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A crackdown on gang violence is needed to shake Bermuda out of its acceptance of gun crime, the Leader of the Opposition said yesterday. Cole Simons demanded a tougher response from David Burt, the Premier, in the aftermath of a string of shootings t...

“What I think is of concern is that the problem is no longer back of town. You’re dealing with an element that knows no boundaries.” — Paul King (Robin Hood owner) “Bermuda still suffers from too many dysfunctional families. It must provid...

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A second man has been arrested in connection with a sex assault and burglary at knifepoint last month, it was revealed yesterday. A police spokesman confirmed that a man, aged 20, was arrested last Friday. Police arrested a 36-year-old man on the day...

A member of the public has lost more than $10,000 in a scam investment scheme that promised high returns. A police spokesman highlighted a second scheme where fraudsters tried to obtain private financial details of victims. He explained the first fra...

A man who triumphed over substance abuse and violent behaviour yesterday reminded troubled youngsters that life “gets better”. Romone Smith, 31, said that his probation officers helped him change by being the role models he lacked as a child – and th...

Crowds of people last night turned out in a show of support for a bar rocked by a double murder a week ago yesterday. Dozens of people visited the Robin Hood Pub and restaurant in Hamilton after another bar owner rallied people round. Rick Olson, who...

A man dubbed “the motorcycle bandit” appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday as prosecutors argued his sentence was too lenient. Troy Woods, 50, was given a suspended sentence after he was convicted of obtaining money by deception in an incident in D...

Gang infighting caused a deadly shooting in a Hamilton pub that left two men dead and two others injured, police said yesterday. Police said that more than 20 round of ammunition were fired during Tuesday’s attack at the Robin Hood Pub on Richmond R...

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 ...

A man who broke into an art gallery and stole cash when he was under a court supervision order has been sentenced to time served. Junius Caines, 52, admitted that he stole $40 in bills and $20 in dollar coins from the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery ...

Crime figures for 2019 and 2018 were released last night – after three-and-a-half years without reports. The 2019 report released by Bermuda Police Service showed criminal offences at their second lowest level since comparable figures were given in 2...