Confirmed Firearm Incident in Pembroke - Around 3:35am today, Police responded to a confirmed firearm incident in the area of Court Street and Elliot Street in Pembroke. Details about what occurred are unclear at the moment; however there were no reported injuries. An active investigation into this incident is underway. Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously in the area or anyone with any information to call the Serious Crime Unit on 299-8121 or the confidential Crime Stoppers Bermuda hotline on 800-8477.
Vehicle Fire - Around 6:15pm on Thursday, Police received a report of a vehicle fire. The Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service also attended the scene. It appears that a car parked outside a Rosemont Avenue, Pembroke residence caught fire sometime after 5pm that day. Fire & Rescue Service personnel subsequently extinguished the blaze. An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
Recovered Vehicle - Police would like to thank the public for their assistance in locating a purple Suzuki Alto car with license plate 40075, which was reported stolen from outside a Point Shares Road, Pembroke residence sometime between 8pm on Tuesday and 8am on Wednesday. The vehicle was subsequently located and recovered on Point Finger Road in Paget around 11am today.
Update: Escaped Prisoner Alvone Maybury - Police are still looking for escaped prisoner 24 year old Alvone Maybury. It
appears that 24 year old Maybury escaped from custody as he was being led from Magistrates’ Court after a court appearance on firearms charges. A special task force has been established by Bermuda Police Service and Department of Corrections to continue the systematic search for Maybury. He is described as brown skinned wearing his hair in braids.
The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to drive as well as ride responsibly on the island’s roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and make sure any children traveling in the vehicle are appropriately restrained. Those traveling on motorcycles should always fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane.
During the week of Monday, July 5th – Monday, July 12th 2010 there were:
Update: Serious Injury RTC - Around 10:10pm on Sunday, Police responded to a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury near the junction of North Shore Road and Jennings Road in Smith’s parish involving a taxi and a motorcycle. It appears that the motorcycle was traveling east on North Shore Road and the taxi was traveling in the opposite direction when the vehicles collided. The rider of the motorcycle, a 35 year old Hamilton parish man sustained injuries to his head, hands and feet. He was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment.
Theft - At 7:50am today, Police attended a reported theft from St. David’s Primary School. The complainant stated that sometime between 3pm on Thursday and 6:30am on Friday, an unknown culprit or culprits gained entry into the school grounds and stole 11 goldfish from the school’s fish pond. Inquiries into this incident are underway. Police are appealing for anyone with any information about the missing goldfish to contact the Southside Police Station on 293-2222.
Burglary - Around 6:55pm on Wednesday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Devon Heights Road, Devonshire residence. The complainant stated that sometime between 8:30am and 6:45pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into the home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole a quantity of jewelry and two laptop computers. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Damage Only RTC/Impaired Driving - At 3:15am today, Police attended a reported damage only road traffic collision on Middle Road in Southampton near the junction with Scenic Heights Pass involving a car and a taxi. It appears that the car was traveling east on Middle Road and the taxi was traveling in the opposite direction when the vehicles collided. The driver of the car, a 22 year old Paget man and the driver of the taxi, a 48 year old Warwick man were not injured. The driver of the car was subsequently arrested on suspicion of impaired driving. Both the car and the taxi received extensive damage. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to drive as well as ride responsibly on the island’s roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and make sure any children traveling in the vehicle are appropriately restrained. Those traveling on motorcycles should always fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane.
During the week of Monday, June 28th – Monday, July 5th 2010 there were: