A new review team has been formed by Bermuda Police Service to help crack cold cases.The announcement was made yesterday, less than eight months after a team of UK consultants who were probing unsolved murders were sent home due to budget cuts.A police spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service has formed a review team to help deal with serious crime investigations, having secured support and funding from the Ministry of National Security.“The team of six is comprised of two recently retired BPS detectives and four retired detectives from the UK. The six officers bring a combined total of over 200 years of policing experience to the BPS.”The two retired detectives from Bermuda are Carlton Adams, who retired as an Assistant Commissioner in 2008 after a forty year career, mainly within the Criminal Investigation Department.The other is Peter Giles, a former police prosecutor and Detective Inspector, who retired last year after 35 years of service. Their four counterparts from the UK include a Chief Inspector, an Inspector and two constables who have all served in either the Metropolitan Police, Durham or Northumbria, according to the police spokesman.“The six officers were selected for their experience in investigations of major crimes including murder, gun and gang crime. The officers have been engaged for six months and it is anticipated that their work alongside their full-time counterparts in the Serious Crime Unit will lead to the development of outstanding cases,” said the spokesman.This is not the first time Bermuda has called on overseas experts to help crack cold cases. UK consultants were brought to the Island in late 2008 through the G4S security company to advise on issues such as cold case reviews and surveillance.Some of the same officers, supplemented by new ones, came back on an individual basis in January 2010 to concentrate on cold cases dating back 15 years as well as current murder cases. The team of consultants is understood to have played a significant role in cases where gunmen were brought before the courts.However, they were told in early March that their contracts were not being renewed due to budget cuts. The last of them finished their jobs on April 1, although some left earlier due to uncertainly over whether their contracts would continue.The police did not comment yesterday when asked how funding had been found for the latest team. They also did not comment on whether crimes other than unsolved murders will be investigated.According to police statistics issued in August, detectives are currently investigating 19 unsolved murder cases. There are a further three inactive unsolved murder cases which would be reactivated if fresh evidence emerged.Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva said last night: “We are grateful to the Government for supporting and financing this initiative. These officers bring a wealth of expertise that we hope will be able to identify new leads on older files, while we maintain our push to investigate the current cases. At the end of the day we are aiming to reassure families of victims that we are doing all that can be done, but if we can close cases with prosecutions that will of course be ideal.”Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief said: “The Government is pleased to support this proactive approach by the Commissioner and these experienced officers will be a tremendous asset to the work of the Bermuda Police Service. We must do all that we can in support of solving crime and bringing offenders to justice.”