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May 6th, 2021
RVIPF offering free testing for tints without penalty @ Expo

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– With the spotlight shone on the issue of tint on vehicles recently, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is offering tests for tints free of cost tomorrow, May 7, 2021.

May 6th, 2021
Baughers Bay man charged for marijuana cultivation

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) on April 20, 2021, arrested and charged Joshua Jeremiah, 26, of Baughers Bay for Cultivation of Cannabis and Handling Stolen Goods.

May 5th, 2021
Two males charged in connection with Catherine Pickering murder

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have charged two additional persons in connection to the robbery killing of Catherine Pickering on April 18, 2021.

May 3rd, 2021
Man finds 4 of his goats with heads chopped off in front yard

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Four goats that were allegedly in the habit of entering a private property in the Virgin Islands recently met their death by decapitation.

May 1st, 2021
Trio charged with unlicensed firearm possession

WEST END, Tortola, VI – Three persons in the Virgin Islands (VI) have been charged for unlicensed firearm possession, following a raid, Yesterday, April 30, 2021, in West End, Tortola, by officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force.

April 30th, 2021
Body found suspected to be South African Ryan Smolderen

WICKHAM’S CAY 1, Tortola, VI– Police have said the body recovered from waters near Village Cay on April 29, 2021, is suspected to be that of South Africa native Ryan Smolderen, 65.

April 26th, 2021
RVIPF divided based on nationality of officers - Skelton-Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called 'unacceptable' some alleged divisions within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), based on the nationality of the officers recruited to serve as police officers.

April 23rd, 2021
Armed business owners ‘will serve as another deterrent’ to crime – Bishop Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Controversial and outspoken pastor of the New Life Baptist Church, Bishop John I. Cline is the second clergyman to call for business owners to be allowed to carry arms as a means of protecting themselves from criminal elements.

April 23rd, 2021
Gov’t pumped $84M into RVIPF to fight for last 3 years - Premier

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) Government has been 'putting its money where its mouth is', as it has been revealed that it has plugged a total of $84,294,280 in financial resources into the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) for the last three years, the majority of which came after the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration took office, according to Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1).

April 22nd, 2021
Shemar Richardson, 24, charged for Paraquita Bay armed robbery

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police have disclosed they have charged 24-year-old Shemar Richardson of Gene Hill, Tortola in relation to the armed robbery at Paraquita Bay on Sunday, April 18, 2021.

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