His Excellency the Governor - The Bermuda Police Service is now accepting applications for the Deputy Commissioner of Police. Applicants must be serving members of the Bermuda Police Service, at the rank of Superintendent or higher. Alternatively, serving members of other police forces may apply if they are: (a) A Bermudian or spouse of a Bermudian with permission to work in Bermuda, and (b) Serving at the rank of Superintendent (or equivalent) or higher.
Police and other first responders attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision that took place near the junction with Pitts Bay Road and Turnstile Lane in Pembroke on Friday at approximately 11pm.
The 28 year old man apparently was riding his motorcycle and collided with a wall. He was taken via ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where he is listed in serious condition with head injuries.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the aggravated burglary that occurred this morning Friday 28th March at a residence on Club Road, Smith's.
At approximately 7am, 3 males dressed in all black, wearing black helmets entered a residence on Club Road and attacked the male occupant. The victim sustained facial injuries and later attended King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment. An undisclosed amount of cash is believed to have been stolen.
Around 3:35pm on Tuesday, March 25th first responders were dispatched to a reported motorcycle collision on Middle Road in Warwick near the junction with Greendale Lane.
There were traffic diversions and delays in the area following the incident.
The injured motorcyclist, a 23 year old Warwick man, was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment. At last check he was in stable condition on a general ward.
The motoring public is advised that there will be a partial road closure on Middle Road in Warwick between Tamarind Vale and Burnt House Hill as BELCO workers replace a utility pole as a result of a pole fire. Expect traffic diversions in the area. Workers are expecting the process to take approximately an hour.
Around 7:45am on Monday, March 24th first responders attended a reported disturbance in the vicinity of King Street and Reid Street in the City of Hamilton.
Details are limited at this time; however it appears that two men were involved in an altercation. Apparently both men sustained relatively minor injuries and were arrested at the scene.
The Bermuda Police Service would like to thank the public for their vigilance regarding suspicious individuals in their neighbourhoods following reports of several burglaries recently.
As a result, a suspected prolific burglar was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Pembroke. He remains in police custody and a court appearance is anticipated in due course.
The Bermuda Police Service continues to receive reports of residential burglaries with nine reported in the last 24 hours, six of those occurring in Paget.
The other parishes affected over the same period were Pembroke, Devonshire and Warwick with one reported burglary each.
The specific areas where homes were burgled include:
The Bermuda Police Service is aware of an email warning cyclists that traps are being set using fishing line across roadways to dismount cyclists with the intention of robbing them.
While no robberies have been reported, the Bermuda Police Service can confirm that on Friday 14th March a car became entangled in fishing line on Marsh Folly Road, Pembroke and on the evening of Sunday 16th March an off-duty police officer became entangled in fishing line while riding his motorcycle at Cobbs Hill Road, Warwick causing him to fall off.
A second male suspect has been arrested in connection with the reported armed burglary that occurred around 8:50pm Friday, March 14th at a North Shore Road, Hamilton parish residence. He remains in police custody and a court appearance is anticipated in due course.
Apparent Trend in Recent Residential Burglaries
The Bermuda Police Service would like to advise residents that several burglaries have occurred lately in various parishes.