Around 11:20am on Monday, February 10th police responded to a reported assault onboard a bus along South Road in Southampton near the junction with Lighthouse Road.
It appears that a female passenger boarded the bus in that area and assaulted the female bus driver after a verbal exchange.
Around 11:50pm on Friday, February 7th police officers responded to reported gunshots in the Horseshoe Road, Southampton area.
Forensic evidence collected from the scene confirmed that a firearm was discharged in that area; however there were no reported injuries.
Around 6pm on Wednesday, February 5th police officers responded to a reported incident at Lindo’s Market in Devonshire.
It appears that staff members were alerted to a 41 year old Southampton man acting suspiciously around female shoppers. The suspect was confronted by a male store manager outside the premises and arrested by police after a brief altercation with that manager. There were no reported injuries.
An apparent series of reported daytime burglaries occurred in the Overplus Lane, Sandys parish area as well as at Glenwood Park Crescent and South Road, Warwick on Monday, February 3rd and Tuesday, February 4th respectively. An attempted burglary was also reported in the Glenwood Park Lane, Warwick area Tuesday.
Inquiries into Monday’s three reported Overplus Lane Sandys parish burglaries as well as the one reported Glenwood Park Crescent Warwick burglary, one reported South Road Warwick burglary and one reported attempted burglary on Glenwood Park Lane in Warwick Tuesday are ongoing.
On Friday, January 31st police received a report of a robbery that apparently took place sometime between 11pm and 11:30pm Wednesday, January 29th in the South Road, Lighthouse Road Southampton area. It appears that a 30 year old male walking in that area had his workbag containing personal items stolen by suspects on motorcycles. He was not injured during the incident. Inquiries into this reported robbery are ongoing and any witnesses should contact the Western Criminal Investigation Unit on 234-1010.
Around 1:30pm on Wednesday, January 29th police officers responded to a reported theft at the Marketplace on Church Street in the City of Hamilton.
It appears that a 43 year old Smith’s parish woman’s wallet was removed from her grocery cart while she was shopping in the store. She appealed for help as the suspect, a 42 year old Devonshire man, attempted to flee the scene on foot.
Around 11:30pm on Monday, January 27th first responders attended a reported single vehicle collision on South Road in Devonshire near the junction with Belmer Drive.
It appears that a car was being driven along South Road when it overturned. The driver, a 24 year old Smith’s parish man, was injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment.
At last check he was in stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit.
Around 3:30pm on Sunday, January 26th police officers attended a reported dog attack on Texas Road in St. George’s.
It appears that a St. George’s woman and her daughter were walking along Texas Road with two dogs when a Pit Bull Terrier attacked one of their dogs, which apparently died of its injuries at the scene. The mother, daughter and their other dog were not injured.
Around 1:45pm on Tuesday, January 21st first responders attended a reported serious two vehicle collision on Point Finger Road in Paget where a rental cycle and a motorcycle collided resulting in injury to both riders.
At last check the male rental cycle rider, a 29 year old American contract worker, was in stable condition at the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. The motorcyclist, a 70 year old Devonshire woman, apparently sustained relatively minor injuries.
The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the death of 66 year old Ian McGavern.
It appears that Mr. McGavern fell from the dock near the ‘Flag Pole’ along Front Street in the City of Hamilton. A member of the public initially reported the incident.
Around 4:45am Mr. McGavern’s lifeless body was pulled from the waters of Hamilton harbour by first responders who attempted to revive him.