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Vehicle theft has increased over the first few weeks of the year compared to 2020, a police spokesman said yesterday.
He added 27 vehicles had been stolen between January 1 and January 19 – five more than the same period last year.
The spokesman said...
DATE: Jan 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Car owners were today warned to keep their vehicles secure after a string of cars were stolen.
A police spokesman said that prevention and deterrence were the best weapons to combat vehicle theft.
He added: “Keeping your doors locked is the first st...
DATE: Jan 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two men with a fake rifle could have been shot by armed police, senior officers warned today.
Detective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro said a tragedy was only avoided because of the high training standards and professionalism of firearms officers.
Mr...
DATE: Jan 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An officer who qualified less than a year ago has won the community policing division’s staff member of the year award for 2020.
Superindent Na’imah Astwood, the officer in charge of community policing, said Shandora Burrows, who completed the recru...
DATE: Jan 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A replica rifle was seized today and two men arrested, police have revealed.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley warned the two risked being shot.
He added: “Not only did these individuals behave recklessly and irresponsibly causing members of ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and drug possession after being involved in two traffic collisions on Tuesday afternoon.
In the first collision, the suspect allegedly drove a motorcycle into the back of a car on Mullet ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Anyone caught with child pornography could face up to ten years in jail, police warned today.
A spokesman said: “Should you receive such images, do not share them.”
He added that people should instead contact police or the service’s vulnerable person...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Scam artists are circulating e-mails asking recipients to provide personal information in order to claim cash prizes.
The Bermuda Police Service is urging residents to avoid responding to the hoax correspondence, warning that “if it’s too good to be...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The 911 emergency telephone number is now working again.
Police said earlier today that it was temporarily out of service, but it has been prepared.
DATE: Jan 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police were today hunting a flasher who exposed himself to a female runner.
A police spokesman said the man, who was wearing a fluorescent jacket, exposed himself to the woman near Cavendish Road, Pembroke as she ran past just after 6am today.
The s...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes