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Police seeking help to identify getaway scooter rider
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) are seeking the public's help to identify a speeding scooter rider, who broke traffic laws then proceeded to speed into oncoming traffic.
Franklyn L. Penn Jr receives RVIPF's Community Spirit Award
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talented sportsman Franklyn L. Penn Jr is making headlines but this time it is not for his exploits in basketball. Penn Jr is now the second recipient of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Community Spirit Award.
18 chargeable offences; 4 scooters seized in police road operation
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A number of persons were booked and four scooters were seized when the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) carried out another operation aimed at targeting unlicenced and uninsured vehicle and scooters on Friday, February 11, 2022.
Man reportedly goes berserk & smashes several vehicles with baton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A baton-toting man suspected to be in a mentally ill state, reportedly went on a rampage and was caught on video smashing several vehicles with a baton this morning Saturday, February 12, 2022.
Statement: RVIPF misleads Media on VINO report! Was it deliberate?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On February 8, 2022, tabloid BVI Platinum News published an erroneous article claiming that Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) did not make a report to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) on the hacking of its online news site.
Elderly male visitor dies after allegedly falling overboard off Peter Island
PETER ISLAND, VI- A male visitor to the Virgin Islands has lost his life in what appears to be a freak accident off Peter Island.
Skelton-Cline says RVIPF’s handling of traffic accidents archaic & inefficient
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Host of the Honestly Speaking radio show Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) handling of vehicular accidents in this modern era is archaic.
Kurt Rabsatt faces burglary/offensive weapon charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI–Police charged recaptured prisoner Kurt Rabsatt with two counts of burglary and being armed with an offensive weapon since his recapture earlier this week.
Escaped prisoner Kurt Rabsatt recaptured
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is reporting that it has recaptured a prisoner who had escaped police custody in December 2021.
10 RVIPF officers currently interdicted from duty- CoP Collins
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), which has been struggling to gain the public's trust, has been plagued by a number of police officers being fingered in corruption probes.