June 7 - Daily Report
Mon, 2010-06-07
Robbery - At 3:05am on Sunday, Police received a report of a robbery. It appears that a taxi driver picked up a fare in the City of Hamilton area. The unknown man asked to be taken to the Bailey’s Bay, Hamilton parish area. Once there the taxi driver was directed to the Callen Glen Drive area. When the taxi stopped, two unknown men approached the vehicle, one brandishing what appeared to be a firearm. All three suspects subsequently made good their escape on foot with a quantity of cash heading east along the Railway Trail. The taxi driver, a 65 year old Devonshire man, was not injured. The first suspect was described as a brown skinned male wearing a blue hat with a white peak, a white T-shirt and blue jeans. He was clean shaven and believed to be in his 20s (taxi passenger). The second suspect was described as approximately 5’5” tall, wearing a dark coloured hooded top. He is also believed to be in his 20s (brandished the alleged firearm). The third suspect was described as heavy set, wearing all red clothing. Inquiries into this incident are underway. Police are appealing for any witnesses to this incident or anyone with any information to contact the Serious Crime Unit on 299-8121 or the independent 24 hour confidential Crime Stoppers Bermuda hotline on 800-8477.
Witness Appeal – Serious Injury RTC
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the serious single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury that occurred around 2:55am Sunday on South Road in Paget near the junction with Point Finger Road. It appears that a motorcycle was traveling west on South Road when the rider, a 30 year old Southampton man lost control and collided with a wall, sustaining serious injuries to his right leg. Anyone who may have witnessed this collision or anyone with any information about it is asked to contact PC Oliver Jones on 295-0011.
Weekend Activity
Over the weekend there were 3 people arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and 6 reported burglaries. There were also 13 reported damage only road traffic collisions, 11 reported road traffic collisions resulting in injury and 5 vehicles reported taken without their owners’ consent.
