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June 18th, 2026
2 arrested following gun & ammo find in East End

EAST END, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said it conducted an early morning operation in the East End district on Thursday, June 11, 2026, during which one Glock pistol and six rounds of 9mm ammunition were recovered.

August 4th, 2025
Man with firearm arrested @ Rise & Shine

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While many attended the Rise and Shine Tramp in Road Town this morning, August 4, 2025, to just dance and have a grand time, at least one person thought it necessary to carry a firearm to the mass party.

December 6th, 2024
UPDATE: Female officer who pulled gun is PC Jellian Hobson

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) on Thursday, December 5, 2024, a female police officer was arrested following a domestic violence incident.

June 24th, 2024
Man reportedly returns with AK 47 following brawl @ Long Bush

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- It was sometime after 10:00 PM last evening, Sunday, June 23, 2024, that there was a fight involving three males in Long Bush on the main island of Tortola.

June 22nd, 2024
USVI Police dog leads to arrest of man on gun & ammo charges

VI CONSORTIUM

CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, USVI — A man is facing multiple gun charges in the V.I. Superior Court after a police dog alerted officers to his car during a targeted traffic stop.

February 13th, 2024
Confrontation @ legislature building leads to discovery of unlicensed gun

VI CONSORTIUM

CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, USVI - A man who police say approached an officer brandishing a machete outside the V.I. Legislature building on St. Croix is now facing felony charges for an empty gun reportedly found on his person.

November 7th, 2023
I wouldn’t want VI’s ‘psycho’ police to have guns– Cindy Rosan

FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– Expressing concern at gun violence in the Virgin Islands (VI), Tola Radio 100.5 FM radio co-host Rosemary Cindy Rosan says although murders and crime continue to be a concern in the VI she would not want the local police to have guns, adding that some police officers are "psychos".

September 8th, 2023
UPDATE: Keshawn Baronville remanded to prison for firearm find in EE

EAST END, Tortola, VI- Police have charged one male in relation to the recently seized Semi-automatic pistol in East End.

August 25th, 2022
Robber's gun malfunctions during robbery attempt in USVI

VI CONSORTIUM

CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI— A man has been arrested on a long list of criminal charges following an attempted robbery on St John, US Virgin Islands.

July 1st, 2022
Trio protests ‘UK overstepping authority’ in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Convinced that the Governor has been overstepping his authority and that there is a transfer of power to the United Kingdom (UK) despite the local constitution not being suspended, three Virgin Islanders decided to protest outside of the RJT Edifice ahead of a press conference this morning, July 1, 2022.

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