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22-year-old man charged for prohibited weapon & ammo
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police have charged a 22-year-old Carrot Bay man with having a prohibited weapon and ammunition after a search of his residence early yesterday, Wednesday, August 17, 2022, uncovered the illegal items.
UPDATE: Greenland resident Dajshon Benjamin gets $70K bail on gun charge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On Thursday, October 15, 2020, Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards granted bail in the sum of $70,000 to Dajshon Benjamin, 24, of Greenland, Tortola. Benjamin is facing the charge of keeping a firearm without a license.
19 year old confesses to having illegal gun & ammo
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Omarie Winter has found himself in hot water again after being found with an illegal weapon and ammunition and has since been remanded to prison.
USVI police arrest multiple individuals on gun possession charges
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) is keeping with its promise of heightened patrol during the holiday season, arresting multiple individuals on gun possession and other charges.
Investigator positive Masa’s fingerprints were on gun
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - "I have no doubt the latent marks were made by the left fore-finger of Mr Pemberton," was an emphatic statement given in the Magistrate’s Court earlier today, November 2, 2016 by Inspector of Police Mr Forbes Washington.
UPDATE: Almestica tried to flee from police – Court heard
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Jose Almestica reportedly made a dash to escape being arrested by officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) on August 18, 2016 after he and two others were searched, the court heard yesterday afternoon August 22, 2016 when they appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards.
JVD man caught with illegal firearm
WEST END, Tortola, VI - A Jost Van Dyke (JVD) man who is said to be no stranger to the courts was yesterday morning August 22, 2014 caught with an illegal firearm and taken into custody by officers on duty at the Sopher's Hole, West End, Ferry Dock.