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Armed assailants rob 'popular bar' in Sea Cows Bay
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is said to be investigating a report of an armed robbery that occurred at a popular bar in the Sea Cows Bay area late Monday night, May 12, 2025.
22-year-old charged in relation to recent nightclub shooting incident
FREE BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- A young man has been arrested, as the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) continue their investigation into a shooting incident that occurred during the early hours of Monday, April 28, 2025, outside a popular nightclub in the Free Bottom area.
Akeem Hopkinson sentenced to 32 years in prison
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Akeem Hopkinson, who was found guilty of the April 2021 murder of Catherine Pickering on February 25, 2025, was today, March 10, 2025, sentenced in the High Court.
17-year-old slapped with firearm, ammo & robbery charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has formally charged a 17-year-old male in connection with a series of recent robberies.
Woman attacked & robbed @ knife-point in Greenland
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- Police are said to be investigating a knife-point robbery that occured on the eastern end of Tortola in the late night hours of December 30, 2024.
Armed robbers invade house @ Harrigan’s Estate; 1 shot by police
HARRIGAN’S ESTATE, Tortola, VI- An alleged armed robber was shot by police following a robbery on a home at Harrigan’s Estate this afternoon, December 2, 2024.
UPDATE: Police hunting gunman in Bath & Turtle robbery
SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI – Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) are on the hunt for a lone gunman who pounced on the Bath and Turtle Restaurant on Virgin Gorda last evening June 8, 2024, taking cash and escaping on foot.
USVI: Man injured in early-morning gunpoint robbery in STT
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST Thomas, USVI — An armed robbery occurred in the early hours of Saturday, April 13, 2024, in the vicinity of the Starz Hotel in Contant, prompting an urgent response from local law enforcement.
USVI: Arrest made in 2023 St John Jewelry Store shooting & robbery
VI CONSORTIUM
CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI — A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery and attempted murder at a local jewelry store, according to the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD). The incident, which took place on Thursday, May 18, 2023, around 2:00 PM, occurred at St John Bracelet in Cruz Bay, where the store owner was shot in the face.
Arrests made as probe into Aladdin robbery & CGB shooting continues
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following investigations into the recent shooting incident in Cane Garden Bay on February 4, and the robbery at Aladdin Store on Flemming Street, Road Town on February 9, officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) conducted a targeted early morning operation resulting in the apprehension of multiple individuals today, February 27, 2024.

