Wanted – Staff to Police ‘Paradise’
No Crime Figures for 2023 & 2024 – are the numbers being supressed intentionally? Is it coincidental that the island suffered one of its highest number of murders in 2024,…
Firing Faster than Hiring?
In 2015, the Bermuda Police Service (BPS) had 420 employees – thought to be sufficient to allow the BPS to ‘meet the community’s minimal expectations in terms of our response…
Opinion: Gaps in Bermuda’s Police Disciplinary System Raise Accountability Concerns
Bermuda’s legal framework apparently (currently) lacks provisions to continue disciplinary proceedings against police officers who resign or retire, effectively halting internal investigations once an officer leaves the ‘service’. While the…
Damned if you do, damned if you do not?
What would you do if, working in a culture of fear and distrust, your boss asked for information it appears you you should not divulge? Should your boss ever place…
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,…
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…
Suspended Over 2 years on Full Pay …
Pc Darren Marcano, a Bermuda Police officer for 17 years, was arrested on July 28, 2022 for an alleged criminal offence. He was was suspended, with pay, for alleged gross…
Open Another Packets of Police … or else!
Darrin Simons, the chief of police, has apparently said ‘Officer numbers need to rise in order for the BPS to effectively respond to violent firearm crime’. It therefore appears, if…