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Handbag Snatch

Wed, 2009-03-04

Around 6:50pm on Wednesday, Police received a report of a handbag snatch on Angle Street in Pembroke. It appears that around 6:30pm that day the victims, a 37 year old Pembroke man and a 28 year old Pembroke woman, were on an auxiliary cycle traveling east on Angle Street when an unknown man on a motorcycle rode past and grabbed the pillion passenger’s handbag. As a result the victims and the auxiliary cycle they were on fell to the ground while the suspect made good his escape with the handbag. It does not appear that the 37 year old man (rider) or the 28 year old woman (pillion passenger) were injured. The handbag contained a cellular phone, wallet and personal items. The male suspect is described as wearing an orange sweat top and jeans. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Handbag Snatch

Wed, 2009-03-04

Around 6:50pm on Wednesday, Police received a report of a handbag snatch on Angle Street in Pembroke. It appears that around 6:30pm that day the victims, a 37 year old Pembroke man and a 28 year old Pembroke woman, were on an auxiliary cycle traveling east on Angle Street when an unknown man on a motorcycle rode past and grabbed the pillion passenger’s handbag. As a result the victims and the auxiliary cycle they were on fell to the ground while the suspect made good his escape with the handbag. It does not appear that the 37 year old man (rider) or the 28 year old woman (pillion passenger) were injured. The handbag contained a cellular phone, wallet and personal items. The male suspect is described as wearing an orange sweat top and jeans. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Missing Juvenile

Wed, 2009-03-04

The Bermuda Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16 year old Travis Malcolm Lowe. The teenager is described as light skinned, 5’3” tall weighing 110 pounds with black hair. He is known to frequent the Happy Valley Road Pembroke area and was last seen on Thursday, February 26th 2009. Anyone with any information on the whereabouts of Travis Malcolm Lowe is encouraged to contact the Child Victims Unit on 295-0011.

March 4 - Daily Report

Wed, 2009-03-04

Burglary - Around 6:20pm on Monday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Pine Tree Lane, Sandy’s parish residence. The complainant stated that sometime between 11:30am and 5:30pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into her home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole a 40” black & silver Samsung flat screen TV. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Burglary

Tue, 2009-03-03

Around 6:20pm on Monday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Pine Tree Lane, Sandy’s parish residence. The complainant stated that sometime between 11:30am and 5:30pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into her home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole a 40” black & silver Samsung flat screen TV. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

March 3 - Weekly Review

Tue, 2009-03-03

The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to use care, caution and courtesy on the island’s roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and those traveling on motorcycles to fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane.

During the week of Monday, February 23rd – Monday, March 2nd 2009 there were:

Roads Policing Unit Statistics

Mon, 2009-03-02

The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to use care, caution and courtesy on the island’s roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and those traveling on motorcycles to fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane.

During the week of Monday, February 23rd – Monday, March 2nd 2009 there were:

* Reported Injury Collisions = 19
* Reported Damage Only Collisions = 34
* Arrests on Suspicion of Impaired Driving = 5
* Vehicles Reported Taken Without Their Owners’ Consent = 18
* Number of vehicles reported stolen by parish: St. George’s = 2, Devonshire = 2, Pembroke = 6, Paget = 2, Warwick = 2, Southampton = 1 and Sandy ’s parish = 3.

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