More tourists involved in traffic crash
TWO of seven rental cycles traveling near the Bermuda Aquarium Museum & Zoo were involved in a day-light collision. Police and first responders received the call to the North Shore around 2.15 on Wednesday — the incident resulted in a male rider and female pillion passenger on one of the rental cycles receiving minor injuries. Both are visitors to the island. There were no additional injuries reported. One of the rental cycles involved was damaged as a...
Read MoreSchool children barely missed by Pembroke shooting
NEIGHBORS in the Fenton’s Drive area in Pembroke are tonight fearing for their lives following an outbreak of gunfire earlier today. One woman speaking to ZBM news tonight refused to give her name fearing she could be killed. She said she heard six gun shots at around 2.30 p.m. at the parking lot at the top of the hill, just off Parson’s Road. Investigating outside, she observed unknown men running towards Middletown and two other men fleeing on a motorcycle down the hill. Witnesses recalled seeing two men, one wearing a jacket, casually riding away from the hill immediately...
Read MoreWell-known child murderer rapist fights Police
NOTORIOUS Child Rapist and murderer Chesterfield Johnson has found himself yet again before the courts. He appeared in Magistrates’ Court today and admitted to obstructing Police and violently resiting arrest. ZBM television reports tonight that 59-year-old Johnson, of no fixed abode, was randomly stopped on a motorcycle by cops between Court and Elliot street on Saturday. Suspicions rose when he did not make eye contact with officers and was seen placing his hands in his pocket and removing it with a clenched fist. While Police searched him, he bolted, running north onto Court Street....
Read MorePolice tackle rumors of gang violence during Halloween
FEARS that violent gang members could spoil Sunday’s Halloween event are being taken very seriously, Police say. Bermuda has a history of hoodlums causing trouble over the period through vandalism and other crime. Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Wright is warning would-be thugs that Police will be out in force over the weekend and their behavior will not be tolerated. He said at a news conference today: “For those who celebrate Halloween, the intention is for it to be a fun event — an opportunity for harmless family fun dressing up in costumes, going through the...
Read MoreAirport drug busts
AN arriving passenger on a commercial flight at the LF Wade International Airport Thursday, was arrested on suspicion of importing drugs. ZBM News reported Friday night the drugs were reportedly found inside of the passenger’s hand luggage. That passenger is currently in Police custody and awaiting a court appearance early next week. In a separate incident, reports have been recived of two Bermudians women being plucked off a Continental Airlines flight at Newark Airport in New Jersey on Thursday. No further information was available.
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