Press Releases
Murder Charge – Kumi Harford Investigation
Mon, 2010-05-31
Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro, Officer In Charge of the Serious Crime Unit - The Bermuda Police Service can confirm that 25 year old Antonio Myers of Pembroke appeared in Hamilton Magistrates Court today, charged with the murder of Kumi Harford.
Members of the public will recall that at 5am on 5th December 2009, Mr. Harford was shot multiple times as he drove in his car on Mission Lane, just off St. Monica’s Road, Pembroke.
Read MoreMan Arrested in Connection with Martin Murder
Sat, 2010-05-29
Police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of 24 year old Dekimo Martin in the early hours of Friday, May 28th in Sandys parish. No further information will be released at this time regarding the arrest.
The investigating team is continuing to appeal for witnesses; in particular any area residents or anyone that was in the vicinity of Woodlawn Road, Butterfield Lane, & Peacock Crescent - that may have seen or heard anything related to this incident – however irrelevant it may seem. They encourage anyone with information to come forward. Information received will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Fatal RTC
Sat, 2010-05-29
Around 2:40am today, Police and first responders attended a reported collision between a BELCO truck and a motorcycle on Middle Road in Paget in the area of the Paget Shell gas station. As a result the motorcyclist, a 27 year old man, was rushed to KEMH via ambulance where he later died of his injuries. No further information will be given until the next of kin has been notified. Police are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to contact the Roads Policing Unit on 295-0011. This marks the 6th road fatality for 2010.
Murder of Dekimo Martin
Fri, 2010-05-28
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Antoine Daniels - The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the death of 24 year old Dekimo Martin of Sandys Parish. He was pronounced dead at 1:45am today by an on duty physician at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Police are treating the cause of death as murder due to the nature of the injuries and a forensic pathologist will arrive on island in the coming days to provide a confirmed cause of death. The investigation is being led by Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro, who is the officer in charge of the Serious Crime Unit.
Man Shot & Killed in Sandys parish
Fri, 2010-05-28
Police responded to a report of gunshots being fired in the Peacock Crescent, Sandys parish area at 1:07am today. As a result, a 24 year old Sandys parish man was taken to KEMH where he later died as a result of his injuries. A full investigation has commenced and no further information will be given until the next of kin has been notified. Police are appealing for any witnesses to this incident or anyone with any information to contact the independent 24 hour confidential Crime Stoppers Bermuda hotline on 800-8477.
Verdict – R vs. Cervio Cox
Thu, 2010-05-27
Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro, Officer In Charge of the Serious Crime Unit - The Bermuda Police Service is pleased to note the verdict of the jury in the matter of R vs. Cervio Cox that recently concluded in the Supreme Court.
The verdict was a testament to the hard work and dedication of Police Officers and Prosecutors that brought the case to a successful conclusion.
This case was noteworthy due to the fact that the prosecution case centered on the fact that Cox was charged under a provision in law (Section 27 of the Criminal Code) to charge:-
Advisory – Lottery/Business Opportunity/Banking Scams
Thu, 2010-05-27
The Bermuda Police Service Financial Crime Unit continues to advise members of the public not to respond to unsolicited correspondence (via e-mail, fax, letter or telephone call) which claims to offer an amazing prize or cash reward – only if the ‘lucky winner’ is willing to send an amount of money first to ‘secure the winnings’ or other ‘promising opportunity.’
Also, the public should be wary of seemingly legitimate requests that appear to come from a local banking institution to update their personal or financial account information. Currently fraudulent e-mails of this nature claiming to be from HSBC Bank of Bermuda are being received by local residents. These e-mails should be ignored.
Advisory – Island Yellow Pages
Wed, 2010-05-26
The Bermuda Police Service Financial Crime Unit is once again receiving complaints from members of the public in relation to a company called ‘The Island Yellow Pages’. Recently local residents have been contacted by a representative of the Island Yellow Pages to purchase advertising space - believing that they were purchasing advertisement space in the Bermuda Yellow Pages.
However, the Island Yellow Pages are not affiliated with the Bermuda Yellow Pages in any way. They are based in the U.S. Virgin Islands and accordingly are not answerable to the laws of Bermuda.
Serious Injury RTC
Tue, 2010-05-25
Police responded to a report of a road traffic collision that took place at 8:25pm on Tuesday evening on Middle Road in Devonshire in the area of Christ Church. Details are sketchy but it appears that a 30 year old woman was riding a motorcycle traveling east on Middle Road and a truck was traveling in the other direction when the vehicles collided. The 30 year old woman was taken to the hospital where she is being treated for serious chest injuries. Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen the collision to call PC Linnell Williams at 295-0011.
Serious Injury RTC
Mon, 2010-05-24
Around 10:20pm today, Police received a report of a serious road traffic collision resulting in injury on Trimingham Road in Paget involving a truck and a motorcycle. It appears that the vehicles were traveling in opposite directions when they collided. As a result the motorcycle rider, a 30 year old Devonshire man, was trapped under the truck and had to be extricated by Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service personnel. He sustained serious head injuries as well as a broken right leg and was taken to KEMH via ambulance for treatment. The truck driver was apparently uninjured. Traffic was diverted away from the scene at north & south round-a-bout.
