The Royal Gazette

Police at the area of Mount hill where they received reports of gunshots, Police said that suspects stole a blue motocross cycle from the scene and fled.

An arrest has been made in connection with reports of gunshot in the Mount Hill area of Pembroke this morning.

Police responded to reports of gunfire at about 10.30am and officers then chased the suspects, who were on a stolen blue motocross bike, to the West End.

A police spokesman said this afternoon: “A 20-year-old Sandys parish man has been arrested in connection with the earlier reported shooting incident in the Mount Hill/Overview Hill, Pembroke area and the stolen motocross cycle has been recovered.

“Out of an abundance of caution, schools in the Somerset area were advised to keep their students inside during the police pursuit of the stolen motorcycle, but those schools shortly returned to normal operation.”

He said detectives were eager to speak with anyone who saw two males on a scooter-type motorcycle in the Mount Hill area of Pembroke, entering Mount Hill from the Berkeley Road side at about 10am. The males were wearing dark clothing and black or dark helmets.

They also want to speak to anyone who saw the rider of a scrambler-type motorcycle travelling west on Middle Road from Devonshire, Paget, Warwick, Southampton and Sandys and, more specifically, in the Somerset area between 10.15am & 11.30am.

The spokesman said: “Inquiries are ongoing into this non-injury shooting and detectives are continuing to appeal for any witnesses or anyone with any information to contact the Serious Crime Unit on 247-1079 or the independent and confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on 800-8477.”

A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said earlier this afternoon: “In response to this morning’s incident regarding western schools, please note that the Ministry of Education has confirmed that all schools in the West End, affected this morning by a Police imposed lock down, are now operating normally.”

Anyone with information on this shooting can call the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on 800-8477 or submit an anonymous tip via the Crime Stoppers Bermuda Web Tips.

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A 37-year-old Sandys man was in a stable condition on a general ward at King Edward VII Memorial yesterday after being stabbed near the Leopards Club in Hamilton.

The attack happened around midnight on Saturday evening/Sunday morning and is being investigated, according to police.

A police spokesman said officers attended the area of Angle Street and Brunswick Street, where the victim had been assaulted by another man with a bladed article. Sources told The Royal Gazette that the weapon used in the attack was a machete.

The assailant was described by police as a short, black male of medium build. He was wearing a tan or grey hooded top and dark pants at the time of the incident.

Anyone with information on this incident can call the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on 800-8477 or submit an anonymous tip via the Crime Stoppers Bermuda Web Tips.

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A teenage girl was taken to hospital after being assaulted, police said today.

In a statement a Police spokeswoman said: "Around 11.50am on Wednesday, January 18, police responded to a report of an assault at a residence in the South Road, Paget area, near the junction with Cobbs Hill Road.

"A member of the public reportedly found the victim; a 17-year-old Paget woman outside the home and contacted paramedics.

"The injured teenager was conveyed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment and at last check was in stable condition on a general ward. Inquiries are ongoing.

"Police are appealing for any witnesses, particularly anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident and may have seen two or three men travelling in a car to contact the Hamilton Criminal Investigation Unit on 295-0011."

Anyone with information on this incident can call the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on 800-8477 or submit an anonymous tip via the Crime Stoppers Bermuda Web Tips.