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April 24th, 2025
Masked men seen near a local bank arrested; firearm & ammo recovered

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said it has arrested two men and recovered a firearm, along with ammunition, following reports of two masked men seen in the vicinity of a local bank during the early morning hours of Thursday, April 24, 2025.

March 28th, 2025
Glock pistol & 41 rounds of ammo seized; 8 taken into custody

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), on Wednesday, March 25, 2025, conducted search operations at five properties linked to suspects in recent armed robberies.

March 12th, 2025
4 arrested & charged following firearms, ammo & drugs seizure

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) executed early morning operations on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, leading to the arrest of four individuals and the recovery of illegal firearms, ammunition, and drugs.

March 6th, 2025
17-year-old slapped with firearm, ammo & robbery charges

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has formally charged a 17-year-old male in connection with a series of recent robberies.

February 10th, 2025
George Ollivierre Jr charged with firearm & ammo possession

THRELLFALL, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has arrested three males following a targeted operation into the suspicion of Keeping an unlicensed firearm in the Threllfall area on Friday, February 7, 2025.

December 12th, 2024
Police charged 6 in November for various firearm offences

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Six persons were slapped with various charges relating to firearm offences in November, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has disclosed in its Arrest Blotter for November 1-30, 2024.

September 2nd, 2024
Police seize firearm & drugs in weekend operations

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said it conducted a series of operations this past weekend, resulting in significant seizures and the arrest of an individual in possession of a prohibited firearm and drugs.

June 30th, 2024
USVI: St Croix man arrested after shooting gun into the air during confrontation

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A man is facing charges of reckless endangerment and brandishing a firearm after admitting to police officers that he shot an unlicensed firearm into the air in an attempt to intimidate a rival.‌

April 24th, 2024
Man allegedly drops firearm while running away from police

PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our news centre is that police have charged three persons following the discovery of a firearm in the Purcell Estate area of Tortola in the wee hours of Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

April 10th, 2024
Police charge 2 for firearm offences, 4 for burglary

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Seantroy Hanley and Jahkeema Charles were charged with keeping a firearm without a licence, among other charges, while Deron Antoine, Marvin Gumbs, Wendy Hendricks and Alex Moore were charged with burglary between March 2 and March 31, 2024.

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