Around 2:20pm on Monday April 2nd, police responded to a report of an assault in the vicinity of Devon Point Lane in Devonshire. Details are unclear at this time, but it appears that a 19 year old male was injured and is currently at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital receiving treatment. The suspects are described as two males on a dark-coloured motorcycle, wearing dark clothing. Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with any information to contact the main police number on 295-0011.
Impaired Drivers - Around 1:25am on Sunday April 1st, police on mobile patrol on Par-La-Ville Road in the City of Hamilton noticed a motorcycle driving erratically. Officers pursued the motorcycle and caused it to stop along Pitts Bay Road in Pembroke. The rider, a 51 year old St. George’s man was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and detained as a result. A court appearance is anticipated in due course.
Collision - Around 12:30am on Friday, March 30th police and first responders attended a reported single vehicle collision at the junction of Somerset Road and Portland Lane in Sandys parish. It appears that a car was traveling along Somerset Road when it overturned and collided with a nearby building. The driver, a 29 year old Paget woman, was injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment; however her injuries are not believed to be life threatening. The car was extensively damaged as a result. The building was also damaged. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
On Thursday, March 29th as a result of information received, officers from the Public Protection Department executed a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at a Pembroke residence. As a result, a quantity of suspected controlled drugs was seized and three males were arrested on suspicion of drug possession. Inquiries into this matter are ongoing. A court appearance is anticipated in due course.
Collision - Around 5:20pm on Wednesday, March 28th police and first responders attended a reported single vehicle collision on Blackwatch Pass in Pembroke. It appears that a motorcycle was traveling along Blackwatch Pass when it collided with a sidewalk. As a result the rider, a 22 year old Hamilton parish man, was injured; however his injuries are not believed to be serious. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Collision - Around 9:20pm on Tuesday, March 27th police attended a reported two vehicle damage only collision on Spanish Point Road in Pembroke near the junction with St. John’s Hill. It appears that a jeep and a car were traveling along Spanish Point Road when the jeep collided with a utility pole as well as the car. Both vehicles were damaged as a result; however there were no reported injuries.
On Tuesday, March 27th officers from the Public Protection Department including the K9 Unit and the Underwater Search & Recovery Team conducted an operation at the east end of the Island. As a result, police divers recovered property from area waters and five arrests have been made so far. No further information will be given at this time as inquiries are ongoing.
Collision - Around 10:30am on Monday, March 26th police and first responders attended a reported collision on Middle Road in Southampton near the junction with High Point Road. It appears that two motorcycles were traveling along Middle Road when they collided. The rider and pillion passenger of one motorcycle, a 19 year old Sandys parish man and an 18 year old Southampton man respectively, were injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment. They were later released. The rider of the other motorcycle, a 35 year old Southampton man, was also injured; however his injuries were relatively minor.
On Saturday 24th March 2012 officers from the Serious Crime Unit recovered a loaded firearm from a Pembroke residence. The details of the weapon will not be released at this time, and forensic testing will be conducted on the weapon for ballistic results. This is the second firearm recovered to date for 2012.
Detectives from the Serious Crime Unit are also continuing their investigations into the shooting that occurred outside ‘Shine’s’ club on Reid Street in the early hours of Saturday morning at about 3:50am. Officers investigating the incident have recovered a motorcycle and other items that they believe were used in this crime. Forensic testing of these items has been conducted as detectives pursue lines of enquiry regarding the perpetrators, in order to bring them to justice.