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A 62-year-old visitor was yesterday fined $500 for possession of cannabis and importation of the drug into Bermuda.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Martin Prince, from the Bronx in New York, was arrested after customs officers found 6.08 grams of cann...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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Crime
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A Sandys man was banned from the road for driving while more than double the legal blood-alcohol limit.
Robin Blanco, 41, was arrested on Friday night after he drove past officers signalling for him to stop on Somerset Road.
Magistrates’ Court heard ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police hope that the jailing of a former customs officer for ten years for drug offences will send a “strong message” against corruption.
Roberto Marques, then still serving in customs, was arrested outside a Pembroke grocery store with 30 bags of co...
DATE: Nov 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A motorcyclist who crashed while almost three times over the legal alcohol limit was yesterday fined $1,200 and banned from driving for 18 months.
Paulo Medeiros was also fined a total of $1,400 for having no third-party insurance, riding an unlicens...
DATE: Nov 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
One of the island’s top police officers has said that kickbacks and bribery appear to be a problem in Bermuda.
Nicholas Pedro, of the Organised and Economic Crime Department, said reports in recent years suggested corruption was more prevalent than ...
DATE: Oct 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A Bulgarian man appeared in court yesterday charged with the theft of credit card details and a string of related offences.
Danail Damov, 36, faces two charges of having equipment to print fake credit and debit cards and also with damaging Bank of Bu...
DATE: Oct 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The man jailed for his role in the brutal murder and rape of teenage tourist Rebecca Middleton has been deported from Bermuda.
Sources said Kirk Mundy was flown by private jet to his homeland Jamaica last week after more than two decades in Bermuda’s...
DATE: Oct 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The brother of Travis Lowe has described cradling his sibling in his arms as he died in hospital several days after a motorcyclist chased him into the path of an oncoming van.
Terencio Lowe laid bare his family’s devastation in a victim impact statem...
DATE: Oct 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Two drivers were arrested after car crashes yesterday.
The first incident was a hit-and-run involving two vehicles near Elbow Beach on South Road, Paget, at about 6.30pm.
Police said: “One of the vehicles involved was apparently driven away from the ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The man leading a team of police officers assisting in the British Virgin Islands following the devastation of Hurricane Irma described it as a “life-changing experience”.
Sergeant Andrew Smalling and his five colleagues arrived back in Bermuda tonig...
DATE: Oct 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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