Crime
Rental vehicle stolen from Trellis Bay
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- A rental vehicle belonging to Azim’s Car Rental was reportedly stolen from Trellis Bay on Saturday night, October 3, 2026, and has not yet been recovered.
USVI: Suspect in J’Niya Rambaran murder arrested @St Thomas airport
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A 21-year-old man accused in the killing of J’Niya Rambaran was arrested Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Cyril E. King Airport as he prepared to board a flight to the US mainland, according to the [US] VI Police Department.
USVI Homicide toll @39 after 21-year-old woman shot on St Thomas
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A 21-year-old woman was shot and killed early Monday, September 28, 2026, on Veterans Drive in St Thomas, the Consortium has learned, with the death subsequently confirmed by [US] VI Police Department Director of Communications Glen Dratte. The killing raised the territory’s 2026 homicide count to 39: 17 on St Thomas and 22 on St Croix.
Armed masked men rob store in Purcell- Police
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is investigating an armed robbery that took place at a well-known business along the Blackburn Highway in the Purcell area on Friday, September 25, 2026.
Rafael Armando Escaria Sabino ordered deported from VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man convicted of indecent assault has been ordered deported from the territory by Acting Governor David D. Archer Jr.
RVIPF investigates shooting in Meyers area
MEYERS ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has launched an investigation into an incident in the Meyers area that left a man injured with what appears to be a gunshot wound.
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Jenifer O’Neal brings 4 challenges to federal corruption convictions
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Former Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal has placed four challenges to her federal corruption convictions before the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, asking the appellate court to vacate her convictions and direct an acquittal or new trial, or alternatively return the case to District Court for resentencing.
2 T&T men convicted of firearm offences ordered deported from VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two nationals of Trinidad and Tobago who were convicted of firearm-related offences have been ordered deported from the Virgin Islands by Governor Daniel Pruce.
CBP detains VI man for allegedly smuggling Indian family to Culebra
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A British national from Tortola is facing a federal alien-smuggling charge after US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said a vessel carrying a family of three Indian nationals travelled from St Thomas toward Culebra, Puerto Rico, where the passengers were detained after reaching shore.
USVI: Federal judge dismisses $5M lawsuit over coast guard detention
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- A federal judge has dismissed a $5 million lawsuit brought by Jerome Nibbs over the 36 days he spent detained aboard U.S. Coast Guard cutters after a suspected cocaine-smuggling vessel was intercepted near St. Thomas in June 2022.
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