Around 1:50am on Sunday, Police attended the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) on Crow Lane in Pembroke after receiving a report of pepper spray being used. On arrival officers spoke with the victim, an 18 year old Sandy’s parish man, who stated that around 1:30am three men sprayed a substance believed to be pepper spray in his face.
The Bermuda Police Service has noticed an increase in the reported use of pepper spray on the island. The public are advised that pepper spray is a prohibited weapon under the Firearms Act 1973. The Act states:
“Prohibited weapons and ammunition
2 (1) Subject to this Act, it is an offence for any person to—
Around 9:20pm on Saturday, the Police Support Unit (PSU) and other Police units attended a reported disturbance at White Hill Field in Sandy’s parish. On arrival officers patrolled the Railway Trail in search of the suspects, after receiving reports of a male stabbing victim; however, neither the suspects nor the victim were located.
At 9:30am on Thursday, Police attended a reported breaking and entering at a Paget guest property. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who is a visitor to the island. He stated that sometime between 11pm on Wednesday and 7am on Thursday, an unknown culprit gained entry into his room. The culprit stole $150 in cash. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Around 12:25 this morning, Police arrested a 33 year old St. George’s man at the Bermuda International Airport for suspicion of importing a controlled drug. Investigations are ongoing.
At 4:15pm on Wednesday, Police attended a reported breaking and entering at a Knapton Estates Road, Smith’s parish residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime between 12:40pm and 3:30pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into her home. The culprit stole several items of jewelry and a bottle of alcohol. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Around 4:10pm on Monday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Woodlands Road in Pembroke, near the junction with Euclid Avenue. It appears that a pedestrian was running across Woodlands Road when she was in collision with a truck traveling north. The pedestrian, an 8 year old Paget girl, was treated at KEMH for minor injuries (cuts & bruises) and released.
At 9:50 this morning, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury at the junction of Tee Street and Berry Hill Road in Devonshire involving a car and a motorcycle. It appears that the car (a white Kia Pride) was exiting Tea Rose Lane when it was in collision with the motorcycle (which was overtaking a vehicle) traveling south on Tee Street.
Police are reporting a dramatic decrease in incidents of breaking and entering over the weekend with only 5 reported incidents. This can be attributed to a team of officers that were tasked with targeting some of the serial offenders that have been targeting homes and business in and around Bermuda. We are still reminding residents to lock and secure their dwellings at all times.
Police were on mobile patrol around 1:50am Saturday on North Shore Road in Devonshire, when officers came upon a driver of a car acting suspiciously. The car was stopped and officers noticed that two males were in the car. It was at that point the occupants of the car were searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
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