News
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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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