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Robber's gun malfunctions during robbery attempt in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI— A man has been arrested on a long list of criminal charges following an attempted robbery on St John, US Virgin Islands.
Arien M. K. Fahie remanded to prison for murder of Corey Butler
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Arien Milton Kwarme Fahie, who has been charged with the murder of Corey Butler, made his first appearance before the Magistrate’s Court today, July 26, 2022, days after he was deported from the US Virgin Islands (USVI) after being captured in the area of the Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack in Estate Bovoni, St Thomas on Saturday, July 23, 2022.
Armed robbery committed @ Thelma’s Hideout on VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI– The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) says it has received reports of an armed robbery at a bar on Virgin Gorda.
UPDATE: Female Teen charged in relation to Paraquita Bay robbery/murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) first and accurately reported on May 2, 2021, that a female teen was arrested on April 28, 2021, as investigations continued into the recent robbery and fatal shooting in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said the teen has since been charged.
Grant paid overdue rent, rental vehicle in cash day after robbery- court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One day after the robbery and the same day that Catherine Pickering, the 67-year-old woman who was fatally shot during a robbery on April 18, 2021, at her residence in Paraquita Bay, Tortola in the head and chest with an AK-47 assault rifle, died from her wounds, Shameek Grant, reportedly paid his landlord $1,950 cash after being behind on his rent.
Catherine Pickering was shot in head & chest with AK-47 rifle- Court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Catherine Pickering, the 67-year-old woman who was fatally shot during a robbery on April 18, 2021, at her residence in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, was allegedly shot in the head and chest with an AK-47 assault rifle.
‘Stop the crime & turn to God’- BVI Christian Council
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Christian Council (BVICC), which regards itself as the watchdog of the nation and the conscience of the community, has condemned the recent increase in gun violence and “barbaric acts” in the Virgin Islands and has called for the Virgin Islands to turn to God.
Pump attendant allegedly admitted to tipping off Paraquita Bay robbers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The man who has been charged with the armed robbery that took place at Paraquita Bay on April 18, 2021, allegedly admitted to police that he provided the information to the persons who executed the robbery.
Shemar Richardson, 24, charged for Paraquita Bay armed robbery
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police have disclosed they have charged 24-year-old Shemar Richardson of Gene Hill, Tortola in relation to the armed robbery at Paraquita Bay on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
4 in custody in relation to murder of Catherine Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Four persons are said to be in custody as police investigate the murder of Catherine Pickering, 67, who was shot in the head during a robbery at her residence in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, on April 18, 2021.