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March 28th, 2024
Willock says RVIPF needs auditing & assessment on handling crime

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) Julian Willock says, as it relates to crime in the VI, millions of dollars continues to go into the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and, as such, an assessment of the force needs to be conducted.

March 25th, 2024
RVIPF Marine Shore Base to be renamed

ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Marine Shore Base at Road Reef is to be renamed.

March 24th, 2024
Romaine Baird charged for financial crimes; $40K bail granted

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Romaine Baird, 34, of Pasea Estate, has been charged with Theft, Obtaining Property by Deception, and Possession of Proceeds of Criminal Conduct.

March 21st, 2024
RVIPF has resources to fight gun crime but needs strategy- Hon Mather

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Opposition Members in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) have slammed the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) as having enough resources to fight crime but lacking a strategy to get the job done.

March 20th, 2024
RVIPF’s delay in providing police reports frustrating individuals- Lorna E. Tom

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following numerous complaints by members of the public and after experiencing first-hand the length of time it sometimes takes for police reports on traffic accidents to be processed, a member of the public has written to the Commissioner of Police Mark Collins to rectify the issue.

March 13th, 2024
Jamal S. Smith may have been shot & killed since Monday night- RVIPF

MANUEL HILL, Tortola, VI– Attorney Jamal S. Smith may have been killed since Monday evening, March 11, 2024, as police had received a report of a shooting in Manuel Reef since then.

March 8th, 2024
Police conduct ‘robbery’ simulation exercise @ Fish Bay

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Videos have been circulating on social media of a situation where two “armed” masked men entered a building in Fish Bay and heavily armed police soon turned up and “arrested” the men.

February 29th, 2024
UPDATE: 14 illegal immigrants rounded up on VG; Police suspect more on island

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Following our first and accurate story about illegal immigrants caught on Virgin Gorda, this morning, February 29, 2024, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has since issued a statement confirming the operation.

February 27th, 2024
Arrests made as probe into Aladdin robbery & CGB shooting continues

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following investigations into the recent shooting incident in Cane Garden Bay on February 4, and the robbery at Aladdin Store on Flemming Street, Road Town on February 9, officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) conducted a targeted early morning operation resulting in the apprehension of multiple individuals today, February 27, 2024.

February 27th, 2024
UPDATE: Tourist pulled from water @ Capoons Bay pronounced dead

CAPOONS BAY, Tortola, VI- The surfer who was pulled from the water at Capoons Bay this morning, February 27, 2024, has died.

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