February 23 - Weekly Review
Tue, 2010-02-23
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, February 15th – Monday, February 22nd 2010 there were:
- Reported Injury Collisions = 20
- Reported Damage Only Collisions = 31
- Arrests on Suspicion of Impaired Driving = 6
- Vehicles Reported Taken Without Their Owners’ Consent = 14
- Number of vehicles reported stolen by parish: St. George’s = 1, Hamilton parish = 1, Devonshire = 1, Pembroke = 8, Paget = 2 and Southampton = 1.
All of the vehicles removed were either auxiliary cycles or motorcycles. Of the 14 vehicles reported stolen, 3 were subsequently recovered.
Panic Alarm At Bank of Bermuda Somerset Branch
Around 9:10am today, Police attended the Bank of Bermuda Somerset Branch due to a panic alarm. It appears that a 25 year old Sandys parish man entered the bank and his actions concerned the bank’s staff, resulting in the panic alarm activation. Police arrested the Sandys parish man at the scene for breach of the peace and escorted him to the Somerset Police Station. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Burglary
Around 9:45pm on Monday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Wilkinson Avenue, Hamilton parish residence. Police attended the scene a short time later and discovered the suspect, a 41 year old St. George’s man, being restrained by the residents. Officers attempted to arrest the suspect; however he violently resisted arrest and a deterrent spray was used to subdue him. He was subsequently taken into Police custody in connection with the incident. It appears that the suspect gained entry into the home before being confronted by the occupants, a 43 year old Hamilton parish woman and a 42 year old Hamilton parish man. The husband & wife were injured during the incident and treated at KEMH. Their injuries are not life threatening. Inquiries are underway.
Town Hall Meeting for Residents of the Central Parishes
In keeping with the Bermuda Police Service Policing Plan 2010, a series of town hall meetings will take place during the year at venues in the eastern, central and western parishes to allow public feedback and discussion by residents of policing initiatives while emphasizing Police working in partnership with the community.
The first such meeting is scheduled to take place at Cedarbridge Academy on Wednesday, February 24th 2010 in the Cedarbridge cafeteria, starting promptly at 6pm. Residents of the central parishes (Paget, Pembroke & Devonshire) are invited to attend this forum to discuss the state of affairs in the area for the past six months and to hear the attending Police officers present the policing initiatives for the next six months.
As outlined in the Bermuda Police Service Policing Plan 2010, citizen focus is high on our agenda. The basis of citizen focus is to obtain a clear understanding of what members of the public want; what matters the most and what is important to individual neighbourhoods and communities. The Police use this understanding to deliver policing services that people find easy to access, relevant and useful to them.
On the panel Wednesday evening representing the Bermuda Police Service will be Acting Chief Inspector Othneal Haynes, Detective Inspector Terence Maxwell, Inspector Stephen Lightbourne and Acting Inspector Troy Glasgow. We look forward to seeing as many central parish residents as possible in attendance!
All media are encouraged to attend.
