Burglary
Mon, 2006-09-11
Around 1:30pm on Monday, Police on mobile patrol attended a reported burglary at a Court Street, Pembroke business. The owner stated that an unknown culprit or culprits had gained entry into his store and stolen merchandise. The suspects, a 14 year old Pembroke boy and a 15 year old Devonshire boy were located on Union Street and apprehended. A 40 year old Devonshire man was subsequently located on Tribe Road #1 in Pembroke and also arrested in connection with this incident. Inquiries are underway.
Injury RTC
Around 2:50 this morning, Police attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on Happy Valley Road in Pembroke near the junction with Cherry Hill. Details about the collision remain unclear as the rider of the motorcycle, a 26 year old Devonshire man, was found lying in the road by a member of the public. However, it appears that the motorcyclist was traveling west on Happy Valley Road when he lost control and collided with a tree. He is currently in the Intensive Care Unit of KEMH. Inquiries into this incident are underway. Police are appealing for any witnesses to this collision or anyone with any information to contact the Traffic Enforcement Unit on 299-4265.
Missing Juvenile
The Bermuda Police Service is asking for the public's assistance in locating 13 year old Kayla DeSilva Roberts. She was last seen near her Alexandra Road, Devonshire residence on Monday on foot, wearing a yellow top and brown shorts and is of slim build with her hair in a ponytail. Anyone with any information on the whereabouts of 13 year old Kayla DeSilva Roberts is asked to contact the Juvenile & Domestic Crime Unit on 299-4477.
Weekend Activity
Over the extended weekend (including Monday) there were 26 reported burglaries, 8 of which took place during Hurricane Florence (7 commercial properties & 1 residence). There were also 20 reported damage only road traffic collisions (1 of which took place during the hurricane) and 7 reported road traffic collisions resulting in injury. In total there were 84 calls for service during Hurricane Florence, consisting of reports of alarm activations, burglaries, transformer outages, fallen trees and debris in the road.
On behalf of the Acting Commissioner of Police, the Bermuda Police Service would like to thank the public for their support and consideration over the extended hurricane weekend. We would also like to thank all of the government departments and private agencies for working together to ensure that the needs of our community were met. Finally, a special thanks to all Bermuda Police Service personnel for their hard work and dedication during the hurricane.
