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Shots fired @ Fort Hill
FORT HILL, Tortola, VI- Police are said to be investigating reports of gunshots fired at Fort Hill, on Tortola, in the wee hours of May 27, 2021.
12-year-old reportedly threatens to stab father with knife
PARHAM TOWN, Tortola, VI – The 12-year-old daughter of a Josiah’s Bay man has reportedly threatened to stab him with a knife on May 20, 2021, after he prevented her from speaking with a man on a scooter outside her Long Swamp home.
Collision @ Cox Heath
COX HEATH, Tortola, VI- Two vehicles sustained damages after colliding on a turn at CoX Heath on the main island of Tortola today, May 16, 2021.
Baughers Bay man charged for marijuana cultivation
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) on April 20, 2021, arrested and charged Joshua Jeremiah, 26, of Baughers Bay for Cultivation of Cannabis and Handling Stolen Goods.
Two males charged in connection with Catherine Pickering murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have charged two additional persons in connection to the robbery killing of Catherine Pickering on April 18, 2021.
Body of male recovered from waters near Village Cay
WICKHAM'S CAY 1, Tortola, VI- A body of a male has reportedly been recovered in waters near Village Cay, today, April 29, 2021.
RVIPF divided based on nationality of officers - Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called 'unacceptable' some alleged divisions within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), based on the nationality of the officers recruited to serve as police officers.
'You can't even see in' some heavily tinted vehicles – Hon Rymer
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has said there needs to be more enforcement of traffic laws in the territory, including on illegal tint and motor scooters.
UPDATE: Woman fatally shot during robbery identified as Catherine Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The woman who died after she was shot during a robbery at a residence in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, on April 18, 2021, has been identified as Catherine Pickering.
Woman taken to hospital after attacked by dogs in Belmont Estate
BELMONT ESTATE, Tortola, VI- A woman was taken to hospital for treatment after she was attacked by dogs in Belmont Estate on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.