The Minister of Works and Engineering and Housing wishes to inform motorists of the temporary closure of the lane heading out of the City of Hamilton on Spurling Hill, Pembroke on Sunday, February 26, 2006 between 7am and 6pm. The closure is necessary in order to facilitate the resurfacing of Crow Lane.
Around 8:35pm on Wednesday, Police received a report of a removed vehicle. The owner stated that sometime between 5:25pm and 7:30pm that day, an unknown culprit removed his blue Suzuki Vitara with a white roof, license #30418, which was parked outside a Strawberry Hill Drive, Paget residence. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Breaking & Entering
The Bermuda Police Service Fraud Unit is aware of a new investment scam that is currently in circulation around the island. The letter, which appears to be from a European country, encourages the recipient to invest in teak plantations through the 'Prime Forestry Group' of Switzerland.
Around 8:25pm on Tuesday, Police attended a reported breaking and entering at a Harbour Road, Paget residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainants who stated that sometime between 8am and 7:15pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into their home. The culprit stole a silver Samsung flat screen TV and a black bag.
At 4:15pm on Monday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Collectors Hill in Smith's parish near the junction with Hermitage Road involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian. It appears that the motorcycle was traveling north on Collectors Hill when the pedestrian, a 9 year old Hamilton parish boy walking south on Collectors Hill, attempted to run across the road.
The Bermuda Police Service has noticed a pattern of housebreaks in Warwick. There have been 4 housebreaks in Warwick this month, three of which occurred in the Keith Hall Road area during the afternoon of Valentine's Day and one the following evening at a nearby Harbour Road, Warwick residence.
At 4:45pm on Sunday, Police attended a reported theft from the City Hall car park (Victoria Street side) in the City of Hamilton. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that around 4:30pm she parked her car in the parking lot.
At 1:40pm on Saturday, Police attended a reported theft from Horseshoe Bay beach on South Road in Southampton. On arrival officers spoke with the complainants who are visitors to the island. They stated that around 12:40pm they were at Jobson's Cove and left their knapsack unattended on the beach to look inside a nearby cave. However, when they returned the bag was missing.
At 5:50pm on Thursday, Police attended a reported damage only road traffic collision on South Road in Southampton near Turtle Place, involving two cars. It appears that a car was traveling west on South Road when the driver, an 84 year old Southampton woman, lost control and collided with a parked car.
At 6:50pm on Wednesday, Police attended a reported breaking and entering at a Harbour Road, Warwick residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that around 5:40pm that day, he discovered that an unknown culprit had gained entry into his home earlier in the week. The culprit stole a gold chain with four gold pendants. Inquiries into this incident are underway.