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Teen charged with four counts of burglary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Officers of the Criminal Investigations Department have charged Rockey Haripershad, 18, with burglarizing three businesses and attempted to burgle a fourth within close proximity to his place of residence in Purcell Estate.
USVI man pleads guilty to Alvaro de Lugo Post Office burglary
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Allen Springette, 45, of St Thomas, pleaded guilty today June 14. 2018, in District Court before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, to burglary of the Alvaro de Lugo Post Office, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Sentencing is set for October 18, 2018.
I-SMART burglarised
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Electronics store I-Smart, now located in the building that formerly housed Varieties Apparel in Road Town, fell victim to burglary on Saturday April 21, 2018.
Burglars caught on camera!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – At least two burglars were recently caught on camera while committing a criminal act in Pasea Estate, on the main island of Tortola.
USVI man gets 8 mths for burglarising post office
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez today, July 6, 2017 sentenced Selmo Watts, 34, of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release for burglarising a post office, Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett announced.
Man accused of burglary escapes custody
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man accused of burglary made a run for it while in police custody, yesterday afternoon June 2, 2017.
Man, on hunt for alcohol, burglarises 2 USVI restaurants
VI CONSORTIUM
CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI — [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officers on Thursday April 13, 2017 arrested a man who allegedly broke into two St John, US Virgin Islands (USVI) restaurants in the span of one week, stealing alcohol and other items from the facilities, VIPD Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Friday April 14, 2017.
7 juveniles charged with burglarising primary school
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police have charged seven juveniles, including two females, after they admitted to illegally entering the Francis Lettsome Primary School in Greenland at least three times over the holiday weekend, and engaging in widespread property damage.
Violent & sex crimes sky-rocket in VI- 2015 RVIPF Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Despite reporting that there was a general reduction in crimes in the Virgin Islands, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) was concerned with the staggering 44% increase in violent crimes reported in 2015.
Glenville Callwood goes to jail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – When he begged senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards for leniency on the premise that he ‘had changed his life’ after being ‘young and stupid’ Glenville Callwood did not walk out the court room with just a fine to pay and/or some order to attend counselling or do community service. He was slapped with sentences amounting to two years and four months, prison time.
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