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Motorists warned to take precautions on the roadways
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police are cautioning motorists against stopping for strangers, and to be alert when slowing down for obstructions in the road while traversing the roadways especially late at night.
UPDATE: Police Officers’ assault trial moved to Sept
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The two police officers charged with assaulting Brandon George (now deceased) will return to court for trial in September following the absence of their attorney at the Magistrate’s Court today, June 26, 2013.
Police charge three for failing to declare, illegal entry
ROAD TOWN, Torotola, VI - Officers of RVIPF Special Investigations Unit (SIU) charged three persons for illegal entry and failing to declare after they were found in the Fish Bay area after off-loading boat at a non-designated entry port in Saturday afternoon.
Two arrested in firearm seizure
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Information Office reports that, just before 4 A.M. today, June 14, 2013, Officers on routine patrol noticed a vehicle being driven erratically in the Road Town area. The vehicle appeared to make an unlawful turn and subsequently made off when signaled to stop by the Officers.
UPDATE: Relatives of Francis appeal for justice
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI - The atmosphere in the Long Look community shifted into one of mourning this morning June 8, 2013 as the family, friends and relatives of the late Cornel Melbourne Francis paid their final respects to the murder victim.
RVIPF reaches out to EE/LL Hispanic community
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Hispanic community in East End/Long Look came out in large numbers as territorial police officers and detectives shared on crime matters and gave updates on the investigations into the murders of the two Dominican Republic nationals Riky Dennis Bautista Familia murder and Felix Colon Beltre at the meeting held in the community recently.
Fight breaks out at Summer League basketball game
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The much favoured BVI Basketball Federation’s Summer League is in its peak but had a spark of bad blood this weekend when some players were involved in a heated fight.
Are residents’ phones being tapped? Is VI now a Police state?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With such a small community and many concluding already that there is nothing confidential in the Virgin Islands, there remain questions and concerns over police power and whether residents’ phones, both land-line and cellular, are being tapped or ‘bugged’ by the state.
UPDATE: 16-year-old in alleged gun find remanded to prison
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The 16-year old male allegedly discovered by police with a gun on May 8, 2013 appeared before the Magistrate's Court today, May 23, 2013 to answer to the charges of unlawful possession of ammunition and carrying an unlicensed firearm.
UPDATE: Under pressure Governor & Ag. CoP appoint PC Sharpe!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After pressure from many in the community over Police Constable Olfred Sharpe being on probation for nearly 7 years and him turning to the courts for justice against the United Kingdom appointed Governor William B. McCleary and Acting Police Commissioner David Morris, Officer Sharpe has been appointed, according to information reaching this news site.