News Release: HAMILTON, Bermuda – Detectives are actively investigating 11 reported burglaries and two attempted burglaries at separate service stations, grocery, electronic & jewellery business establishments in various locations across the island.

Many of these reported incidents have occurred within the pre-dawn hours, between the hours of 3am and 5:30am, at the following locations:

•             P-Tech, Reid Street, City of Hamilton (April 12th) 

•             RUBiS Terceira’s, North Shore Road, Smith’s parish (April 22nd)

•             Crawl Hill Esso Tiger Market, Hamilton parish (April 23rd)

•             Collector’s Hill Esso Tiger Market, Devonshire (April 25th)

•             Sunglass & Watch Shop, Reid Street, City of Hamilton (April 26th)

•             RUBiS Causeway (Blue Hole Hill), Hamilton parish (April 26th)

•             Warwick Esso Tiger Market, Middle Road, Warwick (April 27th)

•             Audio Visual Ltd, Mangrove Bay Road, Sandys (May 10th)

•             Red Laser Electronics, Bakery Lane, Pembroke (May 14th – attempted burglary)

•             Empire Grocery, North Shore Road, Devonshire (May 14th)

•             Art Mel’s Restaurant, St Monica’s Road, Pembroke (May 14th)

•             Astwood Dickinson, Front Street, Hamilton (between May 15th & 16th May – attempted burglary)

•             RUBiS Warwick Service Station, South Road, Warwick (May 16th)

A quantity of Apple products (including Apple TVs, watches, iPhones, AirPods, iPads), JBL earbuds, other electronic devices, cigarettes, jewellery, and cash has been stolen.

Those responsible on the varying occasions involved 2-3 persons described as all wearing dark coloured clothing, dark coloured helmets & visors, ranging between 5 feet 8 inches and 6 feet tall, riding dark coloured motorcycles. They are seen on CCTV to be in possession of tools to break the glass to gain entry into these premises.

Firstly, the Bermuda Police Service (BPS) is reminding all businesses & homeowners to ensure their alarm systems and security cameras are in working order and to report suspicious persons or activities in your neighbourhood, service station area, or commercial area by dialing 911 or 211 as soon as possible.  We also want to remind businesses to not leave large amounts of cash on the property.

More importantly, the BPS is seeking the assistance of the public who may have any information about these incidents, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to please be encouraged to call the Criminal Investigations Department on 247-1744, e-mail 211@bps.bm, tell a police officer you may know or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers confidential hotline 800-8477 (TIPS). You may also visit the website www.crimestoppers.bm.

We would also like to remind the public that, it is an offence to receive/handle goods that are suspected to be stolen and if you suspect that you have purchased stolen property, please contact the BPS via the information above.