Officer Injured After Pursuit - Around 3:30am on Thursday, March 24th 2011 Police were on mobile patrol along Court Street in Pembroke when they encountered a motorcycle at the junction with Dundonald Street. The officers attempted to stop the motorcycle to speak with the rider; however despite the use of the Police vehicle’s emergency equipment the motorcyclist failed to stop. A brief vehicle and foot pursuit took place before the motorcycle rider was intercepted outside a Middletown Lane residence. At that location the suspect apparently pushed one of the officers causing him to fall before fleeing the scene. The officer sustained a potentially serious head injury as a result and was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment where doctors continue to assess his injury. A 27 year old Pembroke man was subsequently arrested in connection with this incident. Inquiries are ongoing. Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with any information to contact the Hamilton Criminal Investigation Unit on 295-0011 or the independent, confidential Crime Stoppers Bermuda hotline on 800-8477.

Injury RTC in Paget

Around 2:15am on Thursday, Police attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on Harbour Road in Paget in the vicinity of the Lower Ferry Terminal. It appears that a motorcycle was traveling along Harbour Road when the rider, a 40 year old Southampton man, lost control and collided with a wall. The Southampton man was injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening. Inquiries into this incident are underway. Police are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to contact PC Christopher Brady on 295-0011.