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Security guard charged with assaulting bar employee
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police yesterday, January 11, 2022, formally charged Keithley Liburd, 47, of Lower Estate with assaulting a female employee of a bar in Purcell Estate.
VI boatman held in USVI for failing to comply with CBP stop order
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A [British] Virgin Islands (VI) national was arrested on December 28, 2021, in St Thomas on a criminal charge related to his failure to stop his vessel when ordered to do so by United States Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine (CBP-AMO) agents.
Man who escaped HMP following Hurricane Irma recaptured
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force yesterday, December 7, 2021, arrested and charged Jose Almestica, 33, for escaping lawful custody.
83-year-old USVI hotel owner arrested for allegedly groping guest
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- An 83-year-old businessman on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) has been charged with unlawful sexual contact, simple assault and disturbance of the peace.
Burglar caught red-handed by police on patrol in EE
EAST END, Tortola, VI – East End Police apprehended a burglar just after he entered a business establishment in the James Young area while the officers were on early morning patrol, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said.
UPDATE: Prison officers Mark Kendall & Sharlene Maduro charged
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed Virgin Islands News Online’s first and accurate story about two prison officers being arrested as investigations continue into the murder of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) inmate Nickail Chambers in May 2021.
2 wanted persons arrested following raid by Joint Task Force on VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Three summonses have been issued for immigration-related offences and two persons were arrested and charged for unrelated matters following a recent successful operation by the Joint Task Force on Virgin Gorda.
UPDATE: St Kitts native charged for pulling gun on police
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The armed scooter rider who was taken into custody last Thursday, August 19, 2021, was released from Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital and has now been charged in relation to the armed confrontation with police.
Arrest made in 'attempted assassination' of SVG PM Ralph E. Gonsalves
KINGSTON, St Vincent & The Grenadines- Police in St Vincent and the Grenadines have made an arrest in the assault and "attempted assassination" of the country’s Prime Minister, Dr Ralph E. Gonsalves.
Vincy man arrested after package containing marijuana shipped to him
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- A national of St Vincent and the Grenadines residing at Parham Town, Tortola, was arrested and charged on July 16, 2021, after a package containing marijuana was allegedly shipped to him.