Disturbance - Around 4:45pm on Tuesday, Police attended a reported disturbance at the Bermuda Library on Queen Street in Pembroke. It appears that a security guard on duty at the premises was involved in a physical altercation with an unknown man outside the library on Queen Street. The victim, a 67 year old Pembroke man, sustained facial injuries and was taken to KEMH via ambulance for treatment. The assailant fled the area on foot; however the suspect, a 31 year old St. George’s man, was subsequently located and arrested in connection with this incident. Inquiries 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, January 18th – Monday, January 25th 2010 there were:
Injury RTC - Around 12:05am today, Police attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on South Road in Warwick near the junction with Rocklands Road. It appears that a taxi was traveling east on South Road when the driver, a 24 year old Sandys parish man, lost control. As a result the vehicle broke through a wooden railing and went over an embankment, ending up in Astwood Park. The Sandys parish man reportedly sustained a bump to the head and attended KEMH for treatment. Apparently the taxi driver was the only person in the vehicle at the time. The taxi was extensively damaged. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Injury RTC - At 3:55am today, Police attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on South Road in Paget near the junction with St. Paul’s Lane. It appears that a SUV was traveling west on South Road when the driver, a 45 year old Southampton man, lost control and collided with a roadside barrier before the vehicle reportedly went over an embankment. The Southampton man was not injured; however his rear seat passenger, a 27 year old Hamilton parish woman, apparently sustained abrasions to her knees. The SUV was extensively damaged. A section of the roadside barrier was also extensively damaged. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Burglary - Around 8:40pm on Wednesday, Police received a report of a burglary at Grotto Bay Beach hotel in Hamilton parish. It appears that a security officer for the premises saw a man go on to the property and into a ‘maids’ closet.’ When the man emerged from the closet holding a garbage bag, he was confronted by the security officer. The man dropped the garbage bag and fled the scene on foot. The items stolen from the ‘maids’ closet’ were recovered at the scene.
Burglary - At 2:50pm today, Police received a report of a burglary at a Lovers Lane, Paget residence. The complainant stated that sometime between Thursday, January 14th and 2:30pm Wednesday, January 20th an unknown culprit gained entry into a pool house on the property. The culprit stole a flat screen TV. 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, January 11th – Monday, January 18th 2010 there were:
Injury RTC/Assault - Around 6:10pm on Sunday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Kindley Field Road in St. George’s. It appears that a van was traveling east on Kindley Field Road and a motorcycle was traveling in the opposite direction when the vehicles collided. The driver of the van, a 55 year old Devonshire man, was assaulted by the rider and passenger of the motorcycle, a 21 year old Hamilton parish man and a 19 year old Hamilton parish man respectively. The van driver sustained injuries resulting from the assault and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of impaired driving.
Burglary - At 6:50pm on Thursday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Kilderry Drive, Smith’s parish residence. The complainant stated that sometime between 2:30pm and 6pm 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.
Damage Only RTC - At 1:55am today, Police attended a reported single vehicle damage only road traffic collision on Longford Road in Warwick near the junction with Middle Road. It appears that a green jeep was traveling north on Longford Road when the driver lost control and collided with a wall, causing the vehicle to overturn. The damaged vehicle was unoccupied when Police arrived at the scene. Inquiries into this incident are underway.