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Man charged for alleged unlawful sex with 16 yr-old girl
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with an underage girl, robbery, fraud and theft were some of the charges dished out by ranks of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) during the period March 31 to April 6, 2019.
Man gets 15 years for robbery, attempted murder
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. THOMAS, USVI - Fifteen years behind bars was the sentence handed down on Jahani Joseph who shot a man seven times while robbing him in the area of Hospital Ground almost three years ago, the USVI Department of Justice, Public Media Officer Corliss Smithen has announced.
Masked gunmen robbed RiteWay RT; Threatens staff, made off with cash
FLEMING STREET, Road Town, Tortola, VI - Sometime around 8:45 PM this evening Saturday, December 29, 2018, masked men armed and dressed in all black entered RiteWay Food Market on Fleming Street in Road Town, the capital city and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Bandits pounce on Mi Amor Jewellers; Substantial losses
MAIN STREET, Road Town, Tortola, VI – Mi Amor Jewellers, located on Main Street next to Gloria Mid-Town Restaurant in Road Town, Tortola has been burglarized according to reports coming out from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
Mcdonald’s La Reine robbed at gunpoint, suspects escape
VI CONSORTIUM
ESTATE LA REINE, St. Croix, USVI: The Estate La Reine McDonald’s was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday night, after three male suspects entered the establishment at about 8:57 p.m. with weapons drawn demanding cash, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced today.
Two VG men face firearm related offences
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - Two male Virgin Gorda residents were charged with firearm-related offences in relation to a robbery over the weekend.
Taxi driver Eugene I. Harrigan claims police misinformed media
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was about a month ago that the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) issued a press release about an incident in which a taxi driver was robbed of cash and stabbed by assailants on April 7, 2018.
UPDATE: Purcell robbery victim was hit with a gun; $$ taken- Police
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI - Police have confirmed Virgin Islands News Online’s first reported story that a man was robbed in Purcell Estate, Tortola on December 23, 2017.
Home Depot on STT robbed
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— The Home Depot store in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), was robbed by multiple suspects at about 7:00 P.M. on Saturday December 16, 2017, according to [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte, in what appeared to be a well-planned heist that saw assailants making away with an untold amount of cash.
Minors arrested for removing scooters from RT Police Station
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police are investigating two incidents, both on Friday evening, involving the robbery and theft of scooters.