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, October 20th – Monday, October 27th 2008 there were:

All of the vehicles removed were either auxiliary cycles or motorcycles. Of the 15 vehicles reported stolen 2 were subsequently recovered.

Around 8:10pm on Monday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury at the junction of North Shore Road and Aubrey Road in Hamilton parish involving a car and a jeep. It appears that the car and jeep were traveling east on North Shore Road, with the car in front of the jeep. When they reached the junction with Aubrey Road, the driver of the car, a 30 year old Hamilton parish woman, stopped and indicated her intention to turn. The driver of the jeep, a 23 year old Warwick man, was unable to stop in time and collided into the rear of the car. The Warwick man was not injured while the Hamilton parish woman sustained back, neck and head injuries. The car received extensive rear end damage and the jeep received extensive front end damage. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Around 5:20pm on Monday, Police attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on North Shore Road in Devonshire, near the junction with Ocean Spray Close. It appears that a car was traveling east on North Shore Road when the driver, a 38 year old Smith’s parish woman lost control and collided with an embankment, causing the car to overturn. The Smith’s parish woman was not injured; however her passenger, a 10 year old girl, sustained a minor injury to her left leg. She was taken to KEMH via ambulance, treated and released. The car received damage to multiple areas. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

During the week of October 26th to November 1st, the Bermuda Police Service will celebrate ‘Police Week’ - a week long series of events commemorating the Bermuda Police Service’s 129 years of service to Bermuda and its continuing commitment to the local community.

• Police Displays - Tuesday, October 28th (12 noon – 5pm)

• Commissioner for a Day - Wednesday, October 29th (10am – 2pm)

• Beating the Retreat – Wednesday, October 29th (8:30pm)

• Police Open House - Friday, October 31st (10am – 2pm)

The Bermuda Police Service will hold a press conference regarding policing for Halloween at 1pm on Thursday, October 30th in the Police Media Relations office, Prospect Devonshire. All media are encouraged to attend.