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A bank has warned customers of an increase in scams designed to trick people into revealing confidential information or transferring cash.
The caution from HSBC Bermuda came after police revealed last December that people had been swindled out of alm...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A total of nine buses needed repairs after thieves raided their cash boxes as they were parked in a depot at Dockyard at the weekend.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, yesterday condemned the “selfish and unfortunate” theft, which had put extra...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two people were arrested after police found a stolen motorcycle at the scene of a weekend crash.
The rider and passenger fled the scene of a two-vehicle collision at about 9.15am on Sunday on South Road, just west of the junction with Turk’s Head Lan...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Minister of National Security condemned Thursday’s shooting which left a 26-year-old man with serious gunshot wounds.
Renee Ming said: “We must break this senseless cycle of violence. I again urge members of the public to assist the police. If yo...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Ewart Brown, a former Premier, said today that his image is being falsely used to promote an online scam posted on Facebook.
Dr Brown said that an image bearing his likeness was used in an advert to promote a product. He did not say what the product ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A 26-year-old man was rushed to hospital last night after he was shot several times.
A senior police officer at the scene told The Royal Gazette that there had been a firearms incident and that a man had been taken to the King Edward VII Memorial Hos...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A man has been arrested after threats were made towards the Premier on social media, police said today.
A police spokeswoman said the 34-year-old man was detained after “menacing comments” were made during a live interview involving David Burt.
The m...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man has been arrested in connection with a social-media scam that promised a quick return on a $1,000 deposit, police said today.
But a spokesman added reports continued of people being fleeced despite repeated warnings for the public to be wary of...
DATE: Jan 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police have arrested a 31-year-old man after a drone carrying drugs was intercepted by staff at Westgate prison.
A police spokesman said the police drugs unit and tactical support division were called in after the aerial drone “breached the perimeter...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 41-year-old man was arrested after an alleged assault on a 51-year-old woman, police said yesterday.
It was claimed that the attacker also brandished a knife and threatened another person.
Police were called to an incident at the playground on Pars...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter