Officers

ASSISTANT SUPT TYRONE R BETHEL

Assistant Superintendent of Police Tyrone R Bethel, is the Officer-in-Charge of the Bimini District, a sub-division of the Northern Region.  He brings to this position over a quarter-century of policing skills and experience which has included service on several Family Islands, the Drug Enforcement Unit and recently he was posted to the historic Central Police Station in Nassau for ten years. He is the holder of numerous certificates and diplomas for advanced training and is the recipient of the Police Long Service and Good Conduct medal.

SERGEANT 2107 GREGORY LOCKHART 
SECOND IN CHARGE/BIMINI

 Sergeant 2107 Gregory Lockhart is an 18 year veteran of the Royal Bahamas Police Force and has served in Nassau, Abaco and Grand Bahama during his career. He serves as Station Sergeant and is Second-in-Charge of the Bimini Division. He is a recipient of the Good Conduct and Long Service Medal.

RESERVE SERGEANT R473 MICHAEL CHECKLEY, KGCHS, MA BEd

Reserve Sergeant Michael Checkley joined the police service in 2000. Educated in Canada, Sergeant Checkley taught at the Bimini All Age School from 1985 until 2000.  He is a certified search and rescue SCUBA diver and is  a qualified protocol officer. He performs both general police duties and community policing duties. Active in international charitable fund raising organisations, he has been honoured by both the Queen and the late Pope John Paul II.  He is an associate member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and an honorary member of the Senior Officer's Mess at police headquarters in Nassau.

POLICE CONSTABLE 2478 SAUNDERS

A fourteen year veteran of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, Constable Saunders comes to Bimini from Elizabeth Estates Station in Nassau, New Providence. A native of Andros, Saunders has served two tours of duty on Eleuthera which included Harbour Island. This is is third posting to a Family Island. PC 2478 Saunders performs general police duties.

POLICE CONSTABLE 280 STRACHAN-RUSSELL

Police Constable 280 Delarese Strachan-Russell joined the Royal Bahamas Police Force in 2000 after she graduated from L W Young High School in Nassau. Following her graduation from the Police College she was posted to Elizabeth Estates police station in New Providence then to the Traffic Division of New Providence and finally to Freeport, Grand Bahama where she served in the Police Finances Section at the Bartlett Police Centre. She was posted to Bimini in August 2009. She performs general police duties and assists the Officer-in-Charge in the accounting and financial affairs of the Bimini Police District. She is married to PC 2796 Deron Russell.

 POLICE CONSTABLE 2630 STANFORD ADDERLEY

PC 2630 Stanford Adderley grew up in Nassau and graduated from the Government High School. Following high school he attended the College of The Bahamas where he studied mathematics and engineering. He joined the Royal Bahamas Police Force and graduated from the Police College in 2002. He has spent his years thus far in policing in New Providence. He was previously assigned to the Carmichael Road Police Station. Constable Adderley's first posting to a Family Island is Bimini. Here he performs general police duties.

POLICE CONSTABLE 2638 ANTOINE ELLIS

PC 2638 Ellis, who grew up in Nassau, joined the Royal Bahamas Police Force in 2002 following his graduation from R M Bailey High School in Nassau. After completing his police training he served throughout New Providence at the Cable Beach Police Station, the Central Police Station, and in the Mobile Patrol Division. Bimini is his first posting to a Family Island.

POLICE CONSTABLE 454 KEVIN HANNA

Constable 454 Hanna is an eight year veteran of the police service. A native of Nassau, Constable Hanna attended Bahamas Academy and later The Government High School. He also attended the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute prior to entering the Bahamas Police College in 2002. While in the college he placed first in firearms training. Upon graduation he has been posted to stations in Nassau and Grand Bahama. He has also received a Commissioner's Commendation for acting above and beyond the call of duty during Hurricanes Frances and Jean. In Bimini he performs general police duties.

POLICE CONSTABLE 2791 BENJAMIN MOSS

Constable 2791 Benjamin Moss grew up in Bimini and attended Holy Name Catholic School. He went off the island to complete his high school education and later joined the Royal Bahamas Police Force.  A seven year veteran of the police service, Moss specialised in Fire Branch. He works with the volunteer fire brigade and in community fire prevention programmes but he also performs general police duties.

DETECTIVE POLICE CONSTABLE 2796 DERON RUSSELL

Detective Police Constable 2796 Deron Russell graduated from the C R Walker High School in Nassau afterwhich he attended the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute. In 2003 he entered the Police College in Nassau and specialised in the Fire Service. Upon graduation he was posted to the main fire station in Nassau. He was later transferred to the Fire Services section in Freeport Grand Bahama. Deciding to pursue another area of policing he specialised in Scenes of Crime investigations within CRO (Criminal Records Office). Today, in Bimini he performs general police duties but is also a "SOCO", a Scenes of Crime Officer. He is married to PC 280 Strachan-Russell.

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PC 2830 LASHAUN COLEBROOKE

PC 2830 Colebrooke joined the police service shortly after graduating from Jack Hayward High School in Freeport, Grand Bahama. He attended the police college in Nassau. Upon graduation he served in several areas in New Providence and was then posted to Grand Bahama where he worked in the Mobile Division and Eight Mile Rock divisions. This is his first assignment to a Family Island. His mother serves as a nurse at the Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport. His aunt is a police sergeant in Freeport, Grand Bahama. He performs general police duties in Bimini,.

POLICE CONSTABLE 3309 MALKETA RAMSEY

PC 3309 Ramsey graduated from the Police College in January 2009. Several of her relatives are in the police service so policing as a career came easily to her. Born in Cat Island she received her primary and secondary education there and then attended the College of The Bahamas in Nassau. Constable Ramsey has served in several stations in New Providence as part of her orientation period. In Bimini she performs general police duties.


RESERVE POLICE CONSTABLE R515 EDMOND O'BRIEN



Reserve Police Constable 515 O'Brien is from New Providence. He has been a Reserve police officer for nearly ten years. Prior to his coming to Bimini he worked at the historic Central Police Station in downtown Nassau. He has been involved in many facets of law enforcement and brings that experience to Bimini.

 RESERVE POLICE CONSTABLE R687 LEROY PINDER

Reserve Police Constable 687 Pinder is from Grand Bahama and has lived in Bimini for just over two years. Officer Pinder worked previously in Eight Mile Rock in Grand Bahama. Now working at Cat Cay Yacht Club and when he is available performs general police duties.