UPDATE: Arrests made following Banco Popular robbery on VG
“Arrests have been made and these persons are assisting with the investigation,” the RVIPF said in a press release.
It is unclear; however, how many persons have been arrested and whether any monies stolen have been recovered.
The amount of money stolen is currently unknown and no injuries have been reported,” police stated.
The RVIPF said it received reports of an armed robbery at Banco Popular in Virgin Gorda at approximately 10:30 am this morning, March 20, 2020, and are actively pursuing the investigation.
Anyone with pertinent information about this incident are asked to contact the RVIPF at its three-digit access number 311 or the Intelligence Unit at 368-9339.
“All information will be treated with the strictest confidence,” it said.
See previous article published March 20, 2020
Armed bandits pounce on Banco Popular VG
Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that the recently opened Banco Popular location on Virgin Gorda at Yacht Harbour (VG) was robbed at gunpoint sometime this morning, Friday, March 20, 2020.
This was confirmed by Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews who said that a report of the armed robbery at the bank was received and has been responded to by officers on Virgin Gorda and the Force is awaiting an update.
Details surrounding the robbery are still sketchy; however, Mr Matthews said a report was received at the force around 10:30 am today and investigations are ongoing.
After several months without a bank, banking services were finally returned to VG on November 6, 2019, with Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) remarking, "better has come' for the people of the island and their plight.
It is unclear how much cash was carted away in the robbery.
Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) will bring more information as it becomes available.
42 Responses to “UPDATE: Arrests made following Banco Popular robbery on VG”
would do something like this. I am going to say this and I don’t care who get mad. I am black and I bet a black person was responsible. Why is it that blacks always destroy things that is put in place to service the communities.
And here goes: Young black males with one or both parents originating from the upper Caribbean Islands.
Branson's contributions to the VI his existence in the World, are positives of building.. .I will applaud him any day and scorn the mellanated dregs whose existence is negligible and whose behaviour degrade these Islands.
I took this down time to scroll the internet and get a glimpse of everyday life and current happenings in some of the other Caribbean Islands.
I recommend it highly to those with little knowledge about the lives of the other halves.
Daily,daily ,hourly. It is Carnival of the deadly and death and choppjng of human flesh and kidnapping and burglary,thievery and murder and murdering all nonstop by blacks...I dun scrollin,no more. My stomach weak. There are Blacks and there are blacks.
An unarmed bank,unlocked homes,unlocked parked cars were the norm on their remote islands. This all changed when "they" come to build us up". The occupying presence of "they" have changed the remote islands of the VI, to reflect there larcenous and murderous character with the permission and approval of meaning well and less than meaning well elected officials
For months now people been asking to look into the number of unemployed Male walking around here broke and they not from here to see if who have them sponsor have work for them ..claude tired preaching to do something about this situation before it gets out if hand.now the problem hit home.
While many risking their lives even dying to be here for the jobs and money. This diatribe copied from America about black un employed male ibkah blah serves a purpose there...think!!!! and should not be used here. It oes not apply.