At 3.46 a.m. on Thursday 25th November, Police Officers on patrol on Palmetto Road, Devonshire came across a disturbance in the street. They saw a man standing over a woman who was laying in the street. The officers noted injuries to the woman’s face. The man was arrested for assaulting the woman, and when searched, he was found in possession of a significant quantity of cash which the woman alleged was stolen from her during a robbery. He was also found in possession of what is believed to be a significant quantity of illegal drugs. He remains in custody while further enquiries are conducted in the matter.

About 9.30 p.m. on Wednesday 24th November, Police received a report of a disturbance at the Ice Queen restaurant in Paget. It appears that a member of staff was accosted by two men who threw punches at him. The suspects then turned their attention to another customer, and snatched a gold chain from the customer’s neck before fleeing in a motor car. Police enquiries led to the arrest of three men at a bar in Warwick about half an hour later. While the suspects were being arrested, one of them became very violent, kicking out one of the rear view mirrors on the Police vehicle. That suspect also spat on the officers while en route to the Hamilton Police Station. Enquiries are continuing into that matter and all three suspects remain in custody.

About 5.40 p.m. on Wednesday 24th November, a 39 year old female was attacked by a man in the lobby area of a hotel on Rosemont Avenue in Pembroke. The man grabbed the victim’s handbag and pulled her to the ground in the process, after which he fled the area on a motorcycle with the handbag and contents. She sustained bruising and other injuries to her face and body as a result of the fall. This matter was reported to Police who attended the scene immediately and commenced an investigation. As a result of Police enquiries, a 27 year old man was arrested about an hour and a half later in the St. Monica’s area in Pembroke, in connection with this offence. When the suspect was searched, he was found in possession of property which was reported stolen in two other unrelated complaints of stealing which occurred earlier in the day in the City of Hamilton. He remains in Police custody and is expected to make a court appearance in the very near future.