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Armed masked men rob store in Purcell- Police

- Robbery reportedly took place on September 25, 2026
September 30th, 2026 | Tags: police investigate Armed Robbery purcell store
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is investigating an armed robbery that took place at a well-known business along the Blackburn Highway in the Purcell area on Friday, September 25, 2026. Photo: Internet Source
Police received a report shortly after 9:30 p.m. that two masked males, dressed in black, entered the establishment and demanded cash. One of the suspects was reportedly armed with what appeared to be a handgun. Photo: RVIPF/Facebook
Police received a report shortly after 9:30 p.m. that two masked males, dressed in black, entered the establishment and demanded cash. One of the suspects was reportedly armed with what appeared to be a handgun. Photo: RVIPF/Facebook
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is investigating an armed robbery that took place at a well-known business along the Blackburn Highway in the Purcell area on Friday, September 25, 2026.

Incident Details

Police received a report shortly after 9:30 PM that two masked males, dressed in black, entered the establishment and demanded cash. One of the suspects was reportedly armed with what appeared to be a handgun. The suspects removed cash from two registers before fleeing the premises. No injuries were reported.

According to RVIPF, officers attended the scene and conducted initial enquiries. The investigation remains ongoing, and detectives are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or observed suspicious activity in the area around the time of the robbery to come forward.

Call for Information

Anyone with information is asked to contact the RVIPF Intelligence Unit at 368-9512. Information can also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers BVI at 800-8477.

Police said all information received will be treated with the "strictest confidence".

The RVIPF is reminding business owners and members of the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activity to the police.

Although asking the public for help in the investigations, the RVIPF did not disclose the name of the store robbed.

23 Responses to “Armed masked men rob store in Purcell- Police”

  • Cha (30/09/2026, 09:31) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    And thats why it cost $5 to go from RTW to purcell. Its a risk
  • i know (30/09/2026, 09:36) Like (5) Dislike (6) Reply
    Police children doing that
  • Fran (30/09/2026, 09:39) Like (69) Dislike (0) Reply
    Why not mention the name of the store so people can remember if they saw anything suspicious in that area? That might help people remember something.
  • hmm (30/09/2026, 09:41) Like (42) Dislike (0) Reply
    If you don't know exactly where how are we the public supposed to get and give info?
  • smfh (30/09/2026, 10:09) Like (48) Dislike (0) Reply

    These releases are so %$#@g stupid. A store in purcell got robbed, if you have information, call the Police. Call and tell them what the &^%$ exactly? Which store got robbed?

    • Captain Obvious (30/09/2026, 13:55) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
      finally someone said it
    • @smfh (30/09/2026, 14:04) Like (20) Dislike (0) Reply
      Its a culture of hiding everything. Police hide from the public, so the public hide from the police as well. It never no names, pics, no nothing. So, everybody hiding from each other. lol
      • @@smfh (01/10/2026, 13:07) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
        Exactly, police not giving name of establishment, not releasing no CCTV footage nothing but expecting we to give up all info and what we might have seen. Make it make sense...
      • facts (03/10/2026, 03:30) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        The public hides from the police for their own safety, they talk too damn much and everyone knows someone.
  • Real Mcoy (30/09/2026, 11:01) Like (22) Dislike (0) Reply
    I said the same thing bro, what is the name of the establishment. This must be a secret.
    Lack of information.
  • Bishop (30/09/2026, 12:58) Like (15) Dislike (0) Reply
    Why when reporting crime its reported under a cloud of secrecy? The criminals names are kept hidden. The names of the establishments where the crimes are committed are kept hidden. Why, why, why??????
    • @Bishop (30/09/2026, 17:33) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
      The location of my business and who the criminals are will not be secret when I plug some shot gun bullets in them and they have to scrape the criminals off the floor or walls with a scraper.
  • It is only a matter of time (30/09/2026, 16:17) Like (16) Dislike (1) Reply
    I own a small business and I am laying in wait for them to come in my business to rob me. You come in my business and I sense or you look like you are about to pull some shit, I am blasting. Don’t come in my business with any hoodie on your head or a mask on your face.I will start blasting as soon as you hit the front door and I will ask questions after the fact.
    • Reggie (30/09/2026, 16:58) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply
      Dude u wilding
    • Exactly (30/09/2026, 17:27) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
      I got you. Don’t enter my place of business wearing no hoodie or mask. If you are coming in my business with a hoodie or mask on your face I don’t want your business. My first instinct is you are coming to rob my business.
  • Hiding Occasion (30/09/2026, 16:21) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    The mask men moving hiding. Name of the establishment hiding. I hiding my info to.
    • @Hiding Occasion (01/10/2026, 16:50) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      That's why we are called Nature's Little Secret. Everything is a secret. So if we see or hear anything thats not our business, it will be a secret as well. If the criminal decide to enter our business, there burying place will also be a secret. So, if you know your son or daughter into that type of life or that's their line of business once they go on a crime spree and they later come up missing, that too is a secret. We all will be keeping secrets because its Nature's Little secret and don't worry its just natural for we all to keep secrets. Secrets, secrets every where Johnny and Brad drinking beer, Charlie come up and thief all their $100 bill and get his balls bust up and bake on the grill. So next time you see Charlie he walking like big Jill, its because his nuts and luck is gone on a secret chill.
  • I (30/09/2026, 19:25) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    don't have one information to give none of them let them do their job some of them walking on the street like then high about you not even know how to greet when something happens you all on news talking in parable is it a problem to mention the establishment them it becomes a problem to receive information you don't think so
  • ITS ONLY A MATTEF OF TIME (30/09/2026, 22:04) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    UNLESS WE AINT SEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO THESE SET OF FORCE RIPE GANSTERS / THEY WILL BECOME EVEN MORE BRAZEN ( JUST LEAVE THEIR BALLZ UNTOUCHED FOR " TRUMP " THE PITBULL •
  • when (01/10/2026, 08:39) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    Thay learn to come out in the comutarty and patrol thay don't need information from the public in the only time you see them in boɓys buying food yet thay can't be seen on the streets in town all ways looking for information think thay smart
  • @ WHEN (01/10/2026, 09:41) Like (0) Dislike (4) Reply
    WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CLEANSED YOUR DIRTY MIND , YOU ARE SOME OF YHE SAME PEOPLE WHO'S KEEPING SECRETS FROM THE LAW , THE POLICE AIN'T PSYCHICS WE HAVE TO DO OUR PART BY EORKING TOGETHER IF WE ARE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT IS REALLY GOING KN WITHIN THE TERRITORY AND DOING WHAG IS RIGHT AND NOT MAKING EXCUSES FOR THOSE EHO IS DESTROYING THE ONCE PEACEFUL AND LOVING PEOPLE WE USED TO BE ( HYPOCRISY ISN'T WORKING IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE AND THE COUNTRY ) NO OFFENCE INTENDED
    • @@when (01/10/2026, 16:54) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
      Why are you shouting and still not making any sense? You are just shouting like a mad person. Please read what you wrote then tell us if it made sense to you.
    • Learn to write QUIETLY (02/10/2026, 05:12) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Ah so your words big your belly big of Bobby's food. You shouting bc your mouth big and all you are doing is going in buying Bobby's food with your big belly self.


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