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Authorities tasked with tackling cyberbullying in Bermuda are becoming increasingly concerned over the prevalence of “sexting” among young pupils in schools.
Police and staff from the Department of E-Commerce go into primary schools, as well as middl...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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Crime
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Bermuda’s murder rate has halved over the past five years but it is too early to say the Island has turned a corner on violent crime among young black men, according to commentators.
There were four murders on the Island in 2015, compared with a peak...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A cabbie was robbed at knifepoint last night on South Road in Southampton, near the Gulfstream restaurant.
According to police, officers responded to the incident at about 11.30pm.
It was reported that a taxi driver was dispatched to the area to coll...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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Crime
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A man was in police custody last night on suspicion of attempting to rob Empire Grocery on North Shore Road, Devonshire, yesterday afternoon.
Police responded to a report at about 1.20pm of an attempted robbery by a man brandishing a knife and wearin...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016
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Crime
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Violent crime has risen with the start of 2016, including violence perpetrated by women, the Centre Against Abuse has noted.
Remarks from the centre’s executive director Laurie Shiell came after police observed there had been a “small uptick in viole...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that took place on Sunday night.
According to a police spokesman, a 21-year-old suspect was arrested and subsequently released on bail as police continue their investigation.
A 24-year-old woman...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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Crime
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Residents of Happy Valley Road have been left “traumatised and frightened” after the shooting on Saturday night that put a 37-year-old man in intensive care.
Police officers responded to a report of several gunshots heard in that area of Devonshire a...
DATE: Jan 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A woman who was attacked with a baseball bat on Friday is in a “stable condition” and recovering on a general ward at the hospital.
The 18-year-old was injured when “two female suspects apparently attended the victim’s residence and assaulted her wi...
DATE: Jan 10, 2016
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Crime
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A 37-year-old man is being treated in hospital after being shot eight times last night.
According to a spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service, officers responded to a report of gunshots being heard in the area of Happy Valley Road in Devonshire at ...
DATE: Jan 10, 2016
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Crime
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Police are still hunting a 21-year-old woman suspected of stabbing a woman in the face yesterday.
The 24-year-old victim was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital following the incident on Cedar Park Road, Devonshire, at about 5.35pm, although p...
DATE: Jan 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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