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USVI Police issues alert on rising car theft, burglaries
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST Thomas, USVI - The V.I. Department is alerting the community of St. Thomas and St. John about a significant uptick in car thefts and burglaries, particularly targeting Kias and Hyundais.
RVIPF recommends CCTV as home burglaries rise in 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said it has recorded 11 more dwelling burglaries in 2023 when compared to the same period last year.
Business & residential burglaries down by 71%- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is reporting that both residential and business burglaries are now down by 71% compared to 2021.
Escaped prisoner Kurt Rabsatt recaptured
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is reporting that it has recaptured a prisoner who had escaped police custody in December 2021.
Spate of burglaries of Road Town businesses
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Our police sources are confirming that sometime Monday morning on May 21, 2018, there has been a spate of burglaries of approximately four Road Town businesses.
CoP – Community intelligence is key!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Commissioner of Police Michael 'Mick' Matthews believes the answer to catching the cowardly armed intruders that last Monday afternoon May 23, 2016 entered the home of a female resident in Mount Healthy area and made off with her valuables lies with the community.
Residents find burglar hiding in bathroom!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police are responding with positive action to a slight rise in the number of burglaries on Tortola with two suspected burglars charged this week.
SVG 'wanted man' charged with cellphone theft in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A man caught with a stolen cellular phone is now on remand not only for the theft but for landing in the territory without leave from immigration and giving police false information.
Two men charged in burglaries of separate Main Street eateries
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police charged a man after he was identified and later admitted to breaking into a Main Street Restaurant a little over a week ago.
‘Community policing not being taken seriously’- Clyde W. Potter
EAST END, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) recently reported a dramatic upsurge in burglaries and, according to constable Clyde W. Potter, this can be handled should there be more police patrols in the most at risk communities.