11/4/2009 10:37:00 AM
News in brief: November 4
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Kid sex beast faces 20 years
A man who admitted child pornography and sexual abuse of young girls faces 20 years in jail when sentenced on November 23. Melvin Martin, 24, of Sandys, pleaded guilty to making and accessing child porn in September.
Thief steals cash
A thief stole cash from a home in Paget on Monday.
The break-in happened between 7:50am and 3:50pm while the property, in Windgap Lane, was empty.
Biker injured
A biker was rushed to hospital after a crash in the early hours of Monday morning.
The 31-year-old was found with cuts to his face near Caesar's Pharmacy on Somerset Road, Sandys.
Anyone with information should call Somerset Police Station on 234-1010.
Fight erupts outside nightclub
A fight broke out in front of LV's nightclub in Bermudiana Road, Pembroke, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police arrested two men and a woman.
Man robbed
A man was robbed as he used the bathroom at the Maritime Museum in Dockyard on Saturday evening.
The 49-year-old, from Hamilton Parish, told police two men took his i-Pod.
A 22-year-old, of Pembroke, and a 24-year-old, of Southampton, have been arrested.
Gunshots heard in Warwick
Residents in Warwick allegedly heard gunshots at 8:30pm on Saturday in Khyber Heights Lane.
Police searched the area but found nothing.
Armed robbers hold up gas station
Armed robbers who tried to hold up a gas station fled empty handed after being confronted by staff.
Two men entered Robinson's Shell Marine Station in Sandys at 10:30pm on Friday and demanded money.
One of the men had a knife.
The suspects are two black males - one wearing black clothes and a black helmet, the other wearing a light brown jacket, dark pants and a helmet.
Anyone with information should call the Somerset Criminal Investigation Unit on 234-1010 or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on 800-8477.
Correction, Construction
In the Bermuda Sun's Construction supplement distributed on Friday, the article attributed to emedia on page 12, headlined 'Bank has relationship manager to deal with construction', was in fact submitted by HSBC.
Seven deny attack
Seven men have denied an alleged gang attack.
Detroy Smith, Kyle Williams, Damon Darrell, Bennett Phipps, Allan Douglas, Kiawan Trott and Kiwuan Gilbert are accused of beating up Temasgan Furbert in Hamilton Parish on February 27.
The men, all from St. George's, pleaded not guilty to willful damage and wounding with intent at the Supreme Court.
Mr. Williams, Mr. Darrell, Mr. Douglas and Mr. Trott also denied possessing knives. They will stand trial on January 7.
Biker on trial over teen's road death
A man has pleaded not guilty to killing a man due to dangerous driving.
Rising cricket star Machai Campbell, 19, died when his bike collided with another motorcycle on Cavendish Road, Pembroke, on December 30. Sergio Pacheco, 32, of Pine Hill Drive, Pembroke, will stand trial on February 1.
Man denies GBH
A 26-year-old has denied attacking another man on August 15.
Frederick Swann, of Pembroke, pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Carlena Caines, 28, also of Pembroke, denied being an accessory. The pair will go on trial on January 25.
Triple robbery accused in dock
A man has denied committing three robberies in two days.
Perry Hayward, 29, is accused of striking in Paget on August 24 and 25.
He also denied handling stolen goods and possessing a bladed article. Mr. Hayward, of no fixed abode, will stand trial next year.
Smuggler faces jail
A man convicted of helping run a drug and gun smuggling operation will be sentenced this month.
Kershun Dublin, 25, denied conspiring to bring four handguns and $25,000 of cannabis into Bermuda during a three-week trial.
But he pleaded guilty midway through the case in September. Dublin, of Pembroke, will be sentenced on November 25.
Fraudsters on trial
A couple accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars will go on trial next year.
Financial advisors Antoinette Bolden, 45, and David Bolden, 47, both deny theft and money laundering. The pair, of Harrington Sound Road, Hamilton Parish, will stand trial at Supreme Court on April 5.
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