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A man convicted of a brutal sexual assault after breaking into a family home has had his sentence reduced.
Last February, Kijon Baker was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for serious sexual assault and eight years for aggravated burglary, with the...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Crime
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Many are sceptical that a new cannabis caution policy will avert convictions, under the belief that police have long held the power of discretion for minor drug offences.
Others at last night’s meeting on the decriminalisation of marijuana, hosted at...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The arrival of fentanyl in Bermuda is prompting warnings over the drug’s potential impact to public health and safety from representatives of the health, policing and government communities.
The message follows the arrest of two Canadians in Decembe...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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Crime
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Eight of Bermuda’s public schools have been broken into in recent weeks, according to police.
Police reported a spate of 11 burglaries across the schools from January 16 up until yesterday, affecting:
• CedarBridge Academy
• Clearwater Middle School
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DATE: Feb 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An 84-year-old man was robbed on Saturday at the Sandys Laundromat, by an intruder who came onto the premises with a bladed article.
Along with the elderly proprietor, a 27-year-old male customer was robbed, with the culprit leaving with cash and jew...
DATE: Feb 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police from the Organised and Economic Crime Department descended on two medical businesses run by Ewart Brown, the former Premier, over the weekend.
Both the Brown-Darrell Clinic in Smith’s and Bermuda HealthCare Services in Paget were targeted in a...
DATE: Feb 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A teenager was reportedly stabbed yesterday in what police have said they suspect to be a gang related attack.
According to a police spokesman, at around 5.30pm yesterday emergency services were dispatched to a reported assault in Pembroke.
“It appea...
DATE: Feb 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A suspect is in custody in connection with a police investigation into an apparent aggravated burglary that occurred on Monday at a Highwood Lane, Paget residence.
Inquiries continue, and police have called for anybody who may have seen “suspicious a...
DATE: Jan 31, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Jahni Outerbridge, a popular resident of Cedar Park in Devonshire, was identified by police yesterday as the victim of a fatal shooting on Sunday night outside the Mid-Atlantic Boat Club.
Recalling him as sociable and free-spirited, regulars at the e...
DATE: Jan 31, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A 31-year-old man has been killed in a shooting at the Mid-Atlantic Boat Club in Devonshire.
Police said the incident happened shortly before 11.20pm. The man was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
A Bermuda ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes