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January 25th, 2025
28 y-o USVI man charged with Possession of Explosives

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 28-year-old man from St. Thomas, USVI, has been charged with Possession of Explosives following his arrest earlier this month, January 2025.

January 24th, 2025
Firearms & ammo found @ Cane Garden Bay; 4 arrested- Police

CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI—In the early hours of this morning, Friday, January 24, 2025, members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) conducted search operations in Cane Garden Bay, where two firearms and several rounds of ammunition were discovered.

September 2nd, 2024
Police seize firearm & drugs in weekend operations

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said it conducted a series of operations this past weekend, resulting in significant seizures and the arrest of an individual in possession of a prohibited firearm and drugs.

April 26th, 2024
Another court blow to CoP Collins as Ex Deputy CoP James' ammo charges squashed!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police Commissioner Mark Collins, who is currently under investigation over some 55 charges brought against him by his own police officers, and now has a reputation for injustice, no respect for the rule of law and allegedly spearheading a target list of Virgin Islanders to arrest and damage their characters, including fellow police officers who signed the petition against him and members of the media, is at it again.

April 23rd, 2024
Guyanese woman freed of gun & ammo charges

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Lynette Sommersall, a Guyana national living in the Virgin Islands for over 20 years, was today, April 23, 2024, acquitted of firearm and ammunition charges stemming from an incident that occurred in 2021.

January 23rd, 2024
Police uncover guns, weed & ammo in VG stop & search

SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI – Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) have reported that while conducting a stop and search operation on Virgin Gorda, Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stopped a vehicle containing three male occupants.

October 10th, 2023
Omari Roberts granted $100K bail on firearm & ammo charges

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Omari Roberts, 27 of Palestina Estate, was granted $100,000.00 bail with one signed surety when he appeared virtually before Magistrate Jack Husbands at the Magistrate’s Court today, Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

September 6th, 2023
Man charged following AK-47 rifle & ammo find @ Free Bottom- RVIPF

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Officers of the Criminal Investigations Department reportedly seized an AK-47 rifle and a quantity of ammunition from a home in Free Bottom on Sunday, September 3, 2023.

August 14th, 2023
Police recover stolen boat; Ammo seized

EAST END, Tortola, VI- A boat reported stolen on August 12, 2023, has been recovered by police, our news centre has been informed.

March 26th, 2023
Loaded firearm seized in daylight stop/search operation

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – During a stop/search operation, officers from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force uncovered a loaded firearm with several rounds of ammunition after a search of scooter rider revealed the illegal weapon.

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