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Crime

April 25th, 2024
2 charged for April 2023 murder of Kemo A. Lettsome

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Officers of the Major Incident Team within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) on April 24, 2024, arrested and charged two persons in connection with the April 30, 2023, murder of Kemo A. Lettsome at Long Look, Tortola.

April 24th, 2024
Man allegedly drops firearm while running away from police

PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our news centre is that police have charged three persons following the discovery of a firearm in the Purcell Estate area of Tortola in the wee hours of Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

April 21st, 2024
USVI- Man in custody for shooting 33-year-old woman to death in STT

VI CONSORTIUM

THOMASVILLE, St Thomas, USVI- A fatal shooting that took place Friday evening, April 19, 2024, in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) has led to homicide charges against Simon Rawlins Jr, 37, who is charged with shooting 33-year-old Mardette Ward to death.

April 20th, 2024
Police records ‘significant increase’ in non-residential burglaries on Tortola

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Criminal Investigations Department has reported a significant increase in the number of non-residential burglaries on Tortola since the beginning of the year, compared to the same period last year.

April 16th, 2024
Law Enforcement Marine Base officially handed over

ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Marine Base, a project that was jointly funded by the Government of the Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom (UK) Government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) was today, April 16, 2024, officially handed over to law enforcement.

April 15th, 2024
USVI: Man injured in early-morning gunpoint robbery in STT

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST Thomas, USVI — An armed robbery occurred in the early hours of Saturday, April 13, 2024, in the vicinity of the Starz Hotel in Contant, prompting an urgent response from local law enforcement.

April 14th, 2024
USVI: Police probing early-morning heist @ Home Depot on STT

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— The Home Depot in Estate Donoe was the target of a grand larceny on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, prompting an urgent response from the [US] VI Police Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau.

April 10th, 2024
Police charge 2 for firearm offences, 4 for burglary

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Seantroy Hanley and Jahkeema Charles were charged with keeping a firearm without a licence, among other charges, while Deron Antoine, Marvin Gumbs, Wendy Hendricks and Alex Moore were charged with burglary between March 2 and March 31, 2024.

April 9th, 2024
Fugitive Jamal Freeman aka 'Uncle' captured

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has apprehended Jamal Freeman, who has been wanted since January 1, 2024.

April 7th, 2024
USVI: Arrest made in 2023 St John Jewelry Store shooting & robbery

VI CONSORTIUM

CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI — A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery and attempted murder at a local jewelry store, according to the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD). The incident, which took place on Thursday, May 18, 2023, around 2:00 PM, occurred at St John Bracelet in Cruz Bay, where the store owner was shot in the face.

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