UPDATE: Shot fired during Riteway robbery; Cash taken- RVIPF
This is according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, who also stated that cash was taken by the two masked men who pounced on the business establishment sometime around 8pm.
Police are now asking persons who were parked or walking behind Riteway Supermarket on Flemming Street yesterday evening to come forward.
“Two masked persons came from the back of the building around 8pm and walked through the main entrance doors into the supermarket. One discharged a round of ammunition and demanded money from the cashiers. They then both fled the scene the same way they came with monies from two of the cash registers. No persons were injured in the incident,” a press release from the RVIPF today, June 14, 2016 stated.
Police are asking for persons who may have been around the area or inside of their vehicles at the time of the incident to come forward and assist Police with their investigation into this incident.
Persons can contact the RVIPF Intelligence Unit at 368-9339 or detectives within the Criminal Investigations Department at 311. Persons can also call the Miami based Crimestoppers number 800-8477 and give that information anonymously.
See previous article published June 13, 2016
Armed bandits hit Riteway store in RT
Information just reaching our newsroom is that the Riteway Food Market on Flemming Street on the main island of Tortola was robbed by two armed bandits tonight, June 13, 2016.
It is still not clear what exactly was taken and whether anyone was injured during the act.
The bandits reportedly escaped on foot.
“I can confirm a robbery at Riteway, Flemming Street around 8:30pm tonight. Police investigations are ongoing,” said Police Information Officer Diane Drayton when contacted.
It was on the evening of April 18, 2016 that four armed men robbed the One Mart Superstore in Purcell.
A shot was fired by one of the robbers; however, no one was injured.
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43 Responses to “UPDATE: Shot fired during Riteway robbery; Cash taken- RVIPF”
Parents trying hard, it just that the youths have a deffftent outlook on things. Their fuel is from ratchet Not give a F$&k people - people would blame the NDP when people should let people be responsible for themselves...
Little Dix close - don't know how I'm going to pay my bills but in gods name selling drugs and robbing ain't an option. God is a good good and who his help I will make it. It's sad what this beautiful place has came too..
Too much trying to be bad man in the place - the youths are destroying themselves
Ppl hurtin unda dis NDP gurvernment meson
You sound like a @$$ .this is the only place have robberies?Tortola is like any country robberies killing gun men's just shut up bout place slack
Cause: When you give criminals caught with guns (with no job) a $20,000 fine and not the mandatory sentencing the effects are!!??
Cause: When you give drug dealers caught red handed in the act importing drugs bail chances are they have to pay a layer. The effects are!!??
Ladies and gentleman we have a failure to apply the law..
The government have failed us the judicial system have failed us.
dem need to look work