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Safer Internet Day 2021
Tue, 2021-02-09
Think Before You Click.
Your digital footprint is a permanent trail you leave the moment you sign onto any online service or social medium. Your digital footprint, by its permanence, can have serious repercussions on your future, both professionally and personally.
With February 9th observed as “International Safer Internet Day” Inspector Karema Flood of the Vulnerable Persons Unit (VPU) in conjunction with Cybertips, highlighted two areas of major concern impacting teenagers, cyberbullying and sexting. Before you engage in either activity, take a minute and think before you click.
Read MoreBlack History Month Trailblazer: Former Deputy Commissioner Roseanda Young (Jones)
Tue, 2021-02-09
Today’s Black History Month Trailblazer: Deputy Commissioner Roseanda Young (Jones)
Roseanda Young joined Bermuda Police Force in May, 1978, as a member of Basic Training Course #23 and graduated having attained the “Baton of Honour” award, which is presented to the best all-round recruit. Throughout her career of spanning thirty years, she worked in several key departments, breaking glass ceilings along the way. She made her mark as the 1st female officer in Cycle Squad; 1st Female Officer in charge of the Community Media Relations; 1st Female to be named 2nd in charge of the Narcotics Division; 1st Female to head up the Intelligence and Special Branch Division; and the 1st Bermudian Female Officer to attend the FBI National Academy where she received her Certificate in Police Management. In addition, and through her training Roseanda created and maintains lifelong relationships with law enforcement agency colleagues from the FBI, DEA, Interpol and Bramshill to name a few. She made history again in December, 2005, when she became Bermuda’s first and only female to be promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police. Mrs. Young remained in that position until her retirement in May, 2008. She is a recipient of Her Majesty the Queen's Certificate and Badge of Honour, Queen’s Long Service and Merit Award, 3 Commissioner’s Commendations and several Letters of Good Work.
Black History Month Trailblazer: Constable Tashun Simons
Mon, 2021-02-08
Today’s Black History Month Trailblazer: Constable Tashun Simons
Constable Tashun Simons, a young Bermudian joined the Bermuda Police Service in September, 2019, at twenty-five years old. He presently works as a patrol officer in the Community Policing Division at the Hamilton Police Station.
In addition to his policing duties, Tashun has been a Referee with the Bermuda Football Association for the past six years and in 2018, became the youngest ever and the first Bermudian Football Official in more than a decade to be named on the FIFA International Referees List. He remains on the FIFA International List and has served as a Referee Assistant at the Concacaf Nations League and Under-17 Championship. In addition, he has assisted at an International friendly between the United States and Venezuela and a host of Olympic Games qualifiers, including Grenada, Cayman Islands and Haiti.
In December, 2020, Tashun was further rewarded having been officially named on the FIFA list for International Referees for 2021, as an Assistant Referee.
Traffic Collision, Stalled Bus Divert Officers From Joint BPS TCD Exercise
Mon, 2021-02-08
The Bermuda Police Service (BPS), was this morning engaged in a joint exercise with the Traffic Control Department (TCD), aimed at getting unlicensed and uninsured vehicles off the road in recognition of significant public concern towards responsible driving and road safety.
However, what would normally have been a simple exercise was unexpectedly and significantly compromised by a road traffic collision in Paget resulting in injury to the road user as well as a Department of Public Transportation bus, stalling at the South Roundabout.
This combination of events resulted in problematic traffic delays for commuters heading east along South Shore Road, Middle Road and Harbour Road.
Black History Month Trailblazer: Former Deputy Commissioner William Maurice “Syke” Smith
Fri, 2021-02-05
Today's Black History Month Trailblazer: Former Deputy Commissioner William Maurice “Syke” Smith.
William Maurice Smith, better known as “Syke” Smith was one of the most charismatic and popular members of the Bermuda Police.
Born in Pembroke in 1930, Syke attended Central School and Berkeley Institute where he excelled in his studies and was a Lieutenant in the Berkeley Cadet Corp. He clearly enjoyed wearing a uniform and he joined the Bermuda Police in January 1951 at the age of 21.
After a spell in Central Division (Hamilton) he transferred to Operations, and in March 1954 he was again transferred, this time to CID where he went on to be awarded 7 Commissioner’s Commendations for successfully investigating a variety of criminal cases including burglary, rape, breaking & entering, wounding and arson. He spent time in Eastern CID, before moving to Central CID where he was promoted to Sergeant in 1960. The following year he was chosen to attend Bramshill Police College and two years later he was promoted to Inspector and transferred to OIC Eastern CID.
Black History Month Trailblazer: Chaplin Dr. Kevin Santucci
Thu, 2021-02-04
Today’s Black History Month Trailblazer: Chaplin Dr. Kevin Santucci.
Chaplain Kevin Santucci joined the Bermuda Police Service in April 2016, as a member of the Bermuda Police Service (BPS), Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Team. In January 2017, he became the official Chaplain for the BPS, a role he also performs for the Department of Corrections; and on an as needed basis for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, Immigration Department, Customs and the Bermuda Red Cross.
In 2012, Chaplain Santucci was appointed to serve as the first Chaplain for the City of Hamilton, becoming the first Bermudian to hold this position. In January 2021, Chaplain Santucci was nominated and awarded a Commissioner’s Commendation by Commissioner Corbishley, for his exemplary contribution to the Bermuda Police Service in the role as Service Chaplain and as a member of the Critical Stress Management Team.
Reported Armed Robbery at Game Time in Somerset
Tue, 2021-02-02
Police are tonight seeking the public’s assistance in locating two suspects who were involved in a robbery at the Somerset branch of Game Time.
Shortly before 6:00 p.m. today Tuesday 2nd February, 2021, a female employee at the Somerset branch of Game Time observed via CCTV, two males approaching the main entrance to the business which is located at the corner of Somerset Main Road and Hook and Ladder Lane.
BPS & BFRS Investigate Riddell's Bay Boat Fire
Tue, 2021-02-02
Around 10:40 p.m. on Monday 1st February, 2021, Police and Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) responded to a report of a boat on fire in the Riddell’s Bay, Warwick area.
On arrival, officers found a small white boat engulfed.
BFRS attended the location and extinguished the blaze.
There were no reports of anyone having been injured and no damage to any other property.
Black History Month Trailblazer: PC Zoenique Williams
Tue, 2021-02-02
Today's Black History Month Trailblazer: Constable Zoenique Williams.
Zoenique is a Bermudian and mother of her 11-year-old son Andrew, joined the Bermuda Police Service in September 2005. Since joining she has worked in several key Units of the Service and is presently a member of the Narcotics Department.
Zoenique also holds the distinction in December 2020, becoming the first female officer of the BPS, to become a member of our Elite and highly trained firearms Emergency Response Team as well as one of the first female Close Protection officers. She is a BPS advance driver and motorcycle rider. In addition to her police duties and specialist training she is a devoted fitness lover and an Elite cyclist. She was the winner in the 2014, Heritage Day Sinclair Packwood Memorial Cycle race and later that year was crowned Bermuda Bicycle Associations Female Rider of the Year. She was also the winner of 2015 Heritage Day Sinclair Packwood Memorial Cycle race, when it first debuted leaving St. George's.
Bermuda Police Service is Celebrating Black History Month
Mon, 2021-02-01
Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. It is the brainchild of noted 
historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans, and since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Bermuda, Canada, Amsterdam and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black History.
With February being dedicated as Black History Month; Commissioner Corbishley has directed that the Bermuda Police Service (BPS) will highlight and honour the triumphs of Trailblazing Black Officers throughout BPS history, including some of their artistic, cultural or work achievements.
To this end starting on Monday,1 February, 2021, the Bermuda Police Service via our Media Relations Office will be emailing (internally) and posting on all of our social medial sites “brief bios” of the highlights and achievements of some of our past and present black officers. This will be by no means be the only contributions of these and/or other significant roles played by black officers over the history of the Bermuda Police Service. We hope you take the opportunity to look and learn as we write about professional and personal exploits of our colleagues experiences and the efforts they have made within the BPS, and to the history of Bermuda. Our first Trailblazer is;
Superintendent Na’imah Astwood (nee Williams)
