Promoted to Sergeant
Wed, 2006-01-11
The Bermuda Police Service is proud to announce the promotion of 7 officers to the rank of Sergeant:
Promoted to Sergeant: Paul E. Simons. Sergeant Simons has been a serving officer in the Bermuda Police Service for 9 years. He has served in the Eastern Uniform Division, Traffic Enforcement, Police Support Unit and Operational Policing. Paul has taken many courses while working with the Service and in April 2006 he will be attending an Advanced Traffic Investigation Course in Florida.
Promoted to Sergeant: Razi Howie. Sergeant Howie has been an officer for 5 years. He has worked in the Central Investigation Unit, Central Uniform and Western Uniform. He is married and a father of 2.
Promoted to Sergeant: Carl Gibbons. Sergeant Gibbons started his career in 1994 and worked out of Eastern Uniform Division for a year. He then transferred to Central Uniform and worked out of Hamilton Police Station for 4 years. He also worked in the Traffic Enforcement Unit, Police Support Unit and in 2002 he was transferred to the Training Department as an instructor/trainer responsible for the physical training of new Police Recruits & Cadets. This included first aid, drill/inspection and officer safety.
Promoted to Sergeant: Colin King. Sergeant King joined the Scottish Police Service in 1989 where he worked in uniform and CID. Following 11 years of service in Scotland, he applied to join the Bermuda Police Service and arrived on the island in September 2000. He has worked in Central Uniform, Central CID and the Commercial Crime Department. Sergeant King is a fully qualified dive instructor and enjoys traveling extensively.
Promoted to Sergeant: Stephen Gunn. Sergeant Gunn was raised in Ohio, USA and started his career in the United States Navy in 1986. He joined the Ordinance Division and learned to disable live ammunition and explosive devices with the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team with NAS Bermuda. Sergeant Gunn became a Police officer in Bermuda in 1998 and has worked in Uniform Patrols for several years. He then joined the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team. Sergeant Gunn is a diver and holds an Underwater Crime Scene Investigator qualification. He has also worked in CID and is currently attached to the Community Safety Department.
Promoted to Sergeant: Dean Martin. Sergeant Martin has been a Police officer for 13 years - 8 of those with the South Yorkshire Police in the UK. While in Bermuda Sergeant MArtin has worked with the Gangs & Firearms Team and Central CID, with attachments to the Serious Crime Unit. He has been on many courses and holds 2 Commissioner's Commendations, 3 Letters of Good Work and a Superintendent's Commendation.
Promoted to Sergeant: Eulene Nurse. Sergeant Nurse has been with the Bermuda Police Service for 8 years. She has worked in Eastern Uniform, the Eastern Criminal Investigation Unit, the Serious Crime Unit, the Airport Police Station, Administration, as Eastern Station Manager and in the Training Centre. Sergeant Nurse holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Norfolk State University.
