The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to use care, caution and courtesy on the islands 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, March 24th – Monday, March 31st 2008 there were:

• Reported Injury Collisions = 21
• Reported Damage Only Collisions = 41
• Arrests on Suspicion of Impaired Driving = 3
• Vehicles Reported Taken Without Their Owners Consent = 19
• Number of vehicles reported stolen by parish: Hamilton parish = 2, Smiths parish = 1, Devonshire = 7, Pembroke = 5, Paget = 1, Southampton = 2 and Sandy s parish = 1.

The majority of vehicles removed were auxiliary cycles & motorcycles, with two cars removed during the week. Of the 19 vehicles reported stolen, 5 were subsequently recovered.

To date, Operation Safer Streets has been quite successful, resulting in several arrests for various offences as well as the seizure of drugs and offensive/prohibited weapons. The achievements of the initiative to date are outlined below:

• Persons Arrested on Warrants = 77
• Persons Found Committing Offences (*) = 37
• Arrests TBA (**) = 12
• Arrests – Drugs Offences = 47
• Persons Searched for Drugs = 128
• Residences Searched for Drugs = 14
• Firearms Seized = 1
• Bladed Articles Seized = 9
• Drugs Seizures – No Suspects = 43
• Firearms Search Warrants = 5
• Total Man Hours in ‘Hot Spots = 1,200 hours+

(*) Persons arrested whilst found committing generic offences such as impaired driving.

(**) Persons to be arrested for non drugs/firearms related offences such as burglary, assault, etc.

Analysis of Reported Burglaries from March 17th to March 24th 2008There were 28 reported burglaries and 2 reported attempted burglaries from Monday, March 17th to Monday, March 24th, 2008.

WEST REPORTED BURGLARIES

Sandys = 2

Southampton = 1

Warwick = 10

Western Parishes Total = 13

CENTRAL REPORTED BURGLARIES

Paget = 4

City of Hamilton = 0

Pembroke = 6

Devonshire = 3

Central Parishes Total = 13

EAST REPORTED BURGLARIES

Smiths = 1

Hamilton = 1

St. Georges = 0

Eastern Parishes Total = 2

TOTAL = 28

Common Targeted Goods: Cash, jewelry and electronic items (flat screen TVs, laptop computers, cell phones, DVD players etc). Common Methods of Entry: Insecure window or door; forced or pried window or door. Of note during the period: It appears that burglars have targeted residences in the Keith Hall Road / Ord Road, Warwick area as well as the South Road / Rocklands Road, Warwick area.

• Dont rush into anything involving money or property.
• Beware of people coming to your door offering to do jobs around the house and asking for payment in advance or offering to do something for nothing.
• Before signing a contract, consult a trusted person in authority (such as a lawyer or bank official) and have that person examine the papers on your behalf.

The investigation regarding the threat to the Premier is ongoing. The Bermuda Police Service is currently awaiting forensic examination results.

GENERAL

• Arrests = 280
• Failures = 147
• Refusals = 92
• Passes = 37
• Other = 4

AGES

• Under 18 = 2
• 18 to 21 = 21
• 22 to 30 = 100
• 31 to 40 = 73
• 41 to 50 = 41
• Over 50 = 43

TIME OF ARRESTS

• 5pm to 10pm = 56
• 10pm to 1am = 71
• 1am to 3am = 74
• 3am to 5am = 53
• Other = 26

DAY OF WEEK

• Monday 27
• Tuesday 19
• Wednesday 19
• Thursday 32
• Friday 39
• Saturday 77
• Sunday 67

VEHICLES INVOLVED

• Cars = 137
• Cycles = 129
• Trucks = 2
• Vans = 9
• Taxis = 2
• Pedal cycles = 0
• Boats = 1
• Other Vehicles = 0

MEAN AVERAGE FAILURE RATE = 168.16 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISIONS = 108

HIGHEST READING = 355 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

LOWEST PASS READING = 0 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

YOUNGEST PERSON = 16 years old, refused test

OLDEST PERSON = 77 years old, refused test

JANUARY – DECEMBER 2006

• Arrests = 390
• Failures = 205
• Refusals = 119
• Passes = 58
• Other = 8