Crime
RVIPF needs leaders who are not on the job for the $$- Verne H.E Browne
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Former Chief Inspector in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Verne H.E Browne, who also served as Former Police Commissioner of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda, has blasted the RVIPF top brass as just wanting the financial benefits of the job.
Purcell Estate man charged for unlawful possession of controlled drugs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) have indicated that on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, acting on information received, they arrested multiple persons after they intercepted a vehicle in Fish Bay on Tortola and uncovered illegal drugs.
35 illegal immigrants caught on Cooper Island
COOPER ISLAND, VI- Some 35 illegal immigrants have been caught on Cooper Island, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has reported.
Civil society group to march against Governor, Top Cop over poor policing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Local business owner and brother of Bishop John I. Cline, Mr Ronford Cline has signaled plans to move a petition and march against Governor Daniel Pruce and the Commissioner of Police Mark Collins to take accountability for security and poor policing in the Virgin Islands (VI).
‘I was appalled to hear about the armed robbery’- Governor Pruce
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Looking like a journalist reporting from the scene of the crime, Governor Daniel Pruce stood in front of Aladdin Jewellery Store on Monday, February 12, 2024, to give a statement regarding the armed robbery committed there on Friday, February 9, 2024.
NSC welcomes introduction of daily foot patrols by police officers in RT
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the daring armed robbery on Aladdin Jewellery Store on Flemming Street on Friday, February 9, 2024, the National Security Council (NSC) met on Monday, February 12, 2024, to consider the implications of the recent security incidents.
Gunmen rob Aladdin Store on Flemming Street
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At least four gunmen pulled off a daring robbery on busy Flemming Street in Road Town this morning, Friday, February 9; 2024.
Car shot up @ CGB; No injuries reported
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- A car was riddled with bullets at Cane Garden Bay just after 6:00 PM today, Sunday, February 4, 2024.
Vending booth @ ESHS burglarised
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A vendor at Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) is left counting her losses after her vending booth was burglarised on Saturday night, February 3, 2024.
USVI: Man accused of brutally assaulting his grandmother
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A man was charged with felony assault and elder abuse after his badly-injured grandmother turned up at a neighbor’s doorstep seeking help.