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Mentally challenged Walter Springette charged in SCB shooting probe
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI– Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department have charged a man believed to be of unstable mind in connection with a shooting in Sea Cows Bay on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, a story carried by this news centre.
RVIPF recommends CCTV as home burglaries rise in 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said it has recorded 11 more dwelling burglaries in 2023 when compared to the same period last year.
52-year-old man charged for Unlawful & Malicious Wounding
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police have charged a 52-year-old man of Purcell Estate for Unlawful and Malicious Wounding.
Man shot in Harrigan's Estate
HARRIGAN ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Police are said to be investigating a shooting in Harrigan's Estate on Tortola this afternoon, May 31, 2023.
Police seeking public's help on weekend shootings; illegal guns
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Detectives of the RVIPF are appealing for witnesses or persons with information to come forward and assist with inquiries over two shootings over the May 26th weekend that has left one dead and one injured.
UPDATE: Shooting victim identified as Vicardo Farrell aka ‘Scar’
MANCHESTER, Tortola, VI - Our news desk can now confirm that the shooting victim gunned down early this morning May 27, 2023, in the area of Manchester, on Tortola has been identified as Vicardo Farrell aka ‘scar’ originally from Greenland, in Eastern End of Tortola.
UPDATE: 2 males & 1 female charged with firearms/ammunition offences
SPOONER’S ESTATE, Tortola, VI– Three of the five arrested in Thursday’s, May 25, 2023, firearm seizure in Spooners Estate were charged and will appear in Magistrate’s Court at the next available sitting.
45-year-old VG man charged for rape
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Police on Virgin Gorda have arrested and charged a 45-year-old man for rape.
32 recruits complete 6-month basic police training
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Some 32 new police officers are now officially on duty in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), signaling their completion of six months of basic police training.
Anegada boat accident: Police confirms boat crashed into ferry dock
SETTING POINT, Anegada, VI – Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Marine Branch have confirmed reports by our news centre on May 18, 2023, that a man lost his life tragically after the boat he was in crashed into the ferry dock at Anegada on May 17, 2023.