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, the year a BBC program ‘Policing Paradise’ was being filmed? 2020 statistics were disclosed in July 2022 2021 statistics were released on November 5, 2024…
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 to crime and visibility’. But over the years, the number of employees started shrinking like a melting ice cream cone in the sun. By 2024 (9…
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 law apparently hampers or prohibits ongoing inquiries post-departure, the language used – stating investigations are not “necessitated” – suggests room for discretion rather than a…
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 you in this situation? To put this in some context, it appears the information should not, by law, be disclosed to another and the requestor…
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, the community is the police and the police is the community.* Possibly the quote should have been attributed; a small gesture, but it shows integrity…
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, and advanced force in comparison to its Overseas Territories counterparts” immediately casts doubt on its credibility. The comparison, left vague and unquantified, raises critical questions:…
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 WhatsApp exchanges with a former officer. These exchanges, coming to light during a hearing, were apparently described as: embarrassing not in keeping with the high…
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 such a rank is few and it will likely not be long before this detail is revealed. The ‘poor conduct’ description covers a multitude. Whilst…
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 misconduct. This weekend, the officer passed away suddenly. Read more here. It appears the criminal investigation had yet to be concluded! Now, there is an…
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 Bermuda police numbers remain as are, the constabulary will be unable to effectively respond to ‘violent firearm crime’ – is unable to respond effectively to…