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February 19th, 2022
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.

February 18th, 2022
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.

February 14th, 2022
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.

February 12th, 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.

February 10th, 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.

February 8th, 2022
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.

January 26th, 2022
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.

January 21st, 2022
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.

January 18th, 2022
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.

January 18th, 2022
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.

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