CoP appeals to public to help rid VI of illegal firearms
He said the RVIPF is keeping the pressure on in removing firearms from the streets and arresting those in possession; however, he stressed that the public’s help is needed to expose illegal ports of entry and firearms distributors.
According to Mr Collins in a press release today, October 27, 2022, over 75 firearms and close to 2,100 rounds of ammunition was seized in the last year alone.
75 firearms & close to 2,100 recovered in 2021
The Commissioner made this observation in light of the shooting last Friday that claimed the lives of two and injured another two.
“This past year alone we seized an excessive number of firearms, many of those are high-powered weapons. All the individuals found in possession of these weapons were arrested. It is, therefore, obvious that these weapons continue to be brought in, not necessarily through our ports of entry but illegal ports and put in the hands of persons who have and will recklessly endanger lives. We can only win this battle if we work together. Our safety and our way of life depends on it,” he said.
Mr Collins noted that just over a month ago, a semi-automatic assault rifle, a Glock pistol and an imitation firearm were confiscated following a series of search warrants carried out on premises in Baughers Bay, Purcell Estate and Great Mountain.
The Commissioner is making an appeal again for persons to come forward and share any information that could stem the tide of firearms entering the Territory.
Persons with information can contact the Intelligence Unit directly at 368-9339.
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27 Responses to “CoP appeals to public to help rid VI of illegal firearms”
Both him and Ranking must go
Jack your a @$$h***
What if your own children or loved relative or yourself were the next to be caught up in a shooting?
I thank the Commissioner & Mr. Collins for doing what they can to save people's Lives.
Don't hinder them with your pointless negativity.
No other hwad of deoartment cry out to the public to help them do their job. You getting paid to execute. Nobody going rat in BVI because your same officers going inform the criminals as to who yhe informer is and then make people targets.
Long story short, do what you there to do. Enforce the law, people can't respect who they don't know exist. Be at rhe high school vicinity during morning, change of shift and afternoon ending times.
These suggestions are free. You're welcome
How can you expect to sit back & let others sort it all out without your willing help?
Its like asking someone to clean your house without bothering to get up out of your chair so they can vacuum underneath it.
Cross BVI off tourist lists it's getting to corrupt now even the PM is locked up for money laundering. disgusting.
Mote? We are talking about your son or daughter getting killed in a cross fire.
SMH
Then when a cop turns a blind eye or smokes themselves we think they are corrupt but reality is the current “common law” law is nonsense to common sense & scientific evidence.
When police are legally allowed to act like they are sane members of this Caribbean society and not a part of the “Babylon confusion system” while solving real crimes that is when they will be accepted and respected.
It’s a shame we can’t get guns off the street or integrate police into society as a consequence of irrational criminalization of one of the most well studied medicinal plants on earth.
Caribbean people love bush teas of many uncommon types, obviously placing a man in jail for a beneficial plant makes no sense to us. It is one more lie while asking for trust.
After decades of senseless oppression & class division this is the fruit the system reaps and we all suffer for it with stray bullet incidents becoming more common while police struggle for community information on apprehending the illusive GUN dealers.
Police should effortlessly be a in-tune part of society for everyone, not be nonsensical adversaries to a large portion
All these socially engineered problems yet the powers that be can’t see fit to mend & escape the mistakes of American neo-colonial down pressure
While we limit ourselves America has stolen the reputation for world class cannabis from under our Caribbean & European noses.
Whatever America wants every country must follow to our own detriment. Have you seen the fatal drug & racist policing problems they face?
Let’s go another way for goodness sake while it’s possible to turn the ship around.
Be brave people. It’s only going to get worse if people allow it to continue as “normal” then we’ll be like Mexico or Haiti scared of the gun men kidnapping our families, with no plan, no hope except to cross a border to escape the violence.
De ???? is a white man
if the commissioner of the royal virgin islands police force was black with the current crime level in this land so out of control they would have been manner talk about asking for his head
look a few months ago, high day in the heart of our city murder| the most recent murder was just footsteps from a police station
what will be done or what steps are being taken by the colonial representative that holds responsibility for law enforcement in this land~ also the border security of this lands
no one is casting any blame but is painful to see what happens in this land these day| the manner of crime is shocking