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Domino players robbed @ gunpoint

Police are seeking help in identifying two men who held up a group playing dominoes in the Fahie Hill area and took their money on Tuesday January 12, 2016. Photo: VINO/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police are seeking help in identifying two men who held up a group playing dominoes in the Fahie Hill area and took their money.

Around 9:30pm last night, January 12, 2016, Police received a report that two masked men carrying guns had approached a group playing dominoes outside a residence in Fahie Hill. One culprit took cash from all the players while the other attempted to gain entry into the residence but was unsuccessful. Both then fled the scene.

No one was injured in the incident.

Persons with information that can assist in identifying the assailants can contact detectives within the Criminal Investigations Department through the RVIPF access number 311.

Persons can also give that information anonymously to Crimestoppers through its Miami-based hotline number 800-TIPS (8477).

3 Responses to “Domino players robbed @ gunpoint”

  • Political Observer (13/01/2016, 20:56) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    Geez sum bred! The BVI has hit rock bottom. Now, thugs are even robbing the participants of a friendly, omnipresent domino game at gun point. The BVI does not manufacture any guns, but it seems to be awashed with guns. How are all these guns getting into the territory? Are they coming thru our large porous coast line. Griped with fear and trusting no one now, folks have to be constantly looking over their shoulders. The relatively safe, quiet, low keep quality of life is lost. It has gone to the dogs. Nothing is sacred anymore. The BVI economy is service-based and rising violent and property crimes degrade and harm it. The BVI is in crisis and the crisis must be arrested before it get beyond the point of no return. Did we not learn anything from our southerly neighbor? What is driving the increase in violent and property crimes and how can we arrest it?

    Locales plagued with low skill workers and prolonged unemployment normally are plagued with violent and property crimes. Are these factors fueling the rising crime? Or is it laziness or impatience or trying to emulate the lifestyle that is seen on TV or a change in our culture or quest for materialism? Whatever the cause(s), it is time to arrest it? We cannot only try to incarcerate our way out of this crisis. We must harden our physical security posture along our coast line. We must reduce the number of boats coming into our waters without clearing customs. We must increase searches. It is time to rally the nation, for our way of life, standard of living and quality of life is at risk.
  • (13/01/2016, 21:43) Like (1) Dislike (9) Reply
    You had to write all a dah? Strupes man what kind a blogging dat is.
  • Queen Mary (14/01/2016, 23:20) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    A bigger, better, more deadly crime wave


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