Firearm Incident
Sun, 2006-07-23
The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the death of 18 year old Jason Lightbourne of Paget. Jason died of gunshot wounds sustained during an incident on Ord Road in Paget around 4:05am on Sunday. The Bermuda Police Service extends its sincere condolences to the family & friends of the deceased.
An active investigation into this incident is ongoing and Police are continuing to appeal for any witnesses to contact the Serious Crime Unit on 299-4315, the main Police number on 295-0011 or the confidential Crimestoppers Hotline on 1-800-623-8477.
Injury RTC
At 3:30am on Sunday, a Police vehicle was involved in a road traffic collision resulting in injury at the junction of Front Street and Court Street in Pembroke involving a car and an auxiliary cycle. It appears that the Police vehicle was traveling west on Front Street, the auxiliary cycle was traveling in the opposite direction and the car was stationary at the stop sign at the junction. The Police vehicle and the auxiliary cycle collided as the Police vehicle attempted to make a right turn on to Court Street causing the rider, a 17 year old Hamilton parish man, to be thrown from the cycle into the windscreen of the car. The 17 year old was then taken to KEMH via ambulance for treatment of bruising to his body and released. The occupants of the Police vehicle and the car were not injured. The auxiliary cycle was extensively damaged, the car received damage to its front windscreen and the Police vehicle received front end damage. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Weekend Activity
Over the weekend there were 5 people arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and 9 reported burglaries. There were also 14 reported damage only road traffic collisions and 12 reported road traffic collisions resulting in injury.
