Man Found in a Non-Responsive State
Sun, 2014-08-17
On Saturday afternoon at around 2:45pm police and first responders attended a report of an incident that took place in the Par-La-Ville park rest rooms. Upon police arrival, they came upon a 49 year old man’s body face down on the bathroom floor in a non-responsive state. As a result the man was conveyed to KEMH and he was certified dead at 4:30pm by a doctor on Saturday afternoon. Foul play is not suspected and inquiries into this death is ongoing.
Driving Whilst Impaired
Police were on mobile patrol on Church Street at 12:09am Sunday when then noticed a vehicle driving in an erratic manner. The driver was followed for a while and officers finally stopped the driver on Front Street. The Driver got out of the vehicle and was unsteady on his feet. He was arrested and taken to Hamilton Police station where he was processed and detained.
Meantime, at 2:54am on Sunday, officers were on mobile patrol when they came a motorcar straddling the center divider in the area of Middle Road and South Road in Paget. Officers began to converse with the driver, a 39 year old male and noticed the strong smell of alcohol coming from his breath. The driver was subsequently arrested for suspicion of driving whilst impaired, he was taken to Hamilton Police Station where he was processed and detained.
At 3:23am on Sunday police were conducting laser checks along North Shore Road in the vicinity of Radnor Road in Hamilton Parish, when they came across a car that was travelling at a high rate of speed. Officers summonsed the vehicle to stop however the driver kept going. Subsequently officers followed the vehicle and observed the driver turning off onto a minor road. Police conducted an extensive search of the area and located the vehicle over a ditch. The driver was unharmed and he was cautioned, arrested and transported to Hamilton Police Station where he was processed and detained.
Finally, at 3:29am on Sunday the Roads Police Unit where on duty in the area of Crow Lane and Lane Hill when they noticed a car travelling at high rate of speed in the area resulting in the officers following the vehicle. The driver then drove his car to the Shell Gas Station on East Broadway and parked his car. It was at that time officers noticed his eyes were red and glazed, his speech was slurred and his breath smelled of intoxicants. He was arrested for suspicion of driving whilst impaired. The man was taken to Hamilton Police Station where he was process and detained.
