshire.
At about 8pm on Thursday officers attended the area responding to a report on cannabis cultivation.
They spotted what are b...
DATE: Jul 23, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
Rival gang members need to be encouraged to take part in peace talks to help restore our communities.
This is the top recommendation of the parliamentary committee on crime, with its newly released report calling for members from gangs to be brought...
DATE: Jul 23, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
Crime has risen 15 percent in the last three months compared to earlier this year, and police are being called for help more than ever before.
A total of 1,139 crimes were committed in the April to June period, compared to 991 in the January to March...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
Police took five guns off the streets in the first six months of this year amid a slowdown in the frequency of firearms crimes.
Commissioner Michael DeSilva pledged to keep the heat up on would-be gunmen nonetheless, in the wake of five gun deaths an...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
Police seized more than $10 million worth of drugs during a bust at a home on South Road, Warwick.
The raid on Wednesday also netted four boxes containing 200 rounds of live ammunition and two men were later arrested.
A police spokesman said: “Follow...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
Police netted thousands of dollars worth of cannabis, heroin and cocaine in two separate drug hauls yesterday.
In the first, officers acting on a tip-off swooped on a secluded property on Kitchener Close in Boaz Island where they seized 115 cannabis ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
Two have been arrested in connection with a weekend assault, in which an 18-year-old man’s jaw was broken.
Two young men, aged 15 and 16, are being held by police, who have appealed for witnesses to the incident in the early hours of Saturday. Anyone...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
