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April 7th, 2020
Woman allegedly assaults police during domestic violence arrest

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Merely a few hours after Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) appealed to the Territory to resist conflicts at home to reduce the incidents of violence, a police officer was reportedly assaulted by a female during a domestic violence arrest.

April 4th, 2020
UPDATE: Men charged for breaching curfew & illegal entry into VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The two men who illegally entered the Virgin Islands (VI) after a trip to the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) for smuggling activity, have been charged according to a release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).

March 29th, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I was given permission’ by Health Minister- Bishop Cline

DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- With the news that controversial pastor, Mr John I. Cline aka ‘Bishop’, had been arrested for violating the 24-hour mandatory curfew, the internet has been blowing up with comments of condemnation and support for the pastor as well as speculations, including that the Bishop was standing up to one of the tests of end-time prophecy.

February 26th, 2020
Man arrested in connection with death of Kehinda Frett aka ‘Kip’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police have made an arrest as investigations continue into the death of 30-year-old Kehinda Frett aka 'Kip' or 'Kipling', who was involved in an accident while on his 4-wheel bike (ATV) at Port Purcell on Saturday, February 22, 2020.

January 25th, 2020
Dog owner arrested after pit bulls mauled 84-year-old man

VI CONSORTIUM

ST. CROIX, USVI - The owner of seven pit bull dogs—five of which viciously attacked an 84-year-old man in his own yard last year in Clifton Hill—was arrested on some four months following the incident that almost killed the victim, identified by family as Gladestone Alexander Simon, Sr.

January 13th, 2020
USVI records 1st homicide of 2020

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — A man was shot to death at his own residence during the wee hours of Sunday morning, January 12, 2020 the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has announced. The homicide was the first of 2020 in the US territory, according to VIPD Public Information Officer Toby Derima.

November 12th, 2019
9-year-old boy fatally shot in head in USVI

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A 9-year-old boy was shot in the head and died shortly after on Monday night, November 11, 2019, the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has confirmed.

May 10th, 2019
USVI man accused of body slamming, choking 'intimate partner'

VI CONSORTIUM

CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI— A man who police say choked and body slammed his “intimate partner”, with whom he shares a child, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, May 8, 2019, charged with second-degree assaulted and remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advisement hearing, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced.

May 2nd, 2019
STT man allegedly found with firearm, cocaine & marijuana

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Aubrey Frett, 30, of St Thomas, United States Virgin Islands (USVI), was arrested on May 1, 2019 on an indictment charging him with possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.

March 4th, 2018
UPDATE: 2 males arrested also for Trumayne J. Daway’s murder

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Hours after police arrested and charged a young female, Maybelline Rodriquez, 21, with the death of Trumayne J. Daway, they have also held two males as part of the alleged murder plot.

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