The Bermuda Police Service would like to inform the public that 24 hour monitoring of CCTV has been out sourced to a local company with effect from Friday 1st May, 2009, on a 3 month trial basis with a view to providing a long term solution.
This arrangement will allow for the dedicated monitoring of CCTV by trained staff so that the CCTV system can be used to its full capacity. This will allow the BPS to utilize CCTV more effectively to prevent, detect and solve crime; we will enhance our capability to keep the island safe.
Fire - Around 1am today, Police received a report of a fire on Middle Road in Paget outside of Eve’s Cycles. The Bermuda Fire Service also attended the scene and extinguished the blaze. It appears that the fire caused minor damage to the eastern section of the building and extensive damage to several motorcycles parked outside; however no one was injured. An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
Injury RTC
The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to drive/ride responsibly on the island’s roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and those traveling on motorcycles to fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane.
During the week of Monday, May 4th – Monday, May 11th 2009 there were:
Injury RTC - Around 4:20pm on Sunday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on North Shore Road in Hamilton parish near the junction with Green Bay Road involving two cars. It appears that a red Nissan March was traveling east on North Shore Road and a silver Suzuki Swift was traveling in the opposite direction when they collided. The driver of the eastbound car, a 43 year old Hamilton parish man, was not injured. The three other occupants of that vehicle (the driver’s wife and two young children) were also not injured. The driver of the westbound car, a 53 year old Southampton woman, complained of pain to her chest and head.
Injury RTC - Around 11:55pm on Saturday, Police attended a reported serious single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on South Road in Paget near the junction with Southcote Road. It appears that a motorcycle was traveling west on South Road (near Coral Beach) when the rider, a 25 year old Warwick man (Australian national), lost control and collided with a wall. The victim sustained head injuries and was rushed to KEMH via ambulance for treatment. He is currently in the Intensive Care Unit; his injuries are considered serious but are not believed to be life threatening. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Injury RTC - At 6:20pm on Thursday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on North Shore Road in Hamilton parish near the junction with Idlewood Drive involving a car and a motorcycle. It appears that the car was traveling east on North Shore Road and the motorcycle was exiting a nearby driveway when the vehicles collided. The rider of the motorcycle, a 50 year old Devonshire man, sustained a swollen left leg and complained of pain to his back. The driver of the car, a 50 year old Hamilton parish woman, was not injured. The motorcycle received extensive front end damage while the car received moderate front end damage.
Injury RTC - Around 9:15pm on Wednesday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury at the junction of Middle Road and South Road in Southampton involving a car and a taxi. It appears that the car was traveling west on Middle Road and the taxi was traveling in the opposite direction when the vehicles collided. The driver of the car, a 30 year old Southampton man, was not injured. The driver of the taxi, a 68 year old Warwick man, sustained bruising to his chest. There were three passengers in the taxi at the time and it appears that two of them were injured. However, all three passengers were taken to KEMH via ambulance for assessment.
Handbag Snatch - Around 11:30pm on Tuesday, Police received a report of a handbag snatch on Trimingham Road in Paget. The victim, a 33 year old Paget woman, stated that she was riding south on Trimingham Road when an unknown man on a motorcycle rode up and grabbed her handbag. As a result the Paget woman and her motorcycle fell to the ground and the suspect made good his escape with the handbag. The victim sustained abrasions to her arms and legs; however, she declined to go to KEMH for treatment. The black handbag contained a quantity of cash, a BlackBerry cellular phone, a Nokia cellular phone and personal items.
The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to use care, caution and courtesy on the island’s roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and those traveling on motorcycles to fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane.
During the week of Monday, April 27th – Monday, May 4th 2009 there were:
The Bermuda Police Service is appealing for the public’s assistance in locating 16 year old Tiffany Johnson of
Pembroke. The teenager was last seen at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, 2nd May 2009 when she left her residence to attend church practice at the Salvation Army Citadel on North Street in Pembroke.
She was last seen wearing a white top, blue jeans and white flip-flops and may frequent the White Hill, Sandy’s parish area. Tiffany is described as brown skinned of slim build, approximately 5’5” tall with shoulder length black hair which may be in a ponytail.