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18-year-old high school student charged with firearm possession
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Officers of the RVIPF Armed Response Team have charged an 18-year-old high school student with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
AI Technology leads to arrest for firearm @ USVI Carnival Village
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A man who was identified by artificial intelligence as being a likely carrier of a weapon was arrested on firearms charges after police reportedly found him with an unlicensed gun tucked into his waistband.
Loaded firearm seized in daylight stop/search operation
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – During a stop/search operation, officers from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force uncovered a loaded firearm with several rounds of ammunition after a search of scooter rider revealed the illegal weapon.
Hasani Frett charged in relation to Sunday’s fatal shooting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police have charged an individual in relation to the fatal shooting in the vicinity of UP’s Cineplex early Sunday morning, February 12, 2023.
UPDATE: Fat Hogs Bay youth pleads guilty to firearm & ammo charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Dimar Frederick, 23, of Fat Hogs Bay, Tortola, pleaded guilty to the charges of keeping a firearm without a license and unlawful possession of ammunition when he appeared in the Magistrate's Court today, Wednesday, November 23, 2022.
Haitian boat captain held for illegal entry & ammo possession- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Five persons were arrested for illegal entry into the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) after officers of the Joint Task Force detected a vessel that travelled from the US Virgin Islands (USVI) into the VI without making clearance late yesterday evening, November 13, 2022.
Long Bush resident Kamaul Nibbs charged for firearm & ammo possession
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– A resident of Long Bush is the latest person charged by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
CoP appeals to public to help rid VI of illegal firearms
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On the heel of a deadly shooting in East End Friday last, October 21, 2022, Commissioner of Police Mark Collins has appealed to the public for help in ridding the territory of illegal firearms.
Guishard granted bail; Lewis remanded in firearm, ammo & drugs matter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Rhondella Guishard, 25, had her bail extended while Rashon D. Lewis, 42, was remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Tamia N. Richards on firearm, ammunition and drugs charges on September 6, 2022.
2 charged with firearm, ammunition & drug possession
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Armed Response Team charged a male and female with firearm and drug possession offenses after a routine search of the rental vehicle the couple was in uncovered the illegal items.

