Woman wakes to find intruder in her bedroom

A Warwick woman awoke early Monday morning to find a burglar lurking in her doorway and shining a light into her bedroom.

She challenged him about why he was there and then screamed which led to him fleeing the Riddell?s Bay Road home.

Nothing was taken and the complainant was not injured during the incident which occurred around 5.05 a.m.

The suspect is described as a slim, brown-skinned male, wearing a black washed-out hooded top and black shorts. He is believed to be in his mid to late thirties.

Youth leadership course planned for October

A youth leadership training course for adults who work with or intend to work with young people in the community will begin on October 4. The highly-interactive, three-level programme comprises 34 sessions on issues such as skill building and team building.

Successful participants will earn a Bermuda College Diploma in Youth Leadership that qualifies them to assist community youth organisations, church groups, community centres, sporting organisations, out of school programmes and youth service groups in providing quality youth programming.

Course fees are set at $200 for all three levels. Contact Calvin Ming 295-0855 ext. 4299 at the Department of Youth Sport and Recreation for registration information.

Classes will be held at the Bermuda College, West Hall, Ground Floor, Room 108.

Teen brothers beaten and robbed

Teenage brothers are recovering after they were beaten up and robbed in a Hamilton city park.

The Paget victims ? aged 18 and 14 ? were jumped by a gang of five young black men, Police said.

The brothers were punched in the head and body before three gold chains, a gold ring and a silver Audiovox cell phone were stolen.

The attack, triggered by an argument between the two groups, happened in Par-La-Ville Park at about 9.50 p.m. last Thursday.

Police called for witnesses and said that one of the five attackers was known to the brothers.

Hefty fines for uninsured, impaired motorcyclist

An uninsured motorcyclist who was caught riding in the early hours of the morning while impaired by alcohol has been disqualified from all vehicles for a year and fined a total of $1,900.

Shawn Mark Nusum, 23, of St. Luke?s Road, St. George?s appeared at Magistrates? Court and admitted having no driver?s licence, no insurance and driving while impaired by alcohol in the early hours of July 16 this year. The court heard that Police officers had seen Nusum riding a motorbike down Blue Hole Hill and across the Causeway at a speed that was considered fast for the prevailing conditions.

A Police patrol followed Nusum and noted that he appeared not to be in full control of his motorbike. The St. George?s man was eventually pulled over by Police on Cahow Way at 2.10 a.m. He told the officers he had had two drinks that night.

Nusum was arrested on suspicion of being impaired by alcohol, which was later confirmed by a breathalyser test carried out at Hamilton Police station.

For having no insurance Nusum was fined $1,000, for driving while impaired by alcohol he was fined $800 and banned from all vehicles for 12 months, and for having no driver?s licence he was fined a further $100. Nusum pleaded not guilty to a further charge of using an unlicensed bike and was ordered to reappear in court on September 1 with the relevant documents to prove the bike was licensed.

Plane diverted to Bermuda

Sun-seekers bound for Puerto Rico had an unexpected stop-off in Bermuda after the captain of their plane reported that cockpit warning instruments were giving false readings.

The American Airlines flight from Philadelphia to San Juan ? with 142 holidaymakers on board ? was diverted to Bermuda on Saturday afternoon as a result.

Airport officials confirmed the plane landed safely, although frustrated passengers were left with a seven hour delay as the aircraft was checked and repairs attempted.

American Airlines later flew in a replacement plane from New York at 9.30 p.m. and this then left for Puerto Rico

Airport manager Jim Howes said he believed one of the false warnings related to an exit door malfunction.

?The captain thought he should land as a precaution and it was sufficiently important to deplane the passengers and bring in a new plane from New York.?

Burglar strikes same home twice

A Tribe Road Number Three, Devonshire resident had his home burgled twice in two days.

Sometime between 4.30 a.m. and 9.30 p.m. on Sunday, an unknown culprit gained entry into his home while he was away and stole a grey Toshiba laptop computer and a pair of Motorola walkie talkies.

Then sometime between 2 and 2.45 p.m. on Monday, the complainant discovered a burglar had taken a computer adapter cord, three bottles of wine, a tan coloured leather wallet, a Sharp organiser, a gold chain with a Sagittarius pendant and a gold cross pendant.

Inquiries into these incidents are underway.

Cash, DVDs taken in Monday break-ins

A burglar stole $660 from a Verdmont Road, Devonshire apartment while the victim was out Monday.

And a X-Box video game system and two DVDs were taken from an Underhill Lane, Pembroke home between 2.40 p.m. and 3.30 p.m while after the householder had left the apartment.