Visitor hurt in cycle accident

An American visitor wound up visiting King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after her rental cycle collided with a car.

According to a Police spokesperson, the accident occurred on Paynters Road in Hamilton Parish at around 6 p.m. on Monday.

"It appears that the rental cycle was travelling south on Paynters Road and the car was travelling in the opposite direction when the vehicles collided.

"The rider of the rental cycle, a 25-year-old Baltimore woman, sustained a shoulder injury and a laceration to her ankle. The driver of the car, a 46-year-old St. George's woman, was not injured."

The rental cycle was extensively damaged in the collision, but the car received only moderate damage.

Handbag snatched in Hamilton Parish

A motorcyclist snatched a woman's handbag as she drove through Hamilton Parish.

The theft took place in North Shore Road near the Dub City variety store at 6.15 a.m. on Thursday.

The 20-year-old woman from Paget was travelling west on her motorcycle when the man snatched the bag and drove off. She was uninjured but lost cash, a BlackBerry cell phone and personal items in the incident.

A Police spokesperson said officers are trying to trace a slim black man who wore a grey jacket, jeans and who rode a dark grey and silver motorcycle.

Anyone with information should call the St. George' Criminal Investigation Unit on 293-2222.

Police reissue burglary warning

Police are warning residents to lock up their windows and doors after a spate of burglaries.

The public should ensure their homes are secure when they go out or go to bed, say officers, as burglars are "taking advantage of insecure properties".

Residents are also advised to report any suspicious activity to Police on 295-0011.

In the latest break-ins, burglars got away with a quantity of jewellery from a house in Sound View Road, Sandys, on Thursday morning.

An Apple iPhone, BlackBerry cell phone and cash were also taken from a house on Lagoon Drive in Paget, in a separate incident.

Also on Thursday morning, Police attended a report of a burglary at Sung Sing Restaurant, St. George's. The offenders got away with cash and two cartons of Marlboro cigarettes.

Police Week 2009 change

Police Week 2009 has begun and, in a change to the schedule, this Sunday's non-denominational inter-faith service will be held at BUEI at 10 a.m. not the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium as previously advertised.