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Police have warned the public to watch out for scam e-mails that claim to be from two island regulatory authorities.
A police spokesman said that the e-mail addresses were “considered to be highly compromised with malicious URLs which redirect to cre...
DATE: Apr 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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In this period of social distancing please note the following methods available for persons wishing to make complaints against police:
• Visit the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) website at pca.bm
• Visit the BPS Community Reporting Portal at https...
DATE: Apr 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
A motorcyclist led police on a chase after they spotted him breaking the curfew on Friday night.
The suspect was riding west on St John’s Road, Pembroke, at about 11pm when police asked him to stop.
He instead turned east on to Inland Lane, drove thr...
DATE: Apr 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police warned the public yesterday to be wary of scammers who aimed to profit from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Detective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro said opportunistic criminals had used the pandemic to target the vulnerable.
Mr Pedro added: “They see a...
DATE: Apr 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Four police officers were in quarantine yesterday after a man who claimed he had Covid-19 was alleged to have coughed on two of them.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley said the man deliberately coughed on two officers after he was arrested on...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Police Service has set up a new hotline for non-emergency calls.
A police spokesman said the public can call the new number, 211, to report crimes or issues that do not require an immediate response.
The phone line will also allow the pub...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are investigating a break-in at a Pembroke grocery store in the early hours of Saturday.
A police spokesman said that police received a call that an alarm at Arnold’s Supermarket on St John’s Road had been triggered just before 2.30am.
The spo...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three people were caught by police after they breached the curfew on Thursday night.
One woman stopped twice was taken into custody and detained at Hamilton Police Station after she was caught for a second time in Flatts at about 10.15pm.
One man was...
DATE: Apr 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police will take a “hard line” with people caught in breach of the curfew, a senior officer warned today.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes was speaking after the pillion passenger on a motorcycle out after curfew was arrested last night...
DATE: Apr 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A heavy police presence was involved in the arrest of a man yesterday.
A police spokesman confirmed officers were called to an incident in St John’s Road in Pembroke.
The spokesman added: “As a result, one man was arrested and detained in police cust...
DATE: Apr 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes