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Police yesterday continued an appeal for witnesses to an “apparent” shooting early Saturday morning.
Officers are particularly interested in speaking with anyone who saw “suspicious vehicles or persons” in the Hamilton Parish area between North Shore...
DATE: Mar 12, 2013
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Crime
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A St George’s man has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill his former girlfriend.
At a hearing in Supreme Court yesterday morning, Detroy Smith, 27, admitted that he made the threat to Mikaela Pearman on October 24 last year.
Smith denied a further ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Smugglers who attempt to pass banned cell phones to Westgate inmates could find themselves facing a stiff jail sentence.
Government is planning to introduce tough new penalties, including lengthier custodial sentences, for anyone convicted of trying ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Pembroke man caught with a loaded firearm was yesterday jailed for ten years.
Darrion Simons, 20, pleaded guilty in Supreme Court to handling a Smith & Wesson pistol and five .38 calibre rounds of ammunition on November 5, 2011.
Prosecutor Carringt...
DATE: Mar 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police swarmed to Coco Reef following an “unconfirmed firearm incident” at the South Shore, Paget hotel yesterday.
The response followed what grounds staff described as a man being chased by another man.
Inspector Troy Glasgow of the Public Protecti...
DATE: Mar 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Residents are being urged to secure their homes following a spate of break-ins across the island.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service warned that properties needed to securely locked even when being left unoccupied for short periods and that s...
DATE: Mar 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A 39-year-old held a man at knife point and demanded he withdraw cash from an ATM in a daylight robbery on New Year’s Eve.
St George’s resident Jamal Fray was yesterday jailed two years for the violent attack.
His victim, Michael Phipps, left his Dev...
DATE: Mar 01, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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30 confirmed firearm incidents –last year, compared to 26 in 2011 and 54 in 2010
By Ceola Wilson
Bermuda’s crime rate is falling but gun murders continues to top the list of major crimes in 2012, at a rate that remained the same as the total recorded...
DATE: Feb 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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US Consul General Robert Settje has expressed confidence that the new One Bermuda Alliance Government will get a handle on gang and gun violence in Bermuda.
The former SWAT team member who is also a former prosecutor stressed that the unique set of c...
DATE: Feb 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva disclosed that $1.1 million in cash and valuables was confiscated last year under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Citing a new category in the Quarterly Crime Statistics 2012 Report, Mr DeSilva attributed the cash seizu...
DATE: Feb 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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