September 20 - Daily Report
Thu, 2012-09-20
St. George’s Police Station Closed For Repairs - The public is advised that the St. George’s Police Station is currently closed for repairs by Works & Engineering. The restoration is anticipated to take six weeks to complete.
During this time policing operations for the East End will continue to operate on a 24 hour basis from Southside Police Station. A phone located on the outside of the St. George’s station will continue to automatically connect the user to the Station Duty Officer at Southside Police Station.
All units normally housed at St. George’s station will be temporarily relocated to Southside station with the exception of the Town Constable PC Litanya Smith who, in order to remain within the town throughout her shifts, will work from the Joint Customs Marine Police office on Ordnance Island for the duration of the repairs.
Sudden Death
Around 2:30pm on Wednesday, September 19th police and first responders attended a reported medical emergency near King’s Square in St. George’s.
It appears that the victim, a 60 year old American man, had collapsed. The visitor was given CPR at the scene by members of the public before being taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance, where he was later pronounced dead by an on call doctor.
There does not appear to be any suspicious circumstances; however an autopsy is anticipated in due course. No further details regarding the deceased will be given at this time until the next of kin has been notified. Inquiries into this sudden death are ongoing.
