First responders attended a report of a road traffic collision that took place between a truck and an auxiliary cycle around 5:35pm in the area of St David's Road and Bay Estates Road in St. George's.
It appears that a 17 year old St. George's male was traveling on that said road when the rider of the bike apparently attempted to overtake a bus and collided with a truck traveling in the opposite direction.
Cyclists representing the Bermuda Police Service at the 2013 World Police & Fire Games in Belfast, Northern Ireland have won
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The Bermuda Police Service cycling team of Sergeant Clifford Roberts, Sergeant Darren Glasford, Sergeant Terry Thomas, PC Dennis Joell and PC Shannon Lawrence also competed in a tough 18 mile loop road race course, with PC Lawrence placing 5th in his age group; PC Joell placing 14th in his age group and Sergeants Glasford, Roberts and Thomas placing 11th, 20th and 25th respectively in their age group.
Reported Missing Person: Micala Yarde [Located] - The Bermuda Police Service is appealing for the public’s assistance in locating 19
year old Micala Yarde. Ms. Yarde is described as light brown complexioned, approximately 5’6” tall of medium build, weighing around 130 pounds with brown straightened hair.
She was last seen at her Two Way Mews, Pembroke residence at 3pm on Friday, August 2nd wearing blue shorts and a white T-shirt.
Anyone with any information on the whereabouts of 19 year old Micala Yarde is encouraged to contact the Vulnerable Persons Unit on 247-1678 or call the main police telephone number 295-0011 at the earliest opportunity. The Bermuda Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance in locating 19 year old Micala Yarde. She has returned home safe and well.
Cup Match Holiday Weekend Recap - The Bermuda Police Service is happy to report that this Cup Match holiday weekend can go down on record as one of the safest we have seen in recent years. This is particularly encouraging as many of the venues over the period saw crowds of thousands over land and water.
We would like to thank our community partners, as well as every member of the public who acted in a responsible manner. Whilst we are encouraged by the actions of most, it was not incident free.
Two Vehicle Collision in Pembroke - Around 7:30pm on Saturday, August 3rd police and first responders attended a reported two vehicle collision at the junction of North Shore Road and Clarke’s Lane in Pembroke.
It appears that a car was exiting Clarke’s Lane and an auxiliary cycle was being ridden along North Shore Road when the vehicles collided. The auxiliary cycle rider, a 24 year old Pembroke man, was injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment. He was later discharged. There were no other injuries reported; however both vehicles were damaged.
The Bermuda Police Service and the Office of the Tax Commissioner would like to advise the public that a fraudulent e-mail is currently circulating claiming to be from the Tax Commissioner’s Office
The content of the deceptive e-mail entitled ‘Subject: Recovered Funds (Case Filed: 22:02:2008)’ suggests that:
Recovered Jewellery - A quantity of suspected stolen jewellery has been recovered and inquiries are ongoing to verify the rightful owner(s). Members of the public are invited to view images of the recovered items by visiting the official Bermuda Police Service website and selecting the ‘Recovered Property’ link.
Members of the public without internet access are encouraged to contact the Somerset Criminal Investigation Unit at telephone number 247-1798 or 234-1010 in order to arrange a viewing of this recovered jewellery.
In the interest of safety during this year’s ‘Non-Mariners Race’ on Sunday, August 4th, the inshore area of Mangrove Bay
extending to King’s Point / RUBiS Boaz Island Service Station has been designated as a 5 knot / no wake zone for all personal water craft.
In addition, the inshore area of Mangrove Bay extending to King’s Point / Watford Bridge ferry stop has been designated as a no Jet Ski zone. [Click map to enlarge].
The Bermuda Police Service Marine Unit will be on patrol during the ‘Non-Mariners Race’ to monitor these areas.
Inspector Mark Clarke, Officer in Charge of the Vulnerable Persons Unit (VPU) – In recent weeks the Bermuda Police
Service has noticed a marked increase in sex based and exploitative crimes involving young females.
In the past 6 days the Service has received 9 reports involving the sexual exploitation of young teenagers, many of these reports vary in their nature.
Several of these reports indicated the victims have been lured to locations by persons known to them where upon they have been given alcohol and or drugs.
Reported Stolen Punts - The Bermuda Police Service Marine Unit is conducting inquiries into the reported theft of two punts from the Scott’s Harbour, St. George’s area, near the Swing Bridge.
The first, 'BB Gun', is described as green in colour with a blue bottom, measuring 5 feet by 3 feet and was removed sometime between 4pm Saturday, July 20th and 9:30am Sunday, July 28th.