Fire - Around 12:30pm on Sunday, Police and Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service personnel attended a fire at a Middle Town Drive, Pembroke residence. The fire was extinguished by firefighters at the scene. There does not appear to be any suspicious circumstances; however a 42 year old Pembroke woman and a 45 year old Pembroke man were taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment of smoke inhalation. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
25 year old Tyneko Trott pled guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning to two counts of attempted robbery relating to two attempted handbag snatches that occurred in the City of Hamilton around 5pm on Tuesday, November 30th 2010. As a result Mr. Trott was remanded into custody by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner for sentencing on February 3rd 2011 pending social inquiry reports.
Yesterday 49 year old Brian Carlton Rogers was sentenced to three years imprisonment by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner in Magistrates’ Court, relating to a burglary that occurred during the early morning hours of October 11th 2010 at the West Pembroke Pentecostal Church where a safe was stolen. The Magistrate said Mr. Rogers had a “prolific record of criminal convictions” and committed the offence at the Pembroke church following his release from prison only a month earlier.
Burglary - Around 5:25am on Friday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Friswells Road, Devonshire residence. It appears that an unknown culprit brandishing a bladed article gained entry into the home and was confronted by the occupant. The intruder then left the premises empty handed. The occupant was not injured. The suspect is described as a light skinned man, approximately 5’9” – 6’ tall wearing a light coloured tracksuit. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
At 9:45am on Thursday, Police and first responders attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Harrington Sound Road in Smith’s parish near the junction with Harrington Hundreds Road involving a taxi and an auxiliary cycle. It appears that both the taxi and the auxiliary cycle were traveling along Harrington Sound Road when they collided. The auxiliary cycle rider, a 17 year old Pembroke man, was injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment. The taxi driver and his passengers were not injured. Both vehicles were damaged. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Man Recaptured After Briefly Escaping Custody - It appears that around 1:30pm on Wednesday, a 19 year old Devonshire man was being processed at Hamilton Police Station when the teenager allegedly assaulted a Police officer and fled the premises on foot. The Devonshire man was quickly located by Police and taken back into custody. The Police officer was not injured. A court appearance for the 19 year old Devonshire man is anticipated in due course.
Around 7:30am on Wednesday, Police and first responders received a report of a serious road traffic collision resulting in injury on St. David’s Road in St. George’s involving a bus and an auxiliary cycle. On arrival it appeared that both vehicles were traveling along St. David’s Road when they collided. The rider of the auxiliary cycle, a 16 year old young man from St. George’s, was injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment. At last check he was in stable condition at the hospital. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Attempted Handbag Snatch - Around 6:15pm on Tuesday, Police received a report of an attempted handbag snatch. It appears that the victim, a 41 year old Pembroke woman, was walking along Parliament Street in Pembroke near the junction with Church Street around 5:25pm that day when she was accosted by an unknown man. The suspect attempted to take the Pembroke woman’s purse but fled on foot empty handed after she refused to let go of her handbag and male members of the public in the area came to her assistance. The victim suffered a minor injury to her finger as a result.
Detective Sergeant Arthur Glasford & Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro, Officer In Charge of the Serious Crime
Unit - All of us remember the vicious murder that occurred shortly after 2pm on Good Friday (2nd April 2010) when two men on a motorcycle rode onto Victor Scott School Field and targeted 35 year old Kimwandae Walker of Pembroke Parish, shooting him multiple times while he was in attendance at a Good Friday fun day.
The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to drive as well as ride responsibly on the island’s roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and make sure any children traveling in the vehicle are appropriately restrained. Those traveling on motorcycles should always fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane.
During the week of Monday, November 22nd – Monday, November 29th 2010 there were: