Burglary
Thu, 2008-05-01
At 1:45pm on Thursday, Police attended a reported burglary at an AP Owen Road, Smiths parish residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime between 7:30am and 12:30pm 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.
Advisory
The Bermuda Police Service is advising the public to be wary of any individual who may attend their residence asking to do work around the house. We are currently aware of a light skinned male believed to be in his 40s who is visiting residences claiming to be a roof painter. However once he receives payment for the job, he disappears without carrying out the work. In light of this we are reminding all members of the public, particularly our senior citizens:
- Beware of people coming to your door offering to do jobs around the house and asking for payment in advance or offering to do something for nothing.
- Dont rush into anything involving money or property.
- Before signing a contract, consult a trusted person in authority (such as a lawyer or bank official) and have that person examine the papers on your behalf.
