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Clifton Stoutt charged with burglarising Island Sizzle
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man from Baughers Bay on Tortola has been charged for burglarising Island Sizzle, which is also situated in the Baughers Bay community.
Recaptured fugitive & girlfriend remanded to HMP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Recaptured fugitive Jose Almestica of the US Virgin Islands and his girlfriend, Sea Cows Bay resident Jennifer Smith, were both ordered to be remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut following their virtual court appearance before Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards on Thursday, December 9, 2021.
‘Bumpy’ accused of beating girlfriend, damaging her weave
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Mr Travis Osborne aka 'Bumpy' has been accused in the Magistrate's Court of beating his visiting girlfriend, Lalique Lockhart of St Croix, US Virgin Islands (VI), and causing her actual bodily harm, allegedly after she spoke to a man at the Deuces Nightclub on November 14, 2021.
Jamaican & Guyanese found with loaded gun granted $50k bail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Magistrate Khadeen Palmer granted $50,000 signed bail to David Cummings and Lynette Sommersell, both non-nationals because she felt that they have been living in the Virgin Islands in excess of 20 years with no previous convictions and she could see no reason for them to flee the jurisdiction.
UPDATE: RVIPF officer accused of colluding with murder suspect
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Dominican native, and long-serving member of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Sergeant Lenroy Samuel has been accused of breaching the RVIPF’s trust by making a phone call that later allegedly led to the removal of a cellular phone belonging to a murder suspect in the shooting death of Mr Everton McMaster Jr in Baughers Bay.
Jamaican & Guyanese held for alleged firearm possession
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Officers of the Armed Response Team uncovered a loaded firearm from a vehicle that was stopped in the Road Town area during police operations early Wednesday morning, November 3, 2021.
SVG man living illegally in VI commits various traffic offences
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 42-year-old man from St Vincent and the Grenadines was caught committing various traffic violations while living in the Virgin Islands illegally since 2019.
Man found with cocaine outside home granted $80K bail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands, who was allegedly found with $19 million worth of cocaine outside his home, has been dragged before the Magistrate's Court.
No Bail! Accused 'hitmen' in Daly’s murder remanded to HMP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The four persons charged by police with the murder of businessman Matthew D. Daly, who was shot to death on September 10, 2020, have not been offered bail and were remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut.
19-yr-old man charged for alleged sex with girl under 16
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Family and Juvenile Unit have charged a 19-year-old male with five counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 16 years.

