Oct 28 - Police Weekend Crime Reports For 25-28/10/13
Media – Police Reports
From 0700hrs on 25/10/13 to 0630hrs on 28/10/13
CRIME REPORTS
Oct 25 - Smuggling Arrests
Customs officers this week seized a further 89,920 cigarettes and made a number of arrests in several areas over the past few days.
Officers challenged a local man when he was seen acting suspiciously in the Western Beach area, the man was arrested after being found to have 10,000 cigarettes (50 cartons) in his possession. He has been bailed to surrender on November 21st.
Oct 25 - Government to Make UN Complaint Following Further Spanish Incursions
The Government has today insisted that they have taken a very serious view of the ccontinuing incursions by Spanish state vessels into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters, this morning.
A No.6 spokesperson noted, ‘this follows the incursion by a Spanish vessel conducting an oceanographic survey escorted by first two and then three Guardia Civil patrol boats. The Spanish state vessels were challenged by the Royal Navy and the Royal Gibraltar Police.
Oct 25 - GSD Say New St Joseph’s Annexe Is “Unfit for Purpose”
The GSD has said it is concerned about the adequacy and subsequent delay of the opening and use of the new facilities for St Joseph’s First School.
Oct 25 - Shakespeare Workshops For Bayside And Westside Students
Two drama practitioners from the famous Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre will be visiting Gibraltar to carry out workshops with students from both Bayside and Westside Schools. Sponsored by the Kusuma Trust, the visit will take place from the 4th to the 8th of November and will see the students explore issues of Shakespearean stagecraft and genre, while also working on specific plays.
Oct 25 - ERG Thanks Chief Minister For George Cross Support
In a statement, Equality Rights Group Chairman Felix Alvarez has expressed ‘much gratitude and appreciation for the public position the Chief Minister has expressed with regard to the Thumbs Up Campaign’s efforts in lobbying for the British government to seriously consider the people of Gibraltar’s historical and multiple merits with regards to the awarding of a suitable honour to the Rock.’
Oct 25 - St. Joseph’s Route 9 Bus to Continue
The Ministry for Tourism, Commercial Affairs, Public Transport and the Port has announced that the temporary bus service to the St Joseph’s School area as part of the Bus Route 9 will be reviewed in the light of representations received from senior citizens and other residents of the area.
It will be recalled that due to previous representations received around July 2012 from the Senior Citizens and those with mobility issues, the Ministry and the Bus Company assessed the situation together with Technical Services and on an interim period it was decided to extend the Route 9 service to the St Joseph’s area to meet the demands of the concerned residents.
Oct 25 - GSD Claims That Cortes “Fails To Protect Gibraltar’s Indigenous Barbary Partridges”
The GSD says that, in answer to Parliament questions relating to Gibraltar’s indigenous Barbary Partridges, Minister Cortes agreed that this species is close to extinction, with only 7 birds recorded so far in 2013.
