News
Unsecured vehicles & boats being targeted by thieves- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is receiving a number of reports of items being stolen from vehicles and vessels that are in need of repairs and are urging owners to secure items that may be prone to theft.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Vic-Kaycee M. G. Winter
By Renee C. Williams
Family oriented, globetrotter, dedicated and hardworking are some of the words that can be used to describe yet another brave officer of the Royal Virgin Island Police Force (RVIPF) who believes that preservation of life for all is one of the most important aspects of being an officer.
Commercial burglaries on the rise- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department are actively investigating a number of commercial burglaries in Road Town and Wickham’s Cay II area and are asking the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals responsible.
I-SMART burglarised
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Electronics store I-Smart, now located in the building that formerly housed Varieties Apparel in Road Town, fell victim to burglary on Saturday April 21, 2018.
8 mths later: Not even 1 CCTV camera installed; Crime fighting a joke?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Even before Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria in September of 2017 not even one of the CCTV cameras installed in Road Town was operational. Then came the two category 5 hurricanes that toppled the poles and smashed the cameras on Tortola and Virgin Gorda.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Alwin James hospitalised
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Word reaching our newsroom is that the Territory’s Deputy Police Commissioner, Alwin James has been hospitalised.
‘Supa Cop’ Callwood still on the beat! Tickets like rain
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Just in case you think he has gone away, well not so fast. The Territory’s most infamous police Officer Constable Glenn Callwood aka ‘Supa Cop’ is still on the traffic beat and issuing tickets to motorists throughout Tortola.
‘Some officers have big mouths & will not keep things confidential’ – CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “I’m well aware that I’ve had and still have a minority of officers who have got big mouths and they will not keep things confidential.”
Gunshots reportedly heard in Road Town & East End last night
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Reports reaching our newsroom last night March 1, 2018 indicate that between 9:30 P.M. and 10:00 P.M. numerous rapid gunfire erupted around Road Town, the capital city; however, there have been no reports of injuries.
Gun & large quantity ammunition seized prior to homicide
THREAD FALLS, Tortola, VI - Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Armed Tactical Team seized a gun and a large quantity of ammunition at a road check in Thread Falls within an hour of the report of gunshots in the Brandywine Bay area late last night.
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