March 23 - Weekly Review
Tue, 2010-03-23
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, March 15th – Monday, March 22nd 2010 there were:
- Reported Injury Collisions = 17
- Reported Damage Only Collisions = 42
- Arrests on Suspicion of Impaired Driving = 8
- Vehicles Reported Taken Without Their Owners’ Consent = 7
- Number of vehicles reported stolen by parish: Smith’s parish = 1, Pembroke = 1, Paget = 2, Warwick = 1, Southampton = 1 and Sandys parish = 1.
Most of the vehicles removed were either auxiliary cycles or motorcycles with 1 car also reported stolen during the period. Of the 7 vehicles reported stolen, 1 was subsequently recovered, the car.
Advisory - Burglaries
The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the public to remain vigilant regarding burglaries. We are reminding all residents to keep their valuables locked away & out of sight, ideally in a safe. In addition, the serial numbers of all ‘big ticket’ items (such as jewelry & electronics) should be written down and secured in a safe or separate secure location; in the event any of these items are stolen and later recovered, the information can be used to identify them. Finally, residents should make sure all windows and doors are locked before leaving their homes unattended, even for short periods of time. The public is encouraged to report any suspicious activities or individuals in their neighbourhoods to Police on 295-0011.
Injury RTC
Around 7pm on Monday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Middle Road in Warwick near the junction with Morgan Road (in the vicinity of Lindo’s Family Foods). It appears that a motorcycle was traveling west on Middle Road when it collided with the rear of a taxi. As a result the rider of the motorcycle, a 24 year old Southampton man, sustained a laceration to his head and facial injuries. He was taken to KEMH via ambulance for treatment. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
