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Murder accused Vernon Bernard attempts suicide
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Dominica national Vernon Bernard, 26, who is one of two persons charged with the murder of Virgin Islander Trumayne J. Daway, attempted to take his own life while in police custody on Tuesday March 6, 2018.
Headley & Cornwall remanded on firearm charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) grapples with the upsurge in shooting incidents in the Territory, two persons have been placed before the court and remanded for alleged offences involving the use of firearms.
USVI Men wanted for first-degree murder rearrested in prison!
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — Two men wanted in connection with a first-degree murder incident that took place in June 2017 were rearrested while in prison following warrants issued by a Superior Court judge on Thursday December 7, 2017, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department [VIPD] Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Saturday December 9, 2017.
Tarik & Tico remanded to prison for breaching curfew
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Roberto ‘Tico’ Harrigan and Tarik Aaron were remanded to prison when they appeared in the Magistrate's Court on August 10 and 11, 2017 respectively after they were found guilty of breaching conditions of their bail.
3-month-old baby stabbed multiple times by aunt
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 announced that a three-month-old baby was stabbed multiple times by her own aunt.
USVI woman arrested for embezzlement @ Home Depot
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— Police on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 arrested a female Home Depot employee after the manager of the department this employee worked in allegedly caught her allowing someone she knows to leave the store with items without paying for them, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department [VIPD] Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Friday, June 16, 2017.
Alston Quashie allegedly led police to ganja farm- Court hears
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A native of St Vincent and the Grenadines who resides at Carrot Bay, Tortola has been remanded to prison for alleged ‘ganja’ offences.
UPDATE: Phone records, CCTV link DR man to Alston Penn’s murder- DPP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Eyes rolled and heads turned side-to-side on April 4, 2017 in the Magistrate’s Court presided over by Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste-DaBreo, when it was revealed that there was an excessive number of phone calls, 73, exchanged between Alston Penn and Santo Yamarco Hernandez between March 9 and 10, 2017.
2 arrested on St Thomas for unlicensed firearm possession
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officers this week arrested two men on unauthorised gun possession charges, the force’s media specialist, Sakeeda Freeman announced Friday, February 17, 2017. The arrests were a result of ongoing initiatives, she said.
Hodge & Harrigan remanded; To seek bail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At a special sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at the Road Town Police Station yesterday afternoon, February 8, 2017 in which the media was disallowed, Earl ‘Bob’ Hodge and Roberto ‘Tico’ Harrigan were remanded to prison.