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Crime

May 10th, 2023
Riders abandoned motor scooters on encountering police roadblock- RVIPF

WEST END, Tortola, VI- A joint operation against illegal motor scooters on Monday, May 8, 2023, resulted in nine motor scooters seized by police on Tortola, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has reported.

May 9th, 2023
USVI unable to locate Google co-founder to issue summons

VI CONSORTIUM

FEDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Where is Lawrence E. Page aka 'Larry'? That’s what prosecutors in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) want to know, as they say the Google co-founder cannot be located in order to be served with a subpoena.

May 9th, 2023
UPDATE: 2 held; Cocaine seized in early morning joint operation-RVIPF

LONG BAY, Beef Island, VI- Two persons have been arrested and a large amount of suspected cocaine seized, following an operation between local and US Virgin Islands (USVI) authorities in the East End/Beef Island area early this morning, Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

May 8th, 2023
Gunshots reported in Spooner’s Estate area

SPOONER'S ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our news centre from sources in the Spooner’s Estate area is that sounds believed to be gunshots were heard in the area of Spooners Estate on Tortola last night, May 7, 2023.

May 3rd, 2023
Governor & Premier appeal for info on Kemo A. Lettsome's murder

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R1), and Governor John J. Rankin, CMG have teamed up to call for eyewitnesses to come forward to assist investigators of the murder of Kemo A. Lettsome who was shot to death on April 30, 2023, in the Long Look community.

May 1st, 2023
Premier calls for prayers for family of slain Kemo A. Lettsome

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley has called for prayers for the family of slain Kemo A. Lettsome who was murdered last evening, April 30, 2023, in the Long Look community.

May 1st, 2023
UPDATE: Man shot dead in Long Look is Kemo A. Lettsome

LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- With next of kin adequately notified, our news centre can now disclose that the man shot and killed in Long Look on Sunday, April 30, 2023, has been identified as Kemo A. Lettsome.

April 30th, 2023
AI Technology leads to arrest for firearm @ USVI Carnival Village

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A man who was identified by artificial intelligence as being a likely carrier of a weapon was arrested on firearms charges after police reportedly found him with an unlicensed gun tucked into his waistband.

April 26th, 2023
Dominica: US national to be sentenced on gun-related charges

LOOP NEWS

A magistrate will on May 5, 2023, sentence an American national after he pleaded guilty to being in possession of a firearm as well as several rounds of ammunition without being the holder of the required licences.

April 26th, 2023
2 Greenland residents charged after infant died while in their care

GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- Two persons, a male and female, were charged yesterday, April 25, 2023, in connection with the death of nine-month-old Zamir Romney which took place earlier this month.

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