Crime
Guns entering USVI via airports & mail- Police Commissioner reveals
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI- Police Commissioner Mario M. Brooks on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, dispelled long-held rumors that guns pouring into the US Virgin Islands were coming from large containers by sea freight. Speaking during WTJX's town hall on crime, Mr Brooks revealed that the weapons were being brought in by US Virgin Islanders.
Drew Farrell charged for fatal stabbing of Rasheel T. Alexander on VG
GUN CREEK, Virgin Gorda, VI- A 42-year-old man has been charged in relation to the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Rasheel Thomas Alexander at Gun Creek, Virgin Gorda on March 20, 2025.
Akim Stevens charged with Burglary & Attempted Burglary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Investigations into a series of burglaries and attempted burglaries in the Diamond Estate, Spooners Estate, and Anderson Estate areas have resulted in the arrest of Akim Stevens.
Kurt Rabsatt charged with series of East End burglaries
EAST END, Tortola, VI- A thirty-nine-year-old man of Old Plantation has been arrested and charged with Burglary in connection with a series of burglaries in the East End area.
Premier implores VI youth to 'turn away from a life of crime & violence'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on the young people of the Virgin Islands (VI) to turn away from a life of crime and violence.
Man fatally stabbed in VG identified as Rasheel T. Alexander
GUN CREEK, Tortola, VI- The man who died after being stabbed during an altercation in Gun Creek, Virgin Gorda on March 20, 2025, has been identified as Rasheel Thomas Alexander, 27, of Virgin Gorda.
Police arrest man in relation to burglary investigations
PASEA ESTAE, Tortola, VI- A man was apprehended in the area of B&F Medical Complex in Pasea today, March 20, 2025, as police continued investigations into a burglary-related matter.
UPDATE: VG stabbing victim dies
GUN CREEK, Virgin Gorda, VI- The man who was stabbed, allegedly to the neck, in Virgin Gorda this morning, March 20, 2025, has succumbed to his injury.
VI extradites man wanted for murder in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Demare A. Encarnacion, a 32-year-old fugitive wanted for first-degree murder, has been extradited to St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, after surrendering to authorities in the Virgin Islands (VI), the [US] VI Police Department and US Marshals Service (USMS) have confirmed.
Man robbed @ gunpoint after suffering flat tire on Ridge Road
MEYERS ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said it is actively investigating a few incidents that occurred over the weekend, including an armed robbery along the Ridge Road, in the Meyers area, and a report of gun shots in the Purcell Estate area.

