May 15 - Daily Report

Fri, 2009-05-15

Burglary - Around 10:40pm on Thursday, Police received a report of a burglary at a North Cote West, Pembroke residence. The complainant stated that sometime between 7:30am and 10:30pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into his apartment while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole a quantity of cash. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Around 4pm on Thursday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Sunnyside Park Lane, Southampton residence. The complainant stated that sometime between 8am and 3:50pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into his home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole a black Panasonic 42” flat screen TV. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Damage Only RTC

At 8:45am on Thursday, Police attended a reported damage only road traffic collision at the junction of Parsons Road and Two Way Lane in Pembroke involving two cars. It appears that one car was traveling east on Parsons Road and the other car was exiting Two Way Lane when the vehicles collided. The drivers of the vehicles, a 22 year old Southampton man and a 68 year old Devonshire man were not injured; however both cars received extensive front end damage. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Advisory – Access to Police Headquarters via Fort Hill Road

The Bermuda Police Service would like to advise the public (especially motorists) that there will be no access to Police Headquarters via Fort Hill Road, Devonshire as of Monday 18th May, 2009. This is due to construction work in that area to replace the existing gate, which will involve trenching and the use of heavy machinery.

We are also asking members of the public not to park their vehicles in the immediate area while the work is taking place. Signs & barriers will be placed further down Fort Hill Road as a reminder to motorists that access to Police Headquarters via that route will not be possible until further notice and to take an alternate route. The Bermuda Police Service appreciates the public’s co-operation while this work is ongoing.