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UPDATE: Police seeking witnesses in SCB double robbery
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Investigators at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) are seeking witnesses in Thursday’s January 28, 2021, double robbery of two adjoining businesses in the Sea Cows Bay area.
Carrot Bay man charged for allegedly attempting to murder ex-girlfriend
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- A Carrot Bay man has been arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend.
3 arrested for allegedly discharging firearm in Brewers Bay
BREWERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Three men were taken into custody on Sunday, December 6, 2020, for allegedly discharging a firearm in the Brewers Bay community, reports reaching our newsroom have stated.
David N. Straker sentenced to 10 years for firearm offences
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Gorda resident David N. Straker has been given a 10-year sentence after police uncovered two guns, one of which was prohibited in the Virgin Islands in his home.
Bodkin granted $50K bail, Hazel remanded on firearm charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The duo charged with the recent gun-related offences appeared before the Magistrate Court on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, with one being granted $50,000 signed bail and the other remanded until tomorrow, October 7, 2020.
UPDATE: T’Quan Bodkin & Kenaz Hazel allegedly found with loaded firearm
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) first and accurately reported that two persons were recently held on separate occasions for possession of firearm, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has since released the names of the arrested men.
UPDATE: 4 Venezuelans charged for gun, ammo & drugs find
ANDERSON HILL, Tortola, VI- Four Venezuelans have been charged for the gun, ammunition and drugs bust by law enforcement authorities while executing warrants at several properties in the Anderson Hill area on Sunday morning, September 27, 2020.
Loaded gun found @ Bar in ‘The Ghetto’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A loaded firearm has been taken off the streets of the Virgin Islands, thanks to persistence of officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), who were responding to reports of someone carrying a firearm in the area of Road Town referred to as ‘The Ghetto’.
3 charged for Long Bush barber shop robbery; Firearm recovered
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI – Police have arrested and charged three persons in relation to a robbery at Ogan Barber Shop in Long Bush on August 10, 2020, a story first and accurately reported by Virgin Islands News Online.
Jamaican & Venezuelan ordered deported from VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A Jamaican convicted of a drug offence and a Venezuelan convicted of firearm and ammunition offences have been ordered deported from the Territory by Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert, who signed the order on June 24, 2020, according to the Virgin Islands Official Gazette on June 26, 2020.
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