Crime
1 arrested following gun & ammo find in Fat Hogs Bay
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- A 30-year-old man has been charged after a 9mm pistol and ammunition were recovered during a routine overnight patrol in Fat Hogs Bay.
USVI: 25 homicides for 2026; 1 arrest: VIPD operating @half capacity
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] VI Police Department is operating with roughly half the personnel it needs as it confronts homicides, burglaries, and other crimes across the territory, with 25 killings recorded and only one arrest made at the time of a Senate hearing last week.
USVI: 4-year-old boy dies from gunshot wound on St Croix
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — The [US] VI Police Department is investigating the death of a four-year-old boy who sustained a gunshot wound Thursday evening, July 16, 2026, with the Major Crime Unit working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
RVIPF appeals to public for information about K’moi Walters’ murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is appealing to members of the public who may have information about the July 6, 2026, murder of K'moi Walters.
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.
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