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Erickson hid for 7 months, travelled to Anguilla, escaped arrest 3 times- Court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- During the court hearing for Nyron Erickson on Monday, August 31, 2020, it was stated by the prosecution that the accused hid from police for approximately seven months, travelled to Anguilla and escaped arrest three times with the help of friends.
UPDATE: Dominican pleads guilty to beating wife; Granted $40k bail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- James Alexander, the Dominica national who dreamt his wife was cheating on him and used a toy gun to assault her at their Virgin Gorda home, has pleaded guilty to the offence.
$30K bail for Parham Town man found with unlicensed firearm
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A resident of Parham Town, East End, Tortola, was granted bail when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court recently on a firearm charge.
Arrests made for Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Drug
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Arrests were recently made Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Drug, according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) in its Arrest Blotter for the period July 19 to August 8, 2020.
Tenant found not guilty of using threatening language, assaulting ‘powerful’ landlord
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A St Vincent national, who had testified that her landlady fabricated a story on her and claimed to have power over the police because she was a Skelton and a relative of the former Minister for Health and Social Development, Mr Ronnie W. Skelton, has been found not guilty of all the charges laid against her.
DR woman to spend 4 months @ HMP; Fined $1K for Illegal Entry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste-DaBreo today, July, 17, 2020, sentenced Ingrid Alcantara De Polanco, 42, of the Dominican Republic to four months at Her Majesty’s Prison for illegally entering the Virgin Islands.
T&T man caught during police raid admits to entering VI illegally
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A national of Trinidad and Tobago has been fined $1,000 plus two months at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) for illegally entering the Virgin Islands.
‘Every time I come here is some sorry excuse!’- Accused burglar tells court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Fat Hog’s Bay resident Sidney Varlack Malone, who is accused of burglarising a private residence in Kingston in 2019, slammed the court for the constant delay in his court matter.
DR woman entered VI illegally but caught trying to leave via airport
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A national of the Dominican Republic residing in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), was caught trying to exit the Virgin Islands via the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island on July 8, 2020, after entering illegally.
Fish Bay woman jailed for theft
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 27-year-old woman is now an inmate of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut after she was sentenced in the Magistrate’s Court for theft.

