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The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has thrown its support behind the police in its war on violent crime.
Michael Dunkley, the shadow minister for national security, said that the rise in violent crime was a concern and that the Bermuda Police Servic...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A 24-year-old man is due to appear in court today charged in connection with the murder of Osagi Bascome, police said.
Detective Chief Inspector Peter Stableford said: “I would like to thank those members of the community that have come forward to as...
DATE: Jan 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police last night appealed to the public for information about a Boxing Day fight that broke out near the home of the victim of Wednesday night’s shooting.
A police spokesman said information on the disturbance could be vital to the firearms investig...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A senior police officer yesterday sent a stark message to gunmen – they will be hunted down and brought to justice.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Antoine Daniels was speaking after a spate of shootings in the past month – all believed to be gang-r...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s law enforcement agencies were on standby to assist in an international operation to combat human trafficking, which resulted in more than 200 arrests.
An operation involving police across Latin America working with Interpol led to the arres...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 21-year-old man was last night being treated in hospital after a shooting in Pembroke.
A police spokesman said: “Shortly before 8.30pm, police received a 911 call reporting gun shots heard in the area of Mount Hill Road, Pembroke.
“Police attended ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police officers last night confirmed a firearms incident in a residential area.
A spokesman said gunshots were fired in the Deepdale Road area of Pembroke just after 10pm.
Armed response units and officers from the forensic support unit sealed off th...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Island residents were swindled out of almost $4 million this year by internet fraudsters, police have revealed.
A police spokesman said that “entire life savings” had been lost in some cases.
But the authorities have managed to recover only $40,600.
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DATE: Dec 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Thieves targeted a Hamilton menswear store last night and escaped with cash and clothes, police said today.
The break-in at Choices Menswear in the Bermudiana Arcade on Queen Street was reported to police at about 5am.
A police spokesman said the rai...
DATE: Dec 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Almost half of Bermuda’s police officers have been investigated for alleged wrongdoing in the past three years — but the majority of complaints were resolved or dismissed.
Detective Chief Inspector Arthur Glasford, the head of the service’s professio...
DATE: Dec 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor