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Arrest Blotter for October 4 to October 17, 2015
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Here is the Arrest Blotter for the period October 4 to October 17, 2015 as released by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
Vibert Morgan freed of theft charge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Vibert Morgan had his name cleared of battery theft when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Ms Tamia N. Richards this afternoon July 7, 2015.
UPDATE: Sylvan C. Penn to pay fine or do the time
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - When Sylvan C. Penn turned up at the High Court last Thursday June 25, 2015 he did not waste the court’s time as he pleaded guilty to selling a man's boat without his knowledge but denied that he is a thief.
Arrest Blotter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Below is the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Arrest Blotter for the period March 22 to March 28, 2015.
Man accuses cops of framing him for theft
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – When Orvil Christopher’s trial continued in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, March 10, 2015 he told the magistrate there are some police officers who have personal vendettas against him as he called the names of a detective and an inspector of police who allegedly took a number of items, including clothing from his home, days before he was charged for theft.
DeVante ‘Chappy’ Maduro to spend 13 months in prison
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One month after he made his initial appearance in the Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards, DeVante ‘Chappy’ Maduro was committed to the confines of Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsum Ghut for the next thirteen (13) months.
Nikita H. Naval pleads not guilty stealing cellphone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Nikita H. Naval on January 28, 2015 told the Magistrate’s Court that at the age of 20 years he is a fifth form student of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) and that he was born in St Lucia but could not say how long he has been living in the Territory, as he pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft.
Sylvan Penn for October trial in boat theft
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Parham Town resident, Sylvan Penn, told Justice Vicki Ann Ellis when he appeared before the High Court last week on a charge of theft that he was without legal representation because it was too costly for him to afford an attorney.
Duo gets 18 months in mixer theft
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Frederick Penn, 45, and Kenneth Green, 40, were both handed 18 months in prison when they pleaded guilty to theft before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, February 26, 2014.
RVIPF cautions on hitchhiking, picking up hitchhikers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is issuing a warning to the public to be vigilant as complaints are on the increase by persons either giving and receiving rides from unknown individuals.