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Feb 22 - Weekend Report

Sat, 2009-02-21

Vehicle Fire- Around 3:25am on Sunday, Police received a report of vehicles on fire on St. Monica’s Road in Pembroke. Police officers and members of the Bermuda Fire Service (BFS) attended the scene where a car and a motorcycle were ablaze. The fires were extinguished by BFS personnel. Both vehicles were extensively damaged. An investigation into the cause of the fires is underway.

Vehicle Fire

Sat, 2009-02-21

Around 3:25am on Sunday, Police received a report of vehicles on fire on St. Monica’s Road in Pembroke. Police officers and members of the Bermuda Fire Service (BFS) attended the scene where a car and a motorcycle were ablaze. The fires were extinguished by BFS personnel. Both vehicles were extensively damaged. An investigation into the cause of the fires is underway.

Injury RTC

Feb 20 - Daily Report

Thu, 2009-02-19

Injury RTC-Around 7pm on Thursday, Police attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury at the junction of South Road and Brighton Hill Road in Devonshire. It appears that a car was traveling south on Brighton Hill Road when the driver, a 71 year old Devonshire man, lost control due to a pre-existing medical condition.

Injury RTC

Thu, 2009-02-19

Around 7pm on Thursday, Police attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury at the junction of South Road and Brighton Hill Road in Devonshire. It appears that a car was traveling south on Brighton Hill Road when the driver, a 71 year old Devonshire man, lost control due to a pre-existing medical condition. As a result the car went through the intersection and collided with a utility pole on the opposite side of South Road. The 71 year old man sustained cuts & abrasions to both knees and was taken to KEMH via ambulance for treatment. The car received extensive front end damage. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Burglary

Feb 19 - Daily Report

Wed, 2009-02-18

Burglary-Around 6:20pm on Wednesday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Watlington Lane North, Devonshire residence. The complainants stated that sometime between 7:30am and 6pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into their home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole a 50” Samsung flat screen TV, a silver digital camera and a quantity of jewelry. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Burglary

Wed, 2009-02-18

Around 6:20pm on Wednesday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Watlington Lane North, Devonshire residence. The complainants stated that sometime between 7:30am and 6pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into their home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole a 50” Samsung flat screen TV, a silver digital camera and a quantity of jewelry. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

At 5:15pm on Wednesday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke residence. The complainant stated that sometime between 8:50am and 4:50pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into his home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole a 32” Sony flat screen TV. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Feb 18 - Daily Report

Tue, 2009-02-17

Injury RTC- Around 4:35pm on Tuesday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Harrington Sound Road in Smith’s parish near the junction with Manor House Drive. It appears that a truck was traveling west on Harrington Sound Road when the vehicle collided with the Manor House Bridge, causing extensive damage to the bridge and the cab of the truck. The driver, a 47 year old St.

Injury RTC

Tue, 2009-02-17

Around 4:35pm on Tuesday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Harrington Sound Road in Smith’s parish near the junction with Manor House Drive. It appears that a truck was traveling west on Harrington Sound Road when the vehicle collided with the Manor House Bridge, causing extensive damage to the bridge and the cab of the truck. The driver, a 47 year old St. George’s man, sustained a small cut to his nose. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Roads Policing Unit Statistics

Mon, 2009-02-16

The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to use care, caution and courtesy on the island's roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and those traveling on motorcycles to fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane.

During the week of Monday, February 9th - Monday, February 16th 2009 there were:

Roads Policing Unit Statistics

Mon, 2009-02-16

The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to use care, caution and courtesy on the island’s roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and those traveling on motorcycles to fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane.

During the week of Monday, February 9th – Monday, February 16th 2009 there were:

* Reported Injury Collisions = 8
* Reported Damage Only Collisions = 46
* Arrests on Suspicion of Impaired Driving = 8
* Vehicles Reported Taken Without Their Owners’ Consent = 24
* Number of vehicles reported stolen by parish: St. George’s = 1, Hamilton parish = 2, Devonshire = 2, Pembroke = 13, Warwick = 4 and Sandy’s parish = 2.