Whilst the Bermuda police again struggles with the realty of modern life (and humour) continuing to adopt an oppressive approach to their own, a Court has seen sense; a policewoman who posted an online cartoon before last year’s Black Lives Matter march will not face a…
In December 2020, officers raided the homes of police officers in connection with a criminal inquiry about the leaking of a document about the divorce of Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police. The officers concerned were: Sergeant Mark Monk and Constable Robert Butterfield Electronic equipment …
The 11/1988 on serialization of an actual Bermuda Police Narcotics Officer’s diary has been placed on line and provides the precursor to major investigations, such as that of ‘Miranda’ “… an investigation of what undoubtedly remains the largest and most serious crimes of conspiracy, drug trafficking,…
To make a pig’s ear of many investigations! The statistics are disturbing. For example: Bermuda has experienced 66 murders since May 2009 (12 years) … 5+ murders* / annum in a population of <65,000. This equates to about 7 homicides per 100,000 of population Publicly…
A Bermuda police sergeant who took legal action after he was passed over for promotion three years ago, has failed to have his appeal upheld. Seemingly he believed that failing to reach the the 60 per cent pass grade in the examination should not prevent his…
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With police numbers falling, the once reported 468 on the island needs replenishing. It is not simply because of retirements and resignations, the island has a high rates of ‘loss’ due to: long-term sickness (12) suspension (10) That is about 5% of the workforce incapacitated. Moral…
The island’s top police officer is apparently telling two of his subordinates to pay him or he will sue them. The Royal Gazette has published the account (read more here) . Seemingly, Pc Robert Butterfield is one of the officers sent a letter. The Commissioner of…
22/02/2021: Khamisi Tokunbo was arrested after a car crash in Bermuda 19/01/2019 and charged with failure to provide a breath test. He denied the offence. The case against him was dismissed in October that year after the police officer who arrested him was found to be…
Oswin Pereira, now a former officer of the Bermuda Police Service was living a charmed life. Accused of striking a teenage suspect with a baton and turning off his body camera he clung onto his job, until recently. 2019, found not guilty in Magistrates’ Court…