on Monday when the woman had her handbag snatched by a male motorcycle rider.

The couple were walking along Pitts Bay Road in Pembroke when the man rode up next to the woman and grabbed her bag which contained a "significant'' quantity of cash, credit cards and other personal items.

He is described as being approximately 18-years-old with brown skin and a slight build. He was also reported to be wearing a white helmet.

THIEVES HIT DIVE SHOP, CHARTER BOAT CRM Thieves hit dive shop, charter boat Two water tour operators were hit by thieves over the weekend. An undisclosed quantity of cash was taken from the Nautilus Dive Shop in Southampton at an unknown time.

And a case of Coors beer and a bottle of rum swizzle were taken off the glass bottom boat Bottom Peeper while it was moored at the Pearman Watlington Marine station between 5 p.m. on Saturday and 8.30 a.m. on Monday.

QUICK SWIM COSTS PICNICKER HIS WALLET CRM Quick swim costs picnicker his wallet A Long Bay Beach picnicker had an expensive 15-minute swim as his wallet was stolen while he was in the water.

The man reported that at 3.15 p.m. on Sunday he secured his belongings with a towel and went for a swim at the Warwick beach only to return 15 minutes later and find his two bags and wallet missing.

The wallet contained an undisclosed quantity of cash and personal items and was not recovered although the bags were found nearby.

Meanwhile, other beach-goers reported seeing two young boys near the complainants' belongings.

They were described as being between 15 and 16 years of age and approximately five-feet, seven-inches tall.

One was white with blond hair while the other was light-brown skinned.

NOT A NICE `WELCOME TO BERMUDA!' CRM Not a nice `welcome to Bermuda!' A new resident to the Island had his first night in Bermuda ruined by a thief.

The man arrived on the Island on Saturday and fell asleep in a chair at his Cherry Hill Park, Paget apartment around 8.30 p.m.

The next morning he discovered that someone had gained entry to his room and stolen his wallet containing an undisclosed amount of cash from the table next to the chair where he was asleep.

BREAK-INS REPORTED ON EWING STREET CRM Break-ins reported on Ewing Street Police officers are investigating two cases of breaking and entering which occurred on Ewing Street between Saturday evening and midday Sunday.

Tipz Nail Salon's manager reported that the store was broken into between 6 p.m. on Saturday and 12.50 p.m. on Sunday and five silver watches, several knapsacks, bottles of oil, and an undisclosed quantity of cash were stolen.

The adjacent store, Pizzaz Salon, was also targeted by thieves but nothing was reported stolen.

E! CHANNEL SHOWING OFF BERMUDA TV GLF E! channel showing off Bermuda Bermuda could cash in on TV coverage generated by a North American network show aired last weekend.

The 60-minute-long Wild in the Islands show, on Channel 34, featured a half-hour segment on Bermuda, focusing on the Samuel L. Jackson Golf Tournament.

Shown last Saturday night, the programme is expected to be repeated many times -- taking it to a claimed TV audience of 100 million.

Produced by the Canadian based E! Entertainment company, the show also highlighted other aspects of the Island, promoting attractions to a target of wealthy 35- to 40-year-olds in the US and Canada.

A spokesman for the company said it was massive publicity for Bermuda and added that they were keen to do more sport-orientated programmes on the Island.

RUCK DRIVER'S BRIEFCASE NABBED CRM Truck driver's briefcase nabbed An opportunist thief stole a briefcase from a truck after the driver made an unscheduled stop to buy some groceries.

The trucker told Police he had stopped off at the Heron Bay MarketPlace grocery store last Thursday morning.

Although in the store for only a few minutes, when he returned to his vehicle he realised that his briefcase, which contained personal belongings, had been stolen.

KELLY APPOINTED EAST END PRINCIPAL APP ED Kelly appointed East End principal The Ministry of Education has announced the appointment of Anona Kelly as principal of East End Primary School.

Mrs. Kelly is assuming this post while the school is awaiting the appointment of the principal in the near future. As Mrs. Kelly is the deputy principal, Bronwen Pett has been appointed to act as deputy principal during this period of time.

WATCH HILL ROAD HOME ENTERED CRM Watch Hill Road home entered Police are interviewing a man following a break-in at a Watch Hill Road, Smith's Parish home last Thursday afternoon.

One member of the household was resting when he was disturbed by the intruder who ran off when challenged.

Although nothing had been stolen a thorough search of the house had been carried out by the would-be thief. Police were able to get a good description of the man and a suspect was arrested a short time later in the Knapton Hill area.