An Empty Phrase That Solves Nothing
Darrin Simons, the Commissioner of a Police service ‘in crisis‘, recently speaking about Bermuda’s appalling crime statistics, is reported (by the Gazette) to have remarked: As I have often said,…
Crime Statistics … for 2022: assaults up almost 20%
Where are the crime figures for 2023 and 2024? Can they really be that difficult to produce? As for 2022, whilst offences recorded by police fell more than 8 per…
Bermuda Police – Toxic, Racist & a Culture of Fear – ‘A Service in Crisis’
The Bermuda Police Review report (which can be read here), in many respects, delivers a damning assessment. However, its opening statement “The Bermuda Police Service (BPS) is a high-performing, forward-thinking,…
‘Management Advice’ issued to Senior Officer
Just days after the sacking of a senior Officer for ‘poor conduct’(read more here) the island’s Assistant Commissioner (3rd highest rank) Martin Weekes, received ‘management advice’ as a result of…
Senior Officer fired for ‘Poor Conduct’ – excessive?
13/12/204 – a Bermuda Police Service (BPS) superintendent has been fired for inappropriate conduct. The identity of the officer has yet to be disclosed but the lack of people holding…
Policing in Bermuda – like a crime comedy drama?
2024 has seen what may be a record number of murders in Bermuda and, adding to the many unsolved killings, in November 2024, a conviction has been quashed due to…
‘Problem at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System in Bermuda’
05/2009 – A new DNA database was in the pipeline for Bermuda with the Police hoping it would crack cold cases and boost detection rates in new crimes. A three-year…
Another murder? I remember …
As the Bermuda Police Service issues yet another call for assistance in solving a growing list of unsolved homicides, the community faces the devastating news of a further fatal stabbing.…
Bermuda Firearm Licences
An email, initially dated, 07 September 2024 to the BPS, currently without a response, copied 02/10/2024. It follows the BPS disclosure of the 2018 list of the island’s 42 licence…
Another Bermuda Police First?
It is reported that, during a weapons check 15/09/2024, a BPS armed officer has accidentally discharged his weapon giving rise to an investigation (read more here). Apparently no one was…