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VI’s CCTV network in final stages of roll-out– CoP Collins
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Commissioner of Police Mr Mark Collins has announced that the CCTV roll-out in the Virgin Islands (VI) is almost complete.
EE & WE police stations will have officers on 24-hr shifts from Monday- CoP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Making it clear that it is not his preference to have his officers on 24-hour shifts at the East End and West End Police Stations, Commissioner of Police Mark Collins has said he has, nevertheless, listened to the concerns of the public, and beginning Monday, October 16, 2023, both police stations will have officers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
CoP finally answers leaked email on request to conceal & destroy evidence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A leaked email circulating on social media over the past two months written by Commissioner of Police (CoP) Mark Collins in 2021 to Deputy Commissioner St Clair Amory has been addressed.
‘We have not closed any police stations’- CoP Collins
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Let me be very clear, we have not closed any police stations,” Commissioner of Police Mark Collins said when a reporter at a press conference on July 20, 2023, said to him there are concerns in the community about the closure of police stations.
None of 6 persons arrested in drug bust near Anguilla are from VI- CoP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- None of the six persons arrested in a drug bust in Anguillan waters on July 7, 2023, are from the [British] Virgin Islands, Commissioner of Police Mark Collins has confirmed.
Vessel ‘rammed’ police boat ‘on numerous occasions’ injuring officers- CoP Collins
EAST END, Tortola, VI- At least three police officers were seriously injured when the vessel they were in was allegedly ‘rammed’ several times by another vessel attempting to evade interception off East End on July 19, 2023.
Big court win for Wade N. Smith! Sr Magistrate & CoP dragged before court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a strong ruling handed down on Thursday, June 15, 2023, High Court Judge Sonya Young agreed with Attorney-at-Law Terence F. Williams in his request for a Judicial Review (JR) over the alleged illegal search of the home of Comptroller of Customs Wade N. Smith.
Boat owner charged in Frandie's death probe is son-in-law of wealthy British Lord
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Graham Stanton, one of two persons charged following a boat collision that resulted in the death of popular musician Frandie Martin Jr in October 2021, is the son-in-law of a wealthy British Lord, the UK Mirror and Daily Mail are reporting.
Public reminded 'noise permit' not needed for election campaign meetings
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– With the date for General Elections in the Virgin Islands announced as April 24, 2023, the public can gear up for the usual nightly campaign meetings across the territory.
More witch-hunt? Police arrested for allegedly challenging wrongdoings @ RVIPF!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In what some describe as ongoing efforts by the Governor and Police Commissioner to eliminate anyone fighting for justice and speaking out against corruption in the local Police Force, an alleged local witch-hunt continues in the Virgin Islands.