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Frederiksted shooting death brings USVI homicides to 47 for 2020
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FREDERIKSTED, St. Croix, USVI - The U.S. Virgin Islands recorded its 47th homicide for 2020 on Sunday night, December 27, 2020, after a man was shot dead in Frederiksted on Fish Street.
Man arrested for allegedly raping 11-year-old girl
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CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI - USVI Police on Tuesday arrested and charged a 34-year-old man who allegedly raped a 11-year-old girl.
Five shot, one dead as USVI gun violence persists
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ANNA'S RETREAT, St Thomas, USVI - Five people were shot early morning Saturday, October 24, 2020, in St. Thomas near the Four Winds Plaza Shopping Center, the USVI Police Department has confirmed.
Police accused of 'terrifying' children with 'laser guns'
ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and its Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews are once again facing heat, after a mother claimed RVIPF officers illegally ransacked her family’s boat and property all while pointing 'laser guns' at her children.
‘Officers don’t go out with intent to cause problems’- CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Outgoing Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Mr Michael B. Matthews has defended the conduct of his officers in the fields, following some public criticisms that the police on occasion, have been employing excessive force in the execution of duties.
Vibrant cocaine & human trafficking ring fuelling illegal guns- CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews has pointed to a vibrant cocaine smuggling trade as well as human smuggling in the Virgin Islands (VI), as fuelling illegal gun possessions.
Who killed Melissa Spence, Kendoy Penn, Julio P. Ceasor & Nyron F. Olliverre?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Detectives at the Major Crime Investigations Team at the RVIPF are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the perpetrators responsible for the murders of 23-year-old Melissa Spence, a native of Trinidad; Kendoy Penn of Old Plantation; 46-year-old Julio Pineda Ceasor of Greenland; and Nyron F. Olliverre, a native of Trinidad.
BVIFA mourns passing of member Matthew D. Daly aka 'Shorty'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Football Association (BVIFA) along with the local football fraternity is mourning the death of Matthew D. Daly aka ‘Shorty’ described as a vociferous fan and avid supporter of the game in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Police find marijuana, loaded handgun in home raid
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have discovered a Glock 26 handgun with two live rounds of bullets during a home raid last evening, Friday, September 11, 2020.
Hon Vincent O. Wheatley speaks out against crime in D9
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has spoken out against rising crime in the Ninth District of Virgin Gorda and Anegada.
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