Around 2:30am on Saturday, June 30th police and first responders attended a reported serious single vehicle collision on Middle Road in Southampton. It appears that a motorcycle was traveling along Middle Road when it collided with a roadside embankment. As a result the rider, a 32 year old Southampton man, sustained what are believed to be serious injuries and was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment. Traffic was diverted away from the scene at the junction with Lighthouse Road and Church Road while collision investigators conducted inquiries. The investigation into this reported serious collision is ongoing.
Collision - Around 8:45pm on Wednesday June 27th, police responded to a report of a collision on Somerset Road near the junction with Scotts Hill Road in Sandys. It appears that a motorcycle was travelling along Somerset Road when it collided with a parked car. The rider, a 45 year old Sandys man was injured and conveyed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance where he was treated and released. The Sandys man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and later bailed. A court appearance is anticipated in due course.
Around 7pm on Wednesday, June 27th police and first responders attended a reported serious single vehicle collision on Crow Lane in Pembroke near the junction with Corkscrew Hill.
It appears that a motorcycle was traveling out of the City of Hamilton along Crow Lane when it collided with a bus stop shelter. As a result the rider, a 25 year old man, was injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment. The extent of his injuries is unknown at this time. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Collision - Around 11:50am on Tuesday June 26th, police and first responders attended a reported collision at the junction of King Street and Elliot Street in Pembroke. It appears that an auxiliary cycle and a car collided at the junction. The rider, a 17 year old Pembroke man was injured and conveyed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance. He was treated and later released. There were no other reported injuries. Inquiries into this incident are ongoing.
Collisions - Around 9:20pm on Monday June 25th, police and first responders attended a reported single vehicle collision along South Road in Devonshire. It appears that a motorcycle was travelling along South Road when it lost control and fell to the ground near the junction with Tee Street. The rider, a 32 year old Paget man was injured and conveyed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Superintendent Antoine Daniels and Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro update the media on the Joshua Robinson murder investigation.
Superintendent Antoine Daniels - On behalf of the Bermuda Police Service, I wish to begin by expressing sincere
condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of 31 year old Pembroke resident Joshua Robinson, who tragically lost his life on Saturday evening.
As previously reported, at about 5:15pm on Saturday (June 23rd) Joshua Robinson was shot a number of times, while inside Jason’s Barber Shop, located on North Shore Road in Pembroke.
He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later by an on call medical physician.
Impaired Drivers - Around 12:20am on Sunday June 24th, police were on mobile patrol along South Road in Southampton when they noticed a car that was travelling erratically. The officers subsequently stopped the car and approached the driver, a 53 year old Warwick woman, who appeared to be intoxicated. As a result, the Warwick woman was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving. She later failed the alco-analyser test and was detained in police custody as a result. A court appearance is anticipated in due course.
The investigation into the fatal shooting of a 31 year old man at Jason’s Barber Shop is ongoing. Investigators from the Serious Crime Unit are interested in speaking with anyone who was in the vicinity of North Shore Road, Pembroke from 5:05pm to 5:20pm Saturday, June 23rd.
In particular, detectives would like to speak with anyone that may have seen two males on a motorcycle fleeing the area of Jason’s Barber Shop during this time frame.
Assistant Commissioner of Police David Mirfield - Around 5:20pm on Saturday, June 23rd police responded to reported gunshots at Jason's Barbershop on North Shore Road in Pembroke.
It appears that two men on a motorcycle wearing full face helmets arrived at the location. One of the suspects got off the motorcycle and shot the victim, a 31 year old man, before both men escaped on the motorcycle heading west.