TheftWillful Damage

Sat, 2007-10-06

The Bermuda Police Service has received five reports of thefts from unattended vehicles parked in the Palmetto Road/Old Military Road, Devonshire area. It appears that the cars were parked in the area Saturday evening while the occupants went to the Bermuda Music Festival at the National Sports Centre.

Burglary

Thu, 2007-10-04

At 4pm on Thursday, Police attended a reported burglary at a Rec-View Hill, Devonshire residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime between 6:45am and 3:45pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into his home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole two watches. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Recruit Foundation Course #69 Passing Out Ceremony

Thu, 2007-10-04

On Thursday, October 4th 2007, a Passing Out Ceremony was held for Bermuda Police Service Recruit Foundation Course #69. Twelve recruits completed the course and have now joined the Service as Police officers. They are: Constable Shirneil Furbert, Constable Anton Gilbert, Constable Ian Morrell, Constable Lesa Stovell, Constable Donovan Sweet, Constable Rajiv Bailey, Constable Kieran Bennett, Constable Vanessa Furbert, Constable Juan Looby, Constable Sandip Roy, Constable Kenten Trott and Constable Teshae Trott.

Burglary

Wed, 2007-10-03

At 5:50 this morning, Police attended a reported burglary at a St. Georges guest property. On arrival officers spoke with the complainants, who are visitors to the island. The couple stated that sometime between midnight and 5am today, an unknown culprit gained entry into their cottage. The culprit stole a quantity of jewelry, cash and personal items. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Vehicle Fire

Tue, 2007-10-02

At 4:05 this morning, Police received a report of a vehicle on fire at Bakery Lane in Pembroke. Officers arrived at the scene a short time later and observed three vehicles ablaze. The two cars and an auxiliary cycle were extensively damaged as a result. The Bermuda Fire Service attended and extinguished the fire. There were no reported injuries.

Burglary

Mon, 2007-10-01

At 3:35pm on Monday, Police attended a reported burglary at a Georges Bay Lane, Sandys parish residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that around 2:45pm that day she drove into her yard and observed two men running from her property, one carrying a laptop computer.

LIVESCAN

Mon, 2007-10-01

The Bermuda Police Service is pleased to announce the introduction of a new electronic system of taking fingerprints and photographs from persons in Police custody arrested for criminal offences. The system known as ‘LIVESCAN’ has been installed in two Police stations with a third due for installation in Spring 2008. This new method scans the fingerprints and palm prints using an electronic scanning device, replacing the conventional method of using an ink pad, roller and paper based forms.

Weekend Activity

Sun, 2007-09-30

Over the weekend there were 2 people arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and 9 reported burglaries. There were also 15 reported damage only road traffic collisions, 14 reported road traffic collisions resulting in injury and 6 vehicles reported taken without their owners consent.

Burglary

Thu, 2007-09-27


At 10:30am on Thursday, Police attended a reported burglary at a Freeport Road, Sandys parish business. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime between 6:30pm on Wednesday and 9:10am on Thursday, an unknown culprit gained entry into the premises. The culprit stole a quantity of cash. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Marine Thefts

Thu, 2007-09-27

The Marine Police are seeking the assistance of the public following a recent spate of thefts from boats.

The public are asked to report any persons seen acting suspiciously around bays and in the vicinity of moored boats and report the sale of second hand marine equipment that appears to be of a suspicious nature. It should be noted that it is an offence to purchase stolen property.