Thu, 2019-03-21

Around 9:30pm Wednesday, March 20th police officers on mobile patrol in the City of Hamilton found a 61 year old man barely conscious, lying on Parliament Street near the junction with Front Street.

The man, believed to be of no fixed abode, was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance, but sadly later pronounced dead.

Identification of the deceased is anticipated in due course, pending the necessary next of kin notification.

Update: Friday, March 22nd - The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the death of 61 year old Mr. Keith Peniston and extends sincere condolences to his family and friends.

Mr. Peniston – said to be of no fixed abode – was found barely conscious, lying on Parliament Street near the junction with Front Street around 9:30pm Wednesday, March 20th by police officers on mobile patrol in the City of Hamilton.

He was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance, but sadly later pronounced dead.

Foul play has been ruled out in Mr. Peniston’s passing. May he rest in peace.

911 & Main Police Telephone Number Operational Again After Outage

Yesterday evening (March 20th) the island’s 911 system as well as the main police telephone number 295-0011 were temporarily out of service.

The 911 system was back in operation around 8pm while the main police telephone number was working again around 9pm.

During the outage the Bermuda Police Service (BPS) Technology Services Department team liaised with our technology consultants to remedy the situation.

As a result the BPS will be evaluating our processes and procedures – with a view to making them more resilient.

Scam Alert: Ignore Fake E-mails Claiming to be from U.S. Authorities

Once again the Bermuda Police Service would like to remind members of the public to remain vigilant regarding phone calls, e-mails and other correspondence from unknown persons that attempt to obtain personal information or other sensitive data.

The practice, commonly referred to as ‘phishing’, involves deceptive messages designed to look and sound official.

One resident recently reported being contacted by a man claiming to be the Director of the FBI, who requested that she send him money for alleged services.

The same resident also received a deliberately misleading e-mail, where the con artist claimed to be the Vice President of the United States.

--BEGINS--

From: Mike R. Pence <courrierdhl96@gmail.com>

Sent: Mon, Mar 11, 2019 6:52 am

Subject: I am Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States

Dear Sir/Madam.

I am Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States and this is to

inform you about your Bank Check Draft brought back by the United

Embassy from the government of Benin Republic in the white house

Washington DC as your compensation fund been mandated to be deliver to

your home address, To avoid wrong delivery of your check draft worth

Ten Million United States Dollars ($10,000,000.00) Kindly reconfirm to

me the below details.

1. Your Full Name:

2. Your Residential Address:

3. Your Mobile Cell Number:

Contact E-mail:(<vicepresident02@yahoo.com>)

call on this number (859) 823-8901 or you text my secretary

Best Regards

Mike R. Pence

Vice President United States

--ENDS--

It is strongly recommended that such phone calls and e-mails be ignored.

In addition, residents are reminded that personal information regarding banking details, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers and computer access are valuable and that this information should never be relayed over the internet or phone to unknown persons.

Any incidents of suspected internet fraud should be reported to the Financial Crime Unit on telephone number 247-1757 or via the e-mail address fraud2@bps.bm.

Advice on how to avoid and report scams can also be found at https://www.gov.bm/how-avoid-and-report-scams.

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