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A nurse who breached the Covid-19 curfew escaped prosecution after she was able to prove she was asked to start her shift earlier than scheduled.
It is believed Sandrina Gifford is the first Magistrates’ Court defendant to escape a penalty for the of...
DATE: Aug 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Many American cities have seen a rise in crime in the last 12 months, often after decades of declines in murders and violent incidents.
The mayor of Baltimore recently announced an expansive five-year violence reduction plan. The city has recorded o...
DATE: Aug 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Police have warned contractors to secure their gear after reports of tools being stolen from vehicles.
A spokesman advised anyone storing tools in a work vehicle to mark them clearly with a name and address, as tagged items are more difficult to sell...
DATE: Aug 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Con artists have targeted the elderly in a string of scams, police warned yesterday.
A spokesman highlighted one senior who was contacted by someone who persuaded them to invest “a significant amount of money” in a US business.
But it was later foun...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Almost 900 traffic tickets have been issued since the Bermuda Police Service launched an operation to crack down on road offences one month ago.
Police handed out 897 tickets under Operation Vega from June 6 to yesterday, August 6, compared to 718 o...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police have renewed a call for witnesses to a fatal stabbing four years ago.
Jahkobi Smith was stabbed on the evening of July 29, 2017, after an altercation at the wake for Jahcari Francis at the West End Sailboat Club.
Police and EMTs rendered assis...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A fight broke out between two men – one wielding a machete and another armed with a helmet – near Lindo’s supermarket in Devonshire yesterday afternoon.
Police responded to the incident shortly after 5pm and both men were arrested on the scene.
Bot...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police have said the daylight shooting of two men on Monday – including a senior – was believed to be linked to a rift within one of the island’s gangs.
Acting Assistant Police Commissioner Nicholas Pedro said yesterday morning that the community sho...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The daylight shooting on Court Street that resulted in two men being wounded bore all the hallmarks of a gang crime, the acting police commissioner said last night.
Darrin Simons said police were unsure whether yesterday’s shooting was linked to a s...
DATE: Aug 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man and two women were injured in a stabbing at John Smith’s Bay in the early hours of yesterday morning.
All three were taken via a private vehicle to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital to be treated for their injuries, not believed to be life-th...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan