Around 5:20pm on Friday, Police attended a reported burglary at a Broken Hill Lane, Smiths parish residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime earlier that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into his home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole a DVD player as well as a quantity of cash and jewelry. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
At 6:35pm on Thursday, Police attended a reported burglary at a Sayle Road, Smiths parish residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime between 10am and 5:50pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into the home while it was unoccupied. It is unknown if anything was taken. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
At 6:40pm on Wednesday, Police attended a reported theft from an unattended vehicle parked at the Bermuda Athletic Association (BAA) in Pembroke. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime between 2pm and 6pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into her car and stole a silver HP laptop computer. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Mike Jackman
Summary of Crime Trends
The following information relates to crime trends in the first quarter of 2008, namely January to March 2008.
Burglary
Around 7:25 this morning, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on North Shore Road in Hamilton parish near the junction with Studio Lane involving a motorcycle and a pedal cycle. It appears that both vehicles were traveling west on North Shore Road with the pedal cycle in front of the motorcycle.
Around 4:10pm on Saturday, Police attended a reported burglary at a Cottage Hill Lane, Hamilton parish residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that an unknown culprit gained entry into his home while he was overseas recently. The culprit stole a quantity of cash, jewelry and personal items. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
At 8:30pm on Saturday, Police received a report of an attempted robbery. The victims, a 72 year old Devonshire man and a 71 year old Devonshire woman, stated that around 7:30pm that day they were in their car and about to leave their Kilderry Lane, Devonshire residence when an unknown man rode into the driveway. The suspect approached the drivers side of the car and demanded money, brandishing a tool.
At 1:45pm on Thursday, Police attended a reported burglary at an AP Owen Road, Smiths parish residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime between 7:30am and 12:30pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into his home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole a quantity of cash. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
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