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'I know I’ve got bad apples’ in RVIPF- CoP Collins
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Recently appointed Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Mr Mark Collins has admitted that the force has bad officers in its recruit and that some of them have since been suspended.
Speaker Willock fires back @ ex-cop Mathews over RVIPF's recruitment practices
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Julian Willock has fired back at ex-Commissioner of Police, Michael B. Matthews who has called ‘pure fabrication’ statements made by the Speaker on the State of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) during his June 18, 2021, appearance.
RVIPF officers bid farewell to CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Police Welfare Association (PWA) hosted a farewell cocktail for Mr. Michael B. Matthews last night, Tuesday, April 14, 2021, as he completes his final week in the post as Commissioner of Police.
Retired UK constable Mark Collins appointed VI's Top CoP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As first and accurately reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), United Kingdom national Mr Mark Collins will take up the post of Commissioner at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) in April 2021.
Deputy CoP Alwin James awarded Queen’s Police Medal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Mr Alwin James, has been awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in Her Majesty the Queen’s 2021 New Year Honours.
10 of 15 accidents in December 2020 involved motorcycles – RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – New stats coming out from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is that 10 out of 15 road accidents with injuries recorded in December 2020, involved scooters or motorcycles, with eight of the ten riders requiring hospitalization.
Another white UK national chosen as next CoP! Blacks & locals shut out!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our newsroom from multiple sources familiar with the appointment is that another white male and United Kingdom (UK) national will be appointed Commissioner of Police come first quarter of 2021.
Crime rate on the decline - CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Commissioner of Police Mr Michael B. Matthews says there continues to be a backlog in the local court system as a result of the hurricanes of 2017 and an increased number of processed criminals in the territory, even while pointing to an overall decline in the crime rate of the territory.
Long Bush man charged with Unlawful Possession of Cannabis
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Assault occasioning actual bodily harm, burglary, robbery and unlawful possession of cannabis were just some of the charges served by ranks of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) during the period April 28 to May 11, 2019, in the Virgin Islands (VI).
UPDATE: Sr Gov’t Officer Robert Swain charged for bribery
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has formally charged Robert Swain Sr., 56, of Sand Box Road for bribery by a public official.