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Impaired Driving

Tue, 2005-06-07

At 3:50 this morning, Police on mobile patrol on Middle Road in Devonshire observed a motorcycle turning on to Orange Valley Road without its headlight on. The officers caused the motorcycle to stop and spoke with the rider, a 22 year old Hamilton parish man. He was subsequently arrested for suspicion of impaired driving, taken to Hamilton Police Station and detained.

Theft

Willful Damage

Mon, 2005-06-06

Around 12:20 this morning, Police attended a report of a car on fire at a Hartle Drive, Sandy’s parish residence. The Bermuda Fire Service also attended. On the arrival of Police officers and firefighters at the scene, the fire had already been extinguished. The complainants stated that they were alerted to the fire by a neighbour around 12:15am. An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.

Breaking & Entering

Sun, 2005-06-05

Around 11:35pm on Sunday, Police attended a reported breaking and entering at a Hamilton parish guest property. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant, who is a visitor to the island. He stated that at 11:10pm he was awakened by a noise in his room. When he turned on the light, he discovered an unknown man in the room.

Advisory – Traffic Diversion: Flatt’s Festival

Sun, 2005-06-05

The Bermuda Police Service would like to advise the motoring public that due to the Flatt’s Festival, which will be held tonight at 6pm, the following traffic diversions will take place. Effective from 6pm, traffic traveling east will be diverted over Store Hill and traffic traveling west will be diverted over Flatt’s Hill.

Fire

Sat, 2005-06-04

Around 9:25 this morning, Police attended a reported fire at an Elliot Street, Pembroke residence. The Bermuda Fire Service was also in attendance. The area was cordoned off and the fire extinguished. An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.

Theft

Disturbance

Fri, 2005-06-03

Around 3 this morning, Police attended a reported disturbance at the Devonshire Recreational Club on Frog Lane in Devonshire. It appears that the victim, a 25 year old Pembroke man, was assaulted by a group of men following a function at the premises. The men reportedly sprayed the Pembroke man in the face with a fire extinguisher before kicking him about the body.

Disturbance

Thu, 2005-06-02

Around 11:30am on Thursday, Police attended a reported disturbance outside the Market Place on Church Street in the City of Hamilton. It appears that two men got out of a vehicle in front of the supermarket and approached two men sitting in another vehicle. The suspects then assaulted the victims in the vehicle with baseball bats.

Breaking & Entering

Wed, 2005-06-01

At 6pm on Wednesday, Police attended a reported breaking and entering at a South Road, Paget residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime between 4pm and 5:30pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into her home. The culprit stole several items of jewelry, a Sony video camera, 3 digital cameras, several DVDs, $300 worth of coins and personal items.

Breaking & Entering

Tue, 2005-05-31

The Bermuda Police Service is reporting a breaking and entering that took place at Meadow Lane in Devonshire at 4pm yesterday. The complainant states that he walked into his home only to find out that someone had gained entry into his dwelling and ransacked it looking for items to steal. The thief made off with a Panasonic DVD player, a pair of Ray Ban shades, numerous coins, and a silver Gucci watch.

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