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November 12th, 2020
80-year-old VG woman heading to court for alleged theft

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An 80 year-old-woman on Virgin Gorda will be heading to the Magistrate's Court in January 2021, after being charged for theft.

November 12th, 2020
Complaints from public on police will be ‘properly’ investigated – CoP Matthews vows

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Outgoing Commissioner of Police Mr Michael B. Matthews has pledged to take complaints from members of the public relating to officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) seriously.

November 7th, 2020
Friday’s homicide a ‘reckless, impulsive act of violence’- Dept CoP Alwin James

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Deputy Commissioner of Police, Alwin James has described the latest homicide in the Virgin Islands (VI) as an example of reckless, impulsive acts of violence that have started to trend locally.

November 4th, 2020
Frozen funds! VG woman allegedly hides stolen $$ in freezer

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- A woman from Virgin Gorda has been arrested and charged for allegedly stealing money from a woman’s purse left in a washroom at St Thomas Bay, Virgin Gorda.

October 26th, 2020
Acts of violence are ‘uncivilised’ & should be condemned- DCP Alwin James

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has noted a “disturbing rise” in the number of serious assaults this past week, two of which were perpetrated against security officers by persons trying to enter premises without face masks.

October 16th, 2020
UPDATE: Greenland resident Dajshon Benjamin gets $70K bail on gun charge

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On Thursday, October 15, 2020, Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards granted bail in the sum of $70,000 to Dajshon Benjamin, 24, of Greenland, Tortola. Benjamin is facing the charge of keeping a firearm without a license.

October 14th, 2020
Ex-Convict Royden Sebastian charged for murder of George Burrows

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has reported it has charged one person in relation to the murder of George Burrows.

October 14th, 2020
Police accused of 'terrifying' children with 'laser guns'

ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and its Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews are once again facing heat, after a mother claimed RVIPF officers illegally ransacked her family’s boat and property all while pointing 'laser guns' at her children.

October 13th, 2020
UPDATE: One in custody for murder of Burrows; 3 for Daly’s

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On the heels of Virgin Islands News Online’s first and accurate report earlier today, October 13, 2020, that three persons were taken into custody in relation to the murder of Matthew D. Daly aka ‘Shorty’, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has since indicated that one person has also been arrested in connection with the killing of George Burrows.

October 12th, 2020
RVIPF vacancies: Local officers allege being sidelined for UK officers

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It has long been known there is a strained relationship between local police officers, including Caribbean recruits, and officers from the United Kingdom (UK) in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF); however, it has come to the forefront again, with local officers alleging there has been another attempt to sideline them for more UK officers.

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