The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the death of 88 year old Peter Woolcock and extends condolences to his family and friends.
Pedestrian Mr. Woolcock was struck by a car on Par-La-Ville Road around 10am Thursday, December 4th in the vicinity of the Royal Gazette offices.
Following the collision he was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance and initially admitted into the hospital in stable condition. However, he was subsequently pronounced dead at 2:47pm Thursday.
Around 10am today, Thursday December 4th first responders were dispatched to a reported serious collision in the Par-La-Ville Road, Serpentine Road Pembroke area.
Details are unclear at the moment; however initial information suggests that a car collided with a male pedestrian. The victim, believed to be a senior citizen, was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment. The extent of his injuries is unknown at this time.
The motoring public is advised that traffic delays are likely due to the America’s Cup celebrations today.
The official America’s Cup motorcade is anticipated to leave from the L.F. Wade International Airport shortly after 2pm and travel via police escort to the Cabinet grounds arriving around 3pm.
The Bermuda Police Service is appealing for the public’s assistance in locating 16 year old Sasha Pearman, who has apparently been missing since Saturday, November 29th.
She is described as light complexioned, approximately 5 feet tall with dyed blonde hair, weighing between 120 and 130 pounds.
Sasha lives in Sandys parish but is known to frequent the City of Hamilton.
At 10:30am today, Wednesday November 26th police and other first responders received a report of an explosion at the Science Department of Warwick Academy school. As a result a student was taken to the hospital where she is being treated for minor injuries.
The school’s protocols were enacted and inquiries into this incident are underway. The Government Health and Safety officers are on their way to the school.
Once again the Bermuda Police Service would like to remind members of the public to remain vigilant regarding phone calls, e-mails and other correspondence from unknown persons that attempt to obtain personal information or other sensitive data.
Members of the public continue to report unknown callers contacting them to offer help with alleged glitches reportedly affecting their home computers.
Around 5:40pm on Saturday, November 22nd first responders were dispatched to a reported two vehicle collision on South Road in Paget near the junction with Stowe Hill.
It appears that a car was being driven along South Road and an auxiliary cycle was being ridden along the same road when the vehicles collided.
The injured rider, a 16 year old Devonshire girl, was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment and later discharged.
Inquiries are ongoing into a reported theft from a laundrette in the plaza adjacent to The Market Place in Sandys parish that occurred around 2:55pm Monday, November 17th.
Apparently two unarmed male offenders quickly entered the premises and made good their escape with a quantity of cash.
The Bermuda Police Service will be holding the Commissioner’s Vision Awards ceremony at 6pm Wednesday, November 19th in the Berkeley Institute cafetorium.
This inaugural ceremony, sponsored by Bermuda Cablevision, was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 11th during the Police Tattoo. However, an alternate date was identified after the Tattoo was unavoidably cancelled due to the aftermath of Tropical Storm Fay.
Around 4pm on Thursday, November 13th first responders were dispatched to a reported single vehicle collision on Middle Road in Southampton, near the junction with Granaway Lane.
It appears that a car being driven along Middle Road collided with a utility pole.
The driver, a 67 year old Warwick man, was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for medical assessment as a precaution.