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Police reportedly arrest three following high speed chase
HUNTUMS GHUT, Tortola, VI – [Post Time: 11:30 A.M.] Virgin Islands News Online has been informed that three persons were allegedly taken into custody following a police chase which was believed to have started from central Road Town and ended in Huntums Ghut sometime around 3 A.M. today Thursday September 19, 2013.
UPDATE: Suspect in superette robbery arrested & charged
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police have charged one man in relation to the robbery last Tuesday night at Brewley’s Superette in Purcell Estate.
Penalties to likely double for unpaid traffic tickets
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The many persons with outstanding traffic tickets will likely face double the fine if their file goes to court.
Police arrest two in boat burglaries
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Increase patrols by Police in response to the recent rise in boat burglaries has resulted in the arrest of two men found in and around the marinas in the Territory.
UPDATE: Residents suspect foul play in Auntie Rita’s disappearance
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – “It’s time that we start pointing fingers and get to the depth of this. Nothing is adding up and I think that another search is wasting time unless it goes to another level of using detectors, digging or something,” said Anegada resident Mr Jerry Vanterpool on the subject of the disappearance of Mrs Margarita Faulkner-Clinton aka Auntie Rita.
UPDATE: No arrests yet in Crafts Alive burglaries
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – No arrests have yet been made in relation to the recent burglaries at the Crafts Alive Village, according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
Perceived rise in criminal activities worries VI residents
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “These days in the BVI is definitely moving in different directions to the extent that our values are being eroded. Gone are the days when we feel comfortable to stop at nights to give a neighbour a ride. It is time that the Commissioner and the whole police work with the people of this territory to get rid of bad elements that are eating on the society and people.”
UPDATE: Pockwood Pond accident victim left scene to seek help - ICR
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A director of International Car Rental (ICR) has allayed fears and speculations surrounding the driver of one of their vehicles found abandoned at the seashore at Pockwood Pond on August 19, 2013.
UPDATE: Power restored to VG; other areas following accident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Power has now been restored to Virgin Gorda and other affected areas today, August 23, 2013, according to BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) General Manager Leroy A.E. Abraham.
Businesses warned to lookout for counterfeit currency
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Counterfeit currency has surfaced twice in the last week but officers of the Criminal Investigations Unit believe there may be more in circulation and therefore are asking business owners to be on the lookout.
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