November 23 - Weekly Review
Tue, 2010-11-23
The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to drive as well as ride responsibly on the island’s roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and make sure any children traveling in the vehicle are appropriately restrained. Those traveling on motorcycles should always fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane.
During the week of Monday, November 15th – Monday, November 22nd 2010 there were:
- Reported Injury Collisions = 19
- Reported Damage Only Collisions = 32
- Arrests on Suspicion of Impaired Driving = 3
- Vehicles Reported Taken Without Their Owners’ Consent = 18
- Number of vehicles reported stolen by parish: Hamilton parish = 3, Smith’s parish = 1, Devonshire = 2, Pembroke = 4, Paget = 2, Warwick = 3, Southampton = 1 and Sandys parish = 2.
All of the vehicles removed were either auxiliary cycles or motorcycles. Of the 18 vehicles reported stolen 1 was subsequently recovered.
Burglary
About 10.00 p.m. on Monday, a 41 year old Warwick man arrived at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) for treatment for some injuries which were first reported to have been sustained in a road traffic collision.
Some five and a half hours later, about 3:30am on Tuesday, Police were first made aware through one of the man’s relatives that he was being treated at KEMH for serious head injuries. An investigation was immediately commenced and it now appears that around 9:50pm on Monday, a number of unknown men gained entry into a Cobbs Hill Road, Warwick residence by smashing through a glass door and assaulted the victim. He was subsequently airlifted overseas to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston USA for further medical treatment.
This matter is being actively investigated by officers from the Somerset Criminal Investigation Unit and the Serious Crimes Unit. Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with any information to contact the Somerset Criminal Investigation Unit on 234-1010 or the independent confidential Crime Stoppers Bermuda hotline on 800-8477.
