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The number of police officers unable to work because of Covid-19 has fallen from 48 to 16 over the last two weeks. Chief Inspector Alex Rollin, of the community policing division said: “These numbers have had no impact on our frontline policing or ca...

The number of traffic collisions dropped dramatically towards the end of last year after police launched a crackdown on bad driving habits. Operation Vega began last July, with police patrols targeting speeding motorists. To date, almost 5,000 ti...

Police overtime costs increased by almost $345,000 this financial year compared to 2019-20. Figures showed that the overtime budget in 2021-22 hit $3.28m – up from the $2.94m recorded for the last financial year before the coronavirus hit. Acting Co...

A man who claimed asthma prevented him from taking a police breath test has had his conviction for refusal to comply upheld. Michael Richardson was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court after officers said he used a “stop and start” approach to the brea...

A man who won $1.9 million in damages from the Bermuda Hospitals Board after his wife died of cancer has been jailed in Britain for drug offences. Kemar Maybury, who now lives in Brighton, was arrested in March 2020 – less than two months after a cou...

A bank has warned customers of an increase in scams designed to trick people into revealing confidential information or transferring cash. The caution from HSBC Bermuda came after police revealed last December that people had been swindled out of alm...

A total of nine buses needed repairs after thieves raided their cash boxes as they were parked in a depot at Dockyard at the weekend. Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, yesterday condemned the “selfish and unfortunate” theft, which had put extra...

Two people were arrested after police found a stolen motorcycle at the scene of a weekend crash. The rider and passenger fled the scene of a two-vehicle collision at about 9.15am on Sunday on South Road, just west of the junction with Turk’s Head Lan...

Almost 5,000 tickets have been handed out to road users since the launch of a crackdown on driving offences, police said today. A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said that 341 tickets were issued as part of Operation Vega in the last two weeks alone...

The Minister of National Security condemned Thursday’s shooting which left a 26-year-old man with serious gunshot wounds. Renee Ming said: “We must break this senseless cycle of violence. I again urge members of the public to assist the police. If yo...

Police yesterday issued 34 traffic tickets and made one arrest today after they mounted a speed checkpoint in the wake of an appeal for officers to help cut down dangerous driving. Officers were stationed along Middle Road, Southampton, near Five Sta...

A 26-year-old man was rushed to hospital last night after he was shot several times. A senior police officer at the scene told The Royal Gazette that there had been a firearms incident and that a man had been taken to the King Edward VII Memorial Hos...