Theft

Sun, 2006-02-19

At 4:45pm on Sunday, Police attended a reported theft from the City Hall car park (Victoria Street side) in the City of Hamilton. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that around 4:30pm she parked her car in the parking lot. When she returned approximately five minutes later, she discovered that an unknown culprit had gained entry into her vehicle and removed a maroon wallet containing personal items. The suspect, a 57 year old Pembroke man, was subsequently located and arrested. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

At 9:55am on Sunday, Police received a report of a theft from a vessel docked at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club. The complainant stated that sometime between 9pm on Saturday and 9:45am on Sunday, an unknown culprit removed a plastic five gallon fuel tank from his 10ft. inflatable dinghy. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Weekend Activity

Over the weekend there were 2 people arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and 3 incidents of breaking and entering (2 in Paget and 1 in Pembroke). There were also 19 damage only road traffic collisions and 9 road traffic collisions resulting in injury.

Advisory

The Bermuda Police Service has noticed a recent increase in the amount of removed auxiliary/motorcycles. Specifically, Yamaha Axis motorcycles appear to have been targeted. We would like to advise all owners/riders of auxiliary/motorcycles to lock their vehicles securely, using a supplementary lock as well as the locking mechanism provided on the cycle.