Chief Inspectors
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Detective Chief Inspector Dorian Astwood A reliable serving police officer in the Bermuda Police Service (BPS), Detective Chief Inspector Dorian Astwood is dedicated to increasing community safety, decreasing crime and saving lives. With over 28 years of experience and successes in law enforcement, including assisting citizens, investigating collisions and conducting routine patrols. He is a passionate, achievement-orientated individual pursuing opportunities to further his management career opportunities in the public or private sectors. Detective Chief Inspector Astwood exhibits strong organizational and communication skills, and continue to attain education / work experience to develop opportunities embracing new and varied challenges within my chosen profession and within the community.
Education Port Royal Primary School 1979 – 1986.
Warwick Secondary School 1986 – 1992.
Professional Experiences Bermuda Police Service: 1992 – Present.
Current Posting Intelligence and Systems Division
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Detective Chief Inspector Derricka Burns joined the Bermuda Police Service in 1994 as a Police Cadet. After being exposed to a range of incidents as a Cadet, she knew that she wanted to make policing a career in order to protect, serve and make a difference in the community. She completed Recruit Foundation Course #51 in 1995 and spent 3 years working in Uniform patrol.
In 1998, she was transferred to CID where she developed a passion for investigating crime. Detective Chief Inspector Burns was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2005 and then advanced to the rank of Inspector in September 2013. She attained the rank of Chief Inspector on 23rd February 2024. During her 30 year career, she has had the opportunity to work in the following departments; Prosecutions Department and Major Incident Room, as a Cadet Central Uniform Task Force Central and Western Criminal Investigations Department Eastern Division (2IC) Administrative Inspector, Response Department Drugs Unit Financial Crime Unit
Detective Chief Inspector Burns has attended several courses locally and overseas including criminal and major crime investigations, crime scene reconstruction course, Sexual Assault and abuse Investigations, Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) course, Negotiations course, Leadership and Management, Financial Investigations course, and Anti-Corruption course. She was previously selected to assist with a corruption enquiry in the Caribbean. For several years she participated in Police netball, softball and soccer teams and has represented the Bermuda Police Service in soccer tournaments locally and overseas. Detectivce Chief Inspector Burns is the recipient of 5 Commissioners Commendations, several letters of good work, Divisional Commanders Commendations, long service award (18 years), and was the recipient of the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) appreciation award in 2012 for outstanding work in the pursuit of justice. She has spent the last few years managing an investigative unit where she has mentored officers and led her team to successful convictions in Supreme and Magistrates Court. She is married with one daughter who she continuously strives to be a positive role model for. |
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Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell MSc Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell joined the Bermuda Police Service in 1989 and is a graduate of the Police Cadet scheme. He was appointed as a Police Constable in 1991 and was promoted to Sergeant in 2003, then Inspector in 2007, achieving the rank of Chief Inspector in 2018.
He has gained a diverse range of operational policing skills having worked in uniform branches across the service including the Central and Eastern Divisions, Traffic Department and the Motorcycle Patrol Unit. Much of his career has been spent in the investigative branches of the service that have included the Criminal Investigations Unit and specialist investigations departments that have included the Narcotics and Serious Crime Units. Inspector Cardwell is an accredited and active Level 2 Silver Firearms Incident Commander and is currently the Officer in Charge of the Marine and Roads Policing Units.
Chief Inspector Cardwell is the recipient of a Certificate of Appreciation from the United States New England Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. He has been awarded 7 Commissioner’s Commendations for outstanding work, 3 Commissioner’s Merit Awards and is the recipient of numerous Letters of Good Work. He has been awarded the Long Service and Queens Jubilee and Diamond Medals.
Chief Inspector Cardwell has completed a wide range of policing courses that compliment his operational experience with the Kent Constabulary, DEA, National Police Improvement Agency and the Institute of Police Technology. He has taken private study and has completed a Police Leadership and Management Development course with Dalhousie University in Canada and holds a Master of Science degree in Police Leadership and Management having graduated from the University of Leicester in the UK. |
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Chief Inspector Scott Devine Chief Inspector Scott Devine joined the Bermuda Police Service in November 2003, having completed 10 years’ service with Strathclyde Police, working in Glasgow, Scotland.
Chief Inspector Devine has worked mainly in uniform roles across the BPS during his career and has been a core component of the services community policing efforts throughout his service.
Easily identifiable due to his stature, (7ft tall) Inspector Devine has worked closely with communities and partner agencies to address community issues. Driving the relaunch and expansion of the islands Neighbourhood watch program, launching community pop up clinics across the island and working with the Family Centre to launch the Youth Police Initiative, which works to build better relations between the service and at risk youth. He has been a core member of the Beyond Rugby Bermuda program coaching and mentoring students from both Cedarbridge Academy and Berkley Institute and has been an assistant coach for the national Under 16, 18 and 21 Rugby teams traveling to tournaments in the UK, USA and Caribbean.
He has worked in: Central and Western Uniform Division Community Beat Office Police Support Unit (PSU) Crime Prevention Office Liquor Licensing Officer Community Action Team
Chief Inspector Devine is a trained Officer Safety Instructor, Firearms Incident Commander, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) practitioner and a Joint Public Order Commander, and has been a commander for numerous high profile international events including the PGA tour event and 35th America’s Cup. He has also held a position on the intergovernmental Joint Event Safety Team, tasked with putting structures around large scale events being held on the island and was Co-chair of a Government-appointed working party of stakeholders to review the islands Liquor Licensing Act.
Chief Inspector Devine has received Letters of Good Work and Merit Awards, his community work both on and off duty has seen him recognized as Volunteer of the Year by the Family Centre and has also seen him receive awards from the Centre of Philanthropy and the National Association of Sports Governing Bodies.
Chief Inspector Devine is currently posted in the Community Policing Division, with responsibility for the eastern & western parishes. |
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Chief Inspector Arthur Glasford Chief Inspector Glasford has 33 years of policing experience and joined the Bermuda Police Service in 1989 as a Police Cadet.
He then became a Police Constable in 1990 after completing Recruit Foundation Course 44 and has worked in the following areas:
Eastern, Central and Western Uniform Divisions Traffic Unit Police Search and Rescue Diving Team Motorcycle Patrol Section Cycle Squad Task Force Former member of the Emergency Response Team Central CID Serious Crime Unit Gang Unit Narcotics Intelligence Department Special Branch - Government Secruity Officer Officer in Charge, Vulnerable Persons Unit Officer in Charge, Serious Crimes Unit
Chief Inspector Glasford has received Letters of Good Work, Merit Awards, Commissioner's Commendations, as well as the DPP's Appreciation Award. He has completed several overseas training courses in the U.K., United States, and the Caribbean, and has worked on joint investigation teams in Anguilla and Jamaica.
He has been awarded the Queen's Jubilee, Diamond and Long Service medals. In November 2018 he served as The Black Rod during the Convening of Parliament ceremony. He has also undertaken private study and holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Risk and Security Management from the University of Portsmouth in the UK.
Chief Inspector Glasford’s current posting is the Officer in Charge of the Professional Standards Department. |
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Chief Inspector Darren Glasford Chief Inspector Darren Glasford commonly known as ‘Shakee’ has 32 years of policing experience. He joined the Bermuda Police Service in 1987 as a Police Cadet and became a Police Constable in 1989. He is an avid cyclist and has represented Bermuda on a number of occasions at the elite level. He has worked in the following areas:
Central and Western Uniform Divisions Traffic Unit Cycle Squad Driver Training as the Chief Driving Instructor A member of the Emergency Response Team Tactical Operations (locally and internationally) Gang Unit Police Support Unit (PSU)
He was the officer in charge of a team of officers that were sent to the British Virgin Islands as part of a hurricane relief effort.
Chief Inspector Glasford has received Letters of Good Work, Merit Awards, as well as Commissioner's Commendations. He has completed several overseas training courses in the U.K., United States and the Caribbean. He has been trained as a PSU Commander, Firearms Instructor, Tactical Advisor, Tactical Firearms Commander and Post Incident Manager.
Chief Inspector Glasford is currently in the Community Policing Division, with responsibility for the central parishes. |
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Chief Inspector Alexander Rollin Chief Inspector Alexander Rollin joined the Bermuda Police Service in 1999 after graduating from Dalhousie University. Chief Inspector Rollin first worked on patrol in the eastern division before making a move to the Police Support Unit to tackle drug crime and anti-social behaviour. This was then followed by a promotion to Sergeant in 2004 and a move to work out of the Hamilton Police Station in the patrol and Station Sergeant role. Chief Inspector Rollin spent time working as a Sergeant out of the Somerset Police Station as well as being a supervisor on the central and western Community Action Teams. Between 2009 and 2013 Chief Inspector Rollin was the Sergeant on the newly formed Gang Targeting Team that saw him become the island's first expert in the area of gang evidence to be introduced in the Supreme Court of Bermuda. Chief Inspector Rollin then moved to the Armed Response Unit as the Sergeant for that department until 2018. In 2019, Chief Inspector Rollin was the lead instructor for two Close Protection Courses that were run in Bermuda which also saw students attend from the Royal British Virgin Islands Police. These courses saw the graduation of Bermuda’s first female Close Protection Officers. Chief Inspector Rollin then went to work as an Acting Inspector and Incident Commander for the Community Policing Division ‘B’ Watch working shifts around the clock. In this role he was promoted to Inspector. In 2020, Chief Inspector Rollin moved to the Hamilton Police Station where he was the Station Inspector. This saw him promoted to Chief Inspector of the Community Policing Division for the central division. Chief Inspector Rollin is an Authorized Firearms Officer, member of the Emergency Response Team and a firearms instructor.
Chief Inspector Rollin enjoys his down time with family and friends, watching sports, fishing, playing squash, running and spending time in the gym. |
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Detective Chief Inspector Jason Smith Detective Chief Inspector Jason Smith has over 32 years of policing experience, working in various departments and units throughout the Service. He was promoted to Sergeant in June 2007 and worked as a Patrol Sergeant in Hamilton and Southside Police Stations. Detective Chief Inspector Smith has also worked as the Community Action Team Sergeant for the East, as well as the Officer in Charge of Eastern C.I.D. from 2008-2010, managing a team of eight detectives.
Detective Chief Inspector Smith was promoted to Inspector in 2022 and was most recently promoted to the rank of Chief Inspector on 23rd February 2024.
Since 2010, he has worked in the Serious Crime Unit as Senior Investigating Officer and Deputy Senior Investigating Officer for several high-profile investigations ranging from murder, attempted murder, firearms incidents, and major public disorders. Detective Inspector Smith has written numerous reports that have been read and used by judges when making decisions in the Supreme Court of Bermuda, Bermuda Court of Appeal, and the Privy Council. He has also presented evidence in both the Supreme Court of Bermuda and the Bermuda Court of Appeal.
Detective Chief Inspector Smith has worked with law enforcement agencies outside of the Bermuda jurisdiction and remains the primary liaison with those resources. In 2012, he headed a successful high-profile international investigation involving a Princess Cruise Liner, which garnered attention from CNN and other international media outlets. More recently, from October - December 2019 Detective Chief Inspector Smith was attached to the Royal Turks and Caicos Police Force, where he served the Officer in Charge of the Serious Crimes Unit--managing a team of six TCI Detectives and putting in place investigative strategies that resulted in several outstanding murders being solved.
Detective Chief Inspector Smith has completed extensive training and coursework with institutions including the FBI and the Canadian Police College. He is also the recipient of several awards including: 9 Commissioner’s Commendations, 5 Commissioner’s Letter of Good Work, 3 Commissioners Merit Awards, a Queen’s Jubilee Medal, and a Long Service medal for 30 years. |
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