Bodden Town police help make it a safe, safe holiday

Monday, April 26, 2004

Over the Easter Holiday Weekend Bodden Town Police Officers with help from the Traffic Department, Uniform Support Group (USG), K-9 Unit, Marine Department and Special Constabulary conducted several operations to ensure that the holidays would be safe for residents.

Officer in Charge of District Operations, Chief Inspector Donald Watler explained: “The Easter Holiday Weekend has traditionally been a quiet family day for picnics throughout the Islands, however in the past years there has been an increase in drunk driving and speeding on the roads that have resulted in injuries or fatalities.

“In addition, high-powered speedboats and personal watercraft are also being driven recklessly and dangerously on the water by people who are intoxicated.

“Therefore we saw the necessity to increase patrols and set up various operations over the weekend to deal with the incidents that may occur.”

As a result of the operations, on Good Friday, 9 April, a 20-year-old motorist was warned for intended prosecution for the offences of speeding, dangerous driving and failing to comply with a police signal after he was caught by officers driving more than 90 mph in the East End area.

On Easter Monday, 12 April, police recovered half a pound of ganja and arrested three men on suspicion of possession of ganja and consumption of ganja at a residence in Northward.

Bodden Town Officers and K-9 Officers also recovered a large portion of ganja from a campsite in Kaibo, North Side and a man was subsequently arrested for possession of ganja.

Commenting on the weekend, Chief Inspector Watler said: “Although some offences were committed and arrests were made, I am pleased that there were no serious accidents or fatalities reported.”

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