September 27 - Daily Report
Mon, 2010-09-27
Burglary - Around 8:10am on Monday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Mary Victoria Road, Devonshire residence. It appears that sometime between 10:30pm on Sunday and 7am on Monday an unknown culprit gained entry into the home. The culprit stole a quantity of jewelry. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Around 10:45am on Sunday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Cedar Hill, Warwick residence. It appears that sometime between 8am and 7pm on Friday, an unknown culprit gained entry into the home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole a Nintendo Wii video game system and an Olympus digital camera. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Advisory
The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the public to remain vigilant regarding burglaries. All residents should make sure windows and doors are locked before leaving their homes unattended, even for short periods of time. The public is encouraged to report any suspicious activities or individuals in their neighbourhoods to Police on 295-0011.
Weekend Activity
As was stated in a press conference on Friday, September 24th 2010 by Assistant Commissioner of Police David Mirfield, there was a heightened Police presence on the streets this weekend. As a result, over the weekend there were 61 arrests and 232 stop and searches. We would like to thank the public for their continued support as we police in these challenging times. We appreciate that some people were inconvenienced because of our efforts this weekend; however most people were very accommodating with officers and we thank them for their patience. The Bermuda Police Service remains committed to ensuring the safety of the community and with the continued assistance of the public we can more effectively address all crimes & incidents of anti-social behaviour.
Assistant Commissioner of Police David Mirfield added – “It is not the intention of the Bermuda Police Service to inconvenience the law abiding Bermudian. What is our intention is to do everything in our powers to disrupt and dismantle criminal gangs. If that means we stop and search more people then we will; if that means we stop and search cars, motorcycles and any other vehicle, then we will; if it means we fill our cells, then we will do that also, until such time that the law abiding citizen feels safe.”
Also over the weekend there were 7 people arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and 4 reported burglaries. There were 8 reported damage only road traffic collisions, 3 reported road traffic collisions resulting in injury and 6 vehicles reported taken without their owners’ consent.
