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Suspicious Device

Sun, 2009-01-18

Around 2:45pm today, Police responded to a report of a suspicious explosive device at the Dellwood Middle School. It is believed that the device was a primitive, home made item made up of household chemicals. No one was injured and the student suspected of making the device is being dealt with by school officials and Police.


Update - Sudden Death

Bomb Threat

Thu, 2009-01-15

The Bermuda Police Service responded to a report of a bomb threat that took place at the Fairmont Southampton at 10:46 this morning. After liaising with hotel management it was ascertained that a bomb threat came by way of e-mail. It was later determined that the threat was a hoax. A full investigation into this incident is underway.

Injury RTC

Thu, 2009-01-15

Around 7:45pm on Thursday, Police attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on North Shore Road in Devonshire near the junction with Tribe Road #2. It appears that a car was traveling east on North Shore Road when the driver, a 24 year old Pembroke woman, lost control and collided with a wall. The Pembroke woman was not injured.

Injury RTC

Wed, 2009-01-14

Around 6:10pm on Wednesday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury at the junction of Harrington Sound Road and Harrington Hundreds Road in Smith’s parish involving a car and a motorcycle. It appears that the car was traveling east on Harrington Sound Road and the motorcycle was traveling in the opposite direction when the vehicles collided.

Roads Policing Unit Statistics

Mon, 2009-01-12

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.

Jan 12

Mon, 2009-01-12

Burglary At 7:40 this morning, Police attended a reported burglary at Northlands Primary School. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime between 7pm on Friday and 7:30am on Monday, an unknown culprit gained entry into a classroom on the premises and stole a black Dell desktop computer (hard drive, monitor, keyboard & mouse). Inquiries into this incident are underway. Weekend Activity Over the weekend there were 4 people arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and 5 reported burglaries. There were also 13 reported damage only road traffic collisions, 7 reported road traffic collisions resulting in injury and 3 vehicles reported taken without their owners’ consent. All incidents are under investigation.

Injury RTC

Fri, 2009-01-09

Around 7pm on Tuesday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on North Shore Road in Hamilton parish near the junction with Cottage Hill Road involving a car and an auxiliary cycle. It appears that both vehicles were traveling east on North Shore Road with the car in front of the auxiliary cycle when the car came to a stop. The rider of the cycle, a 17 year old Hamilton parish man, was unable to stop in time and collided with the rear of the car.

2009 Roads Policing Initiatives

Wed, 2009-01-07

2008 will be remembered as one of the most tragic in recent years as far as road fatalities are concerned after 17 individuals lost their lives during that year on Bermuda’s roads. This is a clear indicator that we as a community must do things differently.