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Court reports were ordered on a man who admitted threatening police on Front Street. Police were contacted by the staff of a nightclub after Jamal Bascome, 33, refused to leave. The officers approached Bascome, who insulted them. He also told them: “...

A homeless man who threatened to cut off the Premier’s head pleaded guilty to two charges of making death threats yesterday. Jared Gordon, 29, admitted he sent two threatening e-mails to David Burt. But he denied a count of blackmail, and the prosecu...

A dozen driving offences cost a teenager $7,270 in fines and an 18-month ban at Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Chez Rogers, 18, also had 57 points added to his driving licence. Rogers, from St George’s, admitted dangerous driving, failure to stop for ...

A 59-year-old woman who hit her husband with a tyre iron was shown mercy by a magistrate yesterday. Jill Trott was given a conditional discharge after she admitted an attack on estranged husband Raymour Trott. The court heard that the couple had spli...

A man who lashed out at police officers and booted a patrol car door after he was thrown out of a Front Street bar was fined a total of $5,000 and given a two-year conditional discharge yesterday. Magistrates’ Court heard that police got involved aft...

An elderly man who had a seven-hour stand-off with police at the former prison headquarters in Pembroke was denied bail when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court today. James Dallas, 69, was charged with trespassing on a government property, four counts...

A new drink-driving court is being piloted to give offenders a chance to avoid a driving ban. The Driving Under the Influence Court will allow drink-drivers to stay on the road if they take part in a “robust programme”, senior magistrate Juan Wolffe ...

A man with mental health and drug problems, who had not been able to get adequate treatment here, was yesterday remanded. Eric Richardson, 26, will spend ten days in prison to allow a probation review to be conducted and for him to get further assist...

A police officer denied a charge of sexual assault in Magistrates’ Court this morning. The 24-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty to the offence, which allegedly took place in Pembroke on December 5. Senior magist...

Increases in Bermuda’s liquor licensing fees and fines could result in job losses, the Leader of the Opposition has warned. Craig Cannonier said it was “extremely concerning” that fees had doubled from $1,500 to $3,000 a year in the case of restaura...

Applications for betting shop licences may be “rubber-stamped” by the Government, the chairman of the Betting Licensing Authority warned yesterday. Juan Wolffe, the senior magistrate, questioned how much investigation could be done if a request for a...

A man who fell off his motorbike in front of police officers was yesterday banned from driving for 18 months. Magistrates’ Court heard that Kevin Stephens was seen by police at the roundabout at the junction of Woodlands Road and St John’s Road in Pe...