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UPDATE: Boat captain gets 7½ years in ganja bust
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Jamaican national, Ralph James, was sentenced today May 24, 2013 to serve 7½ years for offences in relation to a drug bust executed by police near Anegada last year.
CRIME in the VI!
By Donald E. de Castro- “too old to be intimidated”
Theft is the taking of another person’s property without their permission or consent with intent to deprive them of it. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting, and fraud. These are all crimes and when one encourages and assists another in committing these acts that is also a crime. As the saying goes, “the harbourer is just as bad as the thief”.
UPDATE: 16-year-old in alleged gun find remanded to prison
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The 16-year old male allegedly discovered by police with a gun on May 8, 2013 appeared before the Magistrate's Court today, May 23, 2013 to answer to the charges of unlawful possession of ammunition and carrying an unlicensed firearm.
Mechanic allegedly trespassed property for sex
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sydney Varlack-Malone, 57, of Fat Hogs Bay allegedly told officers he had no intention of stealing when he allegedly trespassed on someone’s property in the vicinity of Slaney Hill, but rather was only interested in sex at the time.
Vincentian accused of stealing wallet containing $800
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A resident of Parham Town made a trip to a local supermarket to purchase items recently and allegedly ended up gifting his entire money clip away, reportedly losing $800 in the process.
UPDATE: Matthew Hart found guilty in Festival Grounds stabbing case
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - (Post Time: 4:10 P.M.) Jurors in the High Court moments ago, May 22, 2013, found Matthew Hart guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man on July 27, 2012 while at the Festival Grounds in Tortola.
UPDATE: AG stands firmly by Governor’s position on drug ring accused
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “ I am certainly not convinced that Justice [Albert] Redhead ever conducted an exhausted examination of the evidence,” was part of a statement made in the High Court yesterday May, 21, 2013 by Attorney General Dr Christopher Malcolm that totally changed the atmosphere among those in the court room at the time.
Crown drops charge against DR man accused of 'fighting'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –Rueben Reyes of the Dominican Republic had one of two charges against him dropped when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court last week.
UPDATE: Fmr prison officer Morton has case to answer - Magistrate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards has ruled that former Prison Officer, Steve Morton does indeed have a case to answer before the court and has thrown out a no case submission made by the defence.
UPDATE: Sasha Hodge acquitted on criminal proceeds charge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Court dismissed charges against Sasha Hodge today, May 17, 2013 and Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards instructed that the defendant was free to go after several delays occurred in delivering the decision in her trial.
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