News
'Once again a senseless killing & a silent community' - Michael B. Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) homicide team, in collaboration with the United Kingdom (UK) detectives, is working tirelessly to apprehend the suspects involved in the early morning shooting of February 10, 2018 and is pleading with the community for information.
RVIPF scenes of crime officers now IBIS trained
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Scenes of Crime are now trained to use the new Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS).
RVIPF gets £1.2M from UK
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has received direct funding from the United Kingdom to assist in its operations, which were hampered following the hurricanes of September 2017.
Gun & ammo recovered @ Ellis Thomas Downs following shooting
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is said to be intensely investigating the finding of a gun and several rounds of ammunition at Ellis Thomas Downs late last night January 7, 2018.
Crime free VI for New Year/Old Year; Dec 31, 2017 to Jan 1, 2018
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Maybe it was Hurricanes Irma and Maria that have changed forever the way of life of most residents of the Virgin Islands or maybe it was a threat from the United Kingdom appointed governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert aka ‘Gus’ that, if residents do not behave he will return the curfew- an idea scoffed at by some in the intellectual, progressive and legal classes.
200 RVIPF officers treated to appreciation lunch by Guana Island Hotel
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The bravery, dedication and assistance that officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) showed post Irma and Maria and continue to show were yesterday, December 20, 2017, appreciated in a delicious way by the Management and staff of Guana Island Hotel, who threw a grand Bar-B-Q luncheon at the Road Town Police Station.
12-member team arrives to investigate RVIPF killing of Hernandez
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There was confusion on the morning of December 6, 2017 when it was reported that police had found and pumped some two bullets into the body of late fugitive, Dominican Republic national Santo Y. Hernandez.
Be on lookout for counterfeit notes in circulation- Police
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police are warning the public, the business community in particular, to be on the lookout as an influx of counterfeit currency is now in circulation.
Purcell Estate residents report hearing 'loud gunshot’
Purcell Estate, Tortola, VI - Sometime Saturday November 25, 2017, a “loud bang” was reportedly heard in the area of Purcell Estate, on the main island of Tortola.
Police Arrest Blotter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The following is the arrest blotter from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) from October 30 to November 6, 2017 .
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