Robbery
Sun, 2006-09-03
Around 7:05 this morning, Police received a report of a robbery on Union Street in Pembroke. The victim, a 70 year old Pembroke man, stated that he was sitting in his taxi with his door slightly open when an unknown man approached the taxi. The suspect opened the driver’s door and punched the taxi driver in the face, before demanding money. The suspect then took $200 in cash from the Pembroke man before running north on Union Street, getting on a red scooter type cycle and making good his escape. The victim sustained facial injuries (bloody nose, bruising to upper lip and left eye). The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 5’6” tall, wearing a black jacket. Inquiries into this incident are underway. Police are appealing for any witnesses to this incident or anyone with any information to contact the Hamilton Criminal Investigation Unit on 295-0011.
Arrest
At 2:25pm on Sunday, Police were on mobile patrol in a marked Police car at the junction of Front Street and Parliament Street in the City of Hamilton when a man riding a motorcycle overtook the Police vehicle at a high rate of speed heading west on Front Street. The officer observing that the rider’s helmet was unfastened and his manner of riding followed the motorcycle. The man continued riding through the junction of Front Street and Burnaby Street, almost colliding with a car that was stopped at the red traffic light. The officer then followed the motorcyclist to the Hamilton Ferry Terminal, where the suspect rode his cycle on to the dock. At this point, the officer got out of the Police vehicle and stopped the suspect at the ferry terminal gate. The man got off the cycle and attempted to push past the officer and a struggle ensued. The officer requested additional Police units during the struggle, as the suspect attempted to discard two objects. Officers from the Marine Unit arrived on the scene quickly and assisted in arresting the suspect. The two objects were recovered and the suspect, an 18 year old Smith’s parish man, was arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled drug. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
