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Crime

July 18th, 2025
UPDATE: 2 males held by police are 17-year-olds; Glock pistol seized- RVIPF

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The two individuals taken into custody on Thursday morning, July 17, 2025, after they were found to be acting suspiciously around one of the banks in Road Town, are 17-year-olds, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stated in a press release this afternoon.

July 16th, 2025
Police confirm shooting incident in Purcell area

PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed a shooting incident in the Purcell Estate area some time this afternoon, July 16, 2025.

July 16th, 2025
Popular JTV reporter Cathy O. Richards found guilty of uttering forged documents

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A jury in the High Court of the Virgin Islands, on July 15, 2025, returned mixed verdicts for two Japhix Entertainment (JTV Channel 55) staff charged with uttering forged documents.

July 13th, 2025
2 vehicles reportedly stolen hours apart on Tortola

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police are said to be investigating the theft of two vehicles on Tortola, which occurred separately last night and this morning, respectively.

July 12th, 2025
USVI: St. Croix man facing ammo import $ stolen vehicle charges in addition to shooting incident

VI CONSORTIUM

CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, USVI- Following an initial press release from the V.I. Police Department on the arrest of Marcos Gilbert Jr. in connection with 52 shots fired in the John F. Kennedy housing community, further details of the incident have emerged via court documents that suggest broader implications — including possible ammunition importation and the theft of a vehicle belonging to his family.

July 11th, 2025
Body of slain firefighter Eric A. Albert given water salute before flight to DR

TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Slain firefighter Eric Alezis Albert, who was fatally shot at Greenland on June 20, 2025, was given a water salute at Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island before the body was taken to Dominican Republic, the home country of the late Albert, on July 9, 2025.

July 4th, 2025
VI Gov't looking to give additional budgetary support to RVIPF- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced that the government is looking at ways to give more money to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) to bolster its crime-fighting capacity.

June 30th, 2025
Cocaine-laden vessel was chased into VI waters; 4 DR men charged- Acting CoP

OIL NUT BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The cocaine-laden vessel that crashed into rocks at Oil Nut Bay on Virgin Gorda on June 17, 2025, had ended up in Virgin Islands waters after being chased by law enforcement authorities while in St Martin waters.

June 30th, 2025
Murder accused Small Brent no longer in VI- ACoP Vanterpool

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Accused murderer Trinidadian John Emmanuel, aka Brent Dawn Emmanuel and Small Brent, is no longer in the Virgin Islands (VI), Acting Commissioner of Police (ACoP) Jacqueline E. Vanterpool has confirmed.

June 28th, 2025
Arrest made in murder case of Airport Fire Officer Eric Albert

GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- During a police operation on Friday, June 27, 2025, officers conducted an apartment raid in the Greenland area of Tortola, resulting in the arrest of an underage schoolboy allegedly linked to the murder of Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport Fire Officer Eric Albert.

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