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A Sandys teenager has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a fellow student. Magistrates’ Court heard this morning that the incident allegedly took place in Sandys on Thursday. Neither the defendant nor the victim can be named for legal reasons...

A man charged with robbing a bank told police he had heard others talking about the plot but did not want to take part. However, defence lawyer Charles Richardson suggested the comments came only after officers teased the possibility of witness prote...

Authorities tasked with tackling cyberbullying in Bermuda are becoming increasingly concerned over the prevalence of “sexting” among young pupils in schools. Police and staff from the Department of E-Commerce go into primary schools, as well as middl...

Bermuda’s murder rate has halved over the past five years but it is too early to say the Island has turned a corner on violent crime among young black men, according to commentators. There were four murders on the Island in 2015, compared with a peak...

A man charged with robbing a bank told police he found a BB gun and sold it for “a joint” after being confronted with DNA evidence linking him to the crime. Gregory Tucker, 24, has denied allegations that he entered the Butterfield Bank branch on Jun...

A 50-year-old man was jailed for three years this morning after admitting trying to rob Empire Groceries while armed with a knife. Bernett Colin Simmons, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to charges of attempted robbery and possessing a 7in knife in ...

A cabbie was robbed at knifepoint last night on South Road in Southampton, near the Gulfstream restaurant. According to police, officers responded to the incident at about 11.30pm. It was reported that a taxi driver was dispatched to the area to coll...

The man accused of robbing a St George’s bank was little more than a small-time cannabis dealer, his defence counsel has claimed. Gregory Tucker is accused of entering the Butterfield Bank branch on June 9 last year, threatening staff with an imitati...

A man was in police custody last night on suspicion of attempting to rob Empire Grocery on North Shore Road, Devonshire, yesterday afternoon. Police responded to a report at about 1.20pm of an attempted robbery by a man brandishing a knife and wearin...

Violent crime has risen with the start of 2016, including violence perpetrated by women, the Centre Against Abuse has noted. Remarks from the centre’s executive director Laurie Shiell came after police observed there had been a “small uptick in viole...

A woman has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that took place on Sunday night. According to a police spokesman, a 21-year-old suspect was arrested and subsequently released on bail as police continue their investigation. A 24-year-old woman...

A Smith’s woman has described her shock at finding rolls of cash in a box under her sofa, shortly after her ex-boyfriend allegedly robbed a bank. Gregory Tucker is accused of robbing Butterfield Bank in St George’s on June 9 last year, and threatenin...