Sun, 2006-10-29

The investigation continues into the death of 32 year old Marcus Gibbings who was found dead in an apartment on Derwent Lane in Devonshire on Thursday, October 26 under suspicious circumstances. Police are interested in speaking with anyone who may have seen the deceased on Wednesday, October 25 or Thursday, October 26. Anyone with any information should contact the Serious Crime Unit on 299-4315, 299-4239 or the confidential Crime Stoppers Hotline on 1-800-623-8477.

Burglary

At 10:20pm on Friday, Police attended a reported burglary at a Dunscombe Road, Warwick residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime between 8am and 9:30pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into the apartment while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole several items of gold jewelry. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

At 7:35pm on Friday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Glenwood Park Crescent, Warwick residence. On arrival officers spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime between 7am and 7:30pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into her home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole three items of jewelry. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Weekend Activity

Over the weekend there were 11 people arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and 5 reported burglaries (1 in St. George's, 2 in Warwick and 2 in Pembroke). There were also 23 reported damage only road traffic collisions and 9 reported road traffic collisions resulting in injury.

Media Note

The Bermuda Police Service will now hold its press conference regarding Halloween today at 2pm in the Police Media Relations Office at Police Headquarters in Prospect, Devonshire. All media are invited to attend.

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