Crime
UPDATE: David Turnbull & Kurt Rabsatt guilty of robbery
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A nine-member jury unanimously found robbery accused duo David Turnbull and Kurt Rabsatt guilty moments ago, June 13, 2016.
50 dead in gay nightclub shooting
Al Jazeera
Fifty people have been killed, including the assailant, and at least 53 injured in an attack inside a gay nightclub in the US state of Florida, authorities said, in the worst mass shooting in US history.
One dead in drive-by shooting in STT
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Another drive-by shooting incident on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands on Sunday June 12, 2016— the second in one week — left one man dead and a female victim in emergency surgery, The Consortium can confirm. The incident was later corroborated by V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte.
Recent shooting victim Kareem A. Durante remanded for firearm possession
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Less than a month after he was shot while at a social event on Beef Island, Kareem A. Durante aka Blocker has been remanded to prison for firearm possession.
Kezron Agard accused of having sex with underage girl
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A young man has landed in hot water for allegedly having sex with a girl under the age of 16. He was given bail after the Crown offered no objection.
Man robs Bank of St Croix while fitted with monitoring device
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — After a six-day trial, on June 8, 2016, a federal jury on St Croix, US Virgin Islands convicted Damian Lang, Sr, 37, of conspiracy to commit bank robbery and bank robbery, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced today.
UPDATE: 3 arrested; 2 firearms seized during search for ‘Snoopy’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police say they have arrested three persons and recovered two firearms as part of investigations into the disappearance of Devern Stanley aka Snoopy.
Jamaican Dave Smith slapped with $850 in traffic fines
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Jamaican national Dave Smith, who resides at Cane Garden Bay on the main island of Tortola, was yesterday June 8, 2016 slapped with a fine of $850 for various traffic offences, including driving without a licence and driving without insurance.
Man shot dead in STT; 2016 gun-related deaths reach 18
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Gun violence have been rocking St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) this year, with the current death toll of gun-related homicides at 18, including the death of a Hispanic man on Monday June 6, 2016 who was found lying face up in the area of Fortuna Beach.
Contractor held @ gunpoint @ Gene Hill
GENE HILL, Tortola, VI - After a contractor reported Friday afternoon June 3, 2016 that he was held at gunpoint near a construction site on Gene Hill by two assailants, Police are encouraging businessmen to use cheques or direct bank deposit to pay workers on work sites.

