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January 10th, 2012
Boat burglaries/thefts from vehicles on the rise

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Four boats moored at the Hodge Creek Marina and one moored at Frenchman’s Cay were reportedly burgled within the past week all while the occupants were asleep on-board, a press release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stated.

January 5th, 2012
Thefts spike while burglaries drop for the holidays

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While burglaries significantly dropped over the holidays, reported thefts spiked and included such items as scooters, licence stickers, dinghies, a wheel from a vehicle parked at a ferry terminal and a number of iPods, iPads, iPhones and Blackberry cell phones, a press release from the Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stated.

December 29th, 2011
RVIPF receives seven newly trained Police Constables

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force’s (RVIPF) newest constables have returned to the Virgin Islands after six months of training at the Regional Police Training Centre in Barbados.

December 29th, 2011
RVIPF clamping down on ‘talkative’ officers

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is clamping down on officers with "loose lips", and anyone caught giving unauthorised information to the media fraternity or anyone else could end up without a job.

December 19th, 2011
DCP Morris: UK officers not here to take over

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Bringing in police officers from the United Kingdom (UK) is in no way meant to demoralise the local officers instead, according to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, it’s to work along with them to hone in their skills.

December 14th, 2011
Arrest Blotters

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The following is the arrest blotter from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force from December 4 to December 10, 2011

December 13th, 2011
47 officers complete RVIPF Investigative Skills Course

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Another 17 officers have successfully passed an intensive three-week course on investigative skills held at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College bringing the total so far to 47 police officers.

November 24th, 2011
Parking restrictions around NPT village

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is advising the public of parking restrictions around the Queen Elizabeth II National Park during this weekend’s National Parks Trust celebrations on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 25 - 27 November.

November 2nd, 2011
Man charged with fraudulent use of credit card

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Financial Investigations Unit (FIU) of The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF)is presently working with authorities in the United States to gather more evidence against a man charged locally for fraudulent use of a credit card.

May 9th, 2011
Who is in charge of the RVIPF, is the Deputy too powerful?

ROAD TOWN Tortola, VI - With crime in the Virgin Islands on the rise, information has reached VINO from its many sources that there are some vexing issues that are affecting the moral, management and good working order of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).

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