August 21 - Weekend Report
Sun, 2011-08-21
Robbery - Around 10pm on Friday, police received a report of a robbery at a residence in the Tribe Road #1, Devonshire area. It appears that around 9:30pm that day at least two unknown men, one brandishing what appeared to be a firearm, entered the garage area of the home and demanded money from five men socialising there. The suspects are described as two black men wearing full face helmets. They made good their escape with a quantity of cash. No one was injured. Officers with the assistance of a K9 unit made a thorough search of the vicinity for the offenders but they were not located. Enquiries are underway and detectives are appealing for any witnesses to this incident or anyone with any information to contact the Hamilton Criminal Investigation Unit on 295-0011.
Injury Collision in Pembroke
Around 11:15pm on Friday, police and first responders attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Front Street in the City of Hamilton near the junction with Fagans Alley involving a taxi and a pedestrian. It appears that the taxi was traveling along Front Street and a group of pedestrians were crossing the road when a collision occurred with one of them. The female victim, a 55 year old American visitor to the island, was injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance. Her injuries are not believed to be life threatening. The taxi driver was not injured; however the taxi was damaged. Enquiries into this incident are underway. Any witnesses who have not already made themselves known or anyone with any information is encouraged to contact PC Delfi Burrows on 295-0011.
Injury Collision in Hamilton Parish
Around 5:40pm on Friday, police and first responders attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton parish near the junction with Quarry Road. It appears that a taxi was traveling along Harrington Sound Road when it collided with a wooden railing and a tree stump. The taxi was damaged as a result. The taxi driver, a 59 year old Hamilton parish woman, was not injured; however the taxi’s passenger, a 28 year old woman, was injured. Both women were taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance; the taxi driver as a precaution, while the passenger received treatment for her injuries which are not believed to be life threatening. Enquiries into this incident are underway. Any witnesses or anyone with any information is encouraged to contact PC Anthony Thurab on 295-0011.
