July 26 - Daily Report
Mon, 2010-07-26
Update: Injury RTC - Around 6:25pm on Sunday, Police received a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on North Shore Road in Smith’s parish near the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo. It appears that a motorcycle was traveling west on North Shore Road when the rider, an 18 year old Pembroke man, lost control and collided with a wall. He apparently sustained a head injury and abrasions to the body which are not believed to be life threatening. The Pembroke man was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment of his injuries. The motorcycle received relatively minor damage. Traffic was diverted away from the scene for approximately an hour. Inquiries into this incident are underway. Police are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to contact the Roads Policing Unit on 295-0011.
Witness Appeal – Confirmed Firearm Incident in Sandys Parish
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to a confirmed firearm incident that took place around 5:10pm on Friday in the vicinity of Charing Cross Tavern, near the junction of Somerset Road and Cambridge Road in Sandys parish. The victim, a 44 year old Sandys parish man, remains in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and at last check was in stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Serious Crime Unit on 299-8121 or the independent confidential Crime Stoppers Bermuda hotline on 800-8477.
Weekend Activity
Over the weekend there were 5 people arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and 7 reported burglaries. There were also 12 reported damage only road traffic collisions, 8 reported road traffic collisions resulting in injury and 10 vehicles reported taken without their owners’ consent.
Media Note
The Bermuda Police Service will be holding a press conference regarding policing for Cup Match on Tuesday, July 27th 2010 at 11am in the Police Media Relations office, Police Headquarters, Prospect Devonshire. All media are encouraged to attend.
