Crime
Vibert Morgan freed of theft charge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Vibert Morgan had his name cleared of battery theft when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Ms Tamia N. Richards this afternoon July 7, 2015.
Malfunctioning AC unit forces adjournment of Magistrate's Court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Magistrate’s Court today July 3, 2015 adjourned all of the cases coming before it following a malfunctioning of the air conditioning system which could not be fixed following several minutes of attempts by technical staff.
4 Dominicans arrested in Trellis Bay gun find
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Four nationals of the Dominican Republic are in police custody after a firearm was reportedly found at their home in Trellis Bay yesterday July 1, 2015.
UPDATE: 'Letty' Hodge moves to HC to appeal guilty verdict
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Word just reaching Virgin Islands News Online is that Violet ‘Letty’ Hodge has moved to the High Court to appeal the recent guilty verdict against her in the Magistrate's Court.
DJ allegedly threatens to kill Jamaican comedian Oliver Samuels
JAMAICA GLEANER
A Corporate Area Resident Magistrate has revoked bail for a disc jockey accused of threatening the life of 66-year-old actor and comedian Oliver Samuels.
RVIPF launches firearm & prohibited weapon amnesty
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the amended Firearms and Air Gun Act 2015 now enacted, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is launching a Firearm and Prohibited Weapons Amnesty in the month of July.
Deceased male in drug operation identified
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - After consultation with the Coroner’s Office, the Major Crime Team is now in a position to release the name of the man who was fatally wounded during a drug interdiction operation at sea in May.
Dominican Rep nationals confess to burglarising home of elderly woman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two men, Jeral Palmer, 25, and Graciano Calderon, 26, appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday June 26, 2015 and pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary.
UPDATE: Sylvan C. Penn to pay fine or do the time
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - When Sylvan C. Penn turned up at the High Court last Thursday June 25, 2015 he did not waste the court’s time as he pleaded guilty to selling a man's boat without his knowledge but denied that he is a thief.
When being a fugitive is normal!
By Dickson Igwe
The proceeding story assesses a narrative from Commentary magazine of May 21, 2015, penned by Amy Wax titled, “Negatively Sixth Street”. Wax writes on research by sociologists into criminality and deviance in African American communities in the USA.
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