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Burglars ransack Fort Hill bike rental; cart off 3 bikes & ATV
FORT HILL, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that N.B.A Rentals, a bike rental business located in the Fort Hill area of Tortola was discovered burglarised yesterday morning, Friday, March 19, 2021.
VI's delayed economic reopening a precursor for more crimes - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – ‘Honestly Speaking’ radio host, Claude O. Skelton-Cline says he is predicting higher crime rates in the territory, should more Virgin Islanders skip vaccination for COVID-19, which he says will continue to delay the full re-opening of the local economy.
USVI woman pleads guilty in elaborate income tax fraud
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, ST. Croix — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced Thursday that Joanne Benjamin, age 41, from the United States Virgin Islands pleaded guilty in federal court on March 11 to conspiracy to defraud the United States.
UPDATE: Dwight Callwood & Pia King charged for gun find @ Butu Mountain
BUTU MOUNTAIN, Tortola, VI- Police have released the names of the two persons charged after a loaded firearm was found at a home in Butu Mountain, on Tortola, on March 5, 2021.
UPDATE: Floating body is Lebanese native Walid Kashour
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Lebanese native Walid Kashour, 40, has been identified as the territory’s latest homicide victim after his body was discovered yesterday, February 19, 2021, floating in the waters by Sea Cows Bay.
VI’s violent crimes an ‘unacceptable phenomenon’ – Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – With three fatal shootings rocking the territory since the start of 2021, Honestly Speaking radio host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called the gun violence unacceptable for the Virgin Islands.
USVI records first 2021 homicide on New Year's Day
VI CONSORTIUM
CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI - The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) has recorded its first homicide for 2021 on Friday, January 1, 2021, representing the first shooting to a death in the territory for the new year.
Nanny Cay woman receives suspected cannabis through mail
NANNY CAY, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that a Nanny Cay woman was delivered what police suspect to be cannabis through the mail.
USVIPD warns against firing gunshots in air
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALE, St Thomas, USVI - The USVI Police Department is urging locals with guns to abstain from firing gunshots into the air on New Year's Eve, as the result could turn deadly and those responsible could be jailed.
Frederiksted shooting death brings USVI homicides to 47 for 2020
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St. Croix, USVI - The U.S. Virgin Islands recorded its 47th homicide for 2020 on Sunday night, December 27, 2020, after a man was shot dead in Frederiksted on Fish Street.
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