Crime
Shots reportedly fired in Fat Hogs Bay last night
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our News Centre from multiple sources indicates that gunshots were reportedly heard in the Fat Hogs Bay area of Tortola last night, July 7, 2026, causing panic among some residents.
UPDATE: Homicide victim identified as Kmoi Walters
HUNTUMS GHUT, Tortola, VI- Now that the next of kin has been advised of the tragedy, our News Centre can disclose that the victim of the fatal shooting is Kmoi Walters. The shooting happened early this morning, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Huntums Ghut, on the main island of Tortola.
USVI: Man found dead after shooting at Croixville Apartments
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St. Croix, USVI- The V.I. Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting at Croixville Apartments that claimed the life of 34-year-old Anthony Hazelwood and brought the territory’s homicide count for 2026 to 25.
UPDATE: Jenifer O’Neal surrenders after weeks-long fight to stay out of prison
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Former Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal surrendered to federal custody on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, ending a weeks-long effort to remain on home detention while pursuing an appeal.
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Tortola man charged in USVI with Illegal Re-entry & Child Sexual Exploitation Material
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A man who was deported to Tortola in May and barred from entering the United States for five years is facing federal charges after agents identified him in Havensight, US Virgin Islands, last Friday, June 26, 2026, and later alleged that a seized cellphone contained material involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
USVI: Brian Schooler arrested in fatal Sion Farm Service Station Shooting
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — The [US] VI Police Department has arrested 48-year-old Brian Schooler in connection with Friday night’s fatal shooting at the WMJR Service Gas Station in the vicinity of Sion Farm, where 50-year-old Pedro Melendez Sanes was found with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.
USVI: Suspect in custody after fatal Sion Farm shooting
VI CONSORTIUM
SION FARM, St. Croix, USVI- Pedro Melendez Sanes has been identified as the man killed Friday evening near the WMJR Service Station in Sion Farm, where police say a ShotSpotter notification and multiple 911 calls reported shots fired.
Jody-Ann S. Thomas ordered deported from VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A woman who has served time at His Majesty's Prison after being convicted of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm has been ordered deported from the Virgin Islands by Governor Daniel Pruce.
USVI: Jenifer O'Neal seeks eight-week delay before prison surrender
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- Jenifer O’Neal’s new attorney, Carl Williams, has asked District Court Judge Mark Kearney to reconsider an order requiring her to surrender into custody by Tuesday, arguing that the former Office of Management and Budget director needs additional time to retain counsel for her appeal.
2 arrested following gun & ammo find in East End
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said it conducted an early morning operation in the East End district on Thursday, June 11, 2026, during which one Glock pistol and six rounds of 9mm ammunition were recovered.
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