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SVG 'wanted man' charged with cellphone theft in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A man caught with a stolen cellular phone is now on remand not only for the theft but for landing in the territory without leave from immigration and giving police false information.
Two men charged in burglaries of separate Main Street eateries
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police charged a man after he was identified and later admitted to breaking into a Main Street Restaurant a little over a week ago.
‘Community policing not being taken seriously’- Clyde W. Potter
EAST END, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) recently reported a dramatic upsurge in burglaries and, according to constable Clyde W. Potter, this can be handled should there be more police patrols in the most at risk communities.
Home burglaries on the rise in the VI- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police are asking homeowners to be vigilant in securing windows especially those out of public view in light of a recent upsurge in burglaries.
Police arrest two in boat burglaries
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Increase patrols by Police in response to the recent rise in boat burglaries has resulted in the arrest of two men found in and around the marinas in the Territory.
Four burglaries reported on Main Street
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police have recorded four burglaries within the last week on Main Street after no reported burglaries in this area for many months and want residents in the area to be on the lookout for anything suspicious.
Is the spate of theft/burglaries in VI committed by non-nationals?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Veteran radio talk show host Douglas Wheatley has questioned whether the recent spate of burglaries and thefts in the Virgin Islands (VI) is a sub-regional problem and says if it is indeed a case of persons outside of the VI committing these acts that they should desist or vacate the Territory.
Thefts spike while burglaries drop for the holidays
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While burglaries significantly dropped over the holidays, reported thefts spiked and included such items as scooters, licence stickers, dinghies, a wheel from a vehicle parked at a ferry terminal and a number of iPods, iPads, iPhones and Blackberry cell phones, a press release from the Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stated.
Police: Burglaries hit an all time high
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – According to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), a record high of 27 burglaries has been reported across the Territory within the last two weeks.
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