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'Some officers lost everything, slept on floors, yet reported for duty'- CoP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Despite losing everything following the passage of Hurricane Irma two months ago, members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) reported for duty while still trying to secure what was left of their homes.
Hurricane Irma 'tested me thoroughly'- CoP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - "Not many commissioners of police can say that they were in charge of policing when the biggest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic hit a capitol and wiped out the territory and there is no training book for that. But what it did do? It tested me thoroughly. It tested my force thoroughly."
Three more persons charged for looting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) continues its pursuit of looters, three more persons are now on police bail awaiting court appearances for theft.
UPDATE: 'Gasoline thrower' arrested
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI - The man who allegedly threw what was suspected to be gasoline at staff of BVI Communications and attempted to pour substance on the building at Purcell Estate, Tortola on October 23, 2017 was arrested by police.
'Secure generators with strong locks & chains' - CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following the monstrous Category 5 Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 that left the territory in a state of total darkness due to downed electricity poles and cables, persons out of desperation and no regard for personal property began looting generators, even from businesses, including telecommunications companies.
No personal or individual curfew passes to be issued
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is now issuing curfew passes to essential services and departments under the Curfew Act 2017 passed on October 5, 2017.
2 bodies found on Tortola yet to be identified
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two bodies found on Tortola following hurricanes Irma and Maria have yet to be positively identified, according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
'Police officers are homeless too'- Police Commissioner Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police Commissioner Michael Matthews told a local radio station on September 28, 2017 that many of his police officers are homeless as they lost their houses following Hurricane Irma.
Male body found in a ghut near Treadfalls
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) confirmed that the body of an unidentified male was recovered from a ghut below Treadfalls on Monday, September 25, 2017.
Man killed in BVI during hurricane Irma yet to be identified
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man who was discovered dead in the area of The Moorings on Wickhams Cay II, Tortola following the passage of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 is yet to be positively identified.
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