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Hunt for gas station robbers continues

Police are still looking for three men who raided a Southampton gas station on Monday night brandishing knives and a firearm. No one was injured in the robbery, but the suspects were able to escape with a quantity of cash. A Police spokesman said: “D...
Nov 06, 2013
Crime

"Weeks calls for gangs to put down their guns"

Reports of gunshots in Pembroke sparked a renewed call for peace from MP Michael Weeks. According to Police, at around 12.20am on Saturday officers responded to reports of gunshots in the St Monica’s Road area. A Police spokesman said there were no r...
Oct 07, 2013
Other

"DeSilva: My gun crime frustration"

Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva says his officers can’t fix the Island’s gang problem “at the front end” because young men here are so indoctrinated into a life of violence. Mr DeSilva, speaking to The Royal Gazette ahead of a town-hall meeting t...
Sep 18, 2013
Other

"Minister gives assurance on CCTV cameras near site of murder"

Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley assured the public that CCTV cameras in the St Monica’s Road area are monitored and maintained, following concerns voiced by Opposition MPs. Mr Dunkley said: “There are occasional outages due to transmission fai...
Sep 10, 2013
Court

"Attempted murder trial due to start today"

The trial of three men charged with two counts of attempted murder is expected to get underway this morning. In Supreme Court yesterday, Devon Hewey, 23, Cervio Cox, 29, both from Warwick, and Julian Washington, 23, from Pembroke, all pleaded not gui...
Sep 10, 2013
Opinion Writer

"Must a child die before we act?"

Although the panic button has not been pushed, many residents are becoming angry and deeply disturbed over this ceaseless gun activity, with lives being lost, and the community waiting with bated breath, wondering where, and when, a gunman will strik...
Sep 09, 2013
Other

"Murder witnesses urged to come forward"

Police have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses to this week’s murder of Jonathan Dill to come forward. Mr Dill was shot dead execution-style outside a home on The Glebe Road, Pembroke, on Monday night. The 30-year-old had links to the 42 gang and ha...
Sep 07, 2013
Other

"MP believes CCTV cameras were working at murder scene"

Condolences poured in yesterday for the family of murder victim Jonathan Dill from a cross-section of Bermuda’s legislators. And Pembroke East Central MP Michael Weeks sought to allay concerns in the St Monica’s Road, Pembroke neighbourhood about the...
Sep 04, 2013
Crime

"Victim was shot in the back of the head"

Police investigations into Bermuda’s latest gun murder indicate that Jonathan Dill, 30 was killed by a lone gunman, execution-style. The Pembroke man was gunned down outside a residence on Glebe Road around 10.20pm on Monday night, near the junction ...
Sep 04, 2013
Other

"Police identify man shot dead"

Police today identified Jonathan Dill as the 30-year-old Pembroke man was shot dead outside a residence on The Glebe Road, Pembroke last night. Chief Inspector Nick Pedro said the murder was committed by a lone gunman on motorcycle, who targeted his ...
Sep 03, 2013
Other

"Address the root causes, say community groups"

Violent crime in Bermuda will continue until we resolve the social problems that cause it, according to community groups. The Family Centre and the Coalition for the Protection of Children (CPC) both said that while police are working hard to tackle ...
Aug 27, 2013
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