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December 29th, 2017
UK officer reportedly offered job in VI suspended in homeland

DERBYSHIRE, United Kingdom- A senior United Kingdom (UK) police officer, who served in the Virgin Islands following the passage of Hurricane Irma in September 2017 and who was reportedly being offered a job with the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), has been suspended from the force in Derbyshire, according to a UK publication.

December 9th, 2017
UPDATE: Hernandez had no gun, but knife- Senior Police & NSC sources

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Our police sources have retracted the previous information given to our newsroom on the escaped prisoner, Santo Yamarco Hernandez, alleging that he had a gun after he was shot by police on December 6, 2017.

November 29th, 2017
Zero calls with information on recent fatal shootings- CoP Matthews

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Commissioner of Police Michael B. Matthews has expressed disgust at the thought of persons here in the Virgin Islands refusing to assist in the investigation of crimes by giving information, especially in light of the recent shootings that resulted in the death of an 11 year old school child.

November 29th, 2017
‘Ban all scooters in VI’- Claude O. Skelton-Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In light of the recent shootings and the numerous previous incidents involving scooters and their riders, radio personality Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline is calling on government to ban the use of scooters in the Virgin Islands (VI).

November 9th, 2017
'Some officers lost everything, slept on floors, yet reported for duty'- CoP

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Despite losing everything following the passage of Hurricane Irma two months ago, members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) reported for duty while still trying to secure what was left of their homes.

November 5th, 2017
Vicardo 'Scar' Farrell charged with murder of Devern 'Snoopy' Stanley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Members of the Serious Crime Investigation team on Saturday, November 4, 2017 arrested and charged 27 year old Vicardo Farrell aka Scar of Major Bay for the murder of Devern Stanley aka Snoopy. Devern family reported him missing on June 5, 2016, then eight days shy of him being missing for over two months, his body was discovered in Rouges Bay.

November 2nd, 2017
Hurricane Irma 'tested me thoroughly'- CoP

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - "Not many commissioners of police can say that they were in charge of policing when the biggest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic hit a capitol and wiped out the territory and there is no training book for that. But what it did do? It tested me thoroughly. It tested my force thoroughly."

November 1st, 2017
Police to clamp down on 'dangerous' vehicles

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the passage of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 it has become a common sight for damaged vehicles to be traversing the roadways, some without windscreen and others with various body damages, including to side view mirrors and lights.

October 16th, 2017
'Secure generators with strong locks & chains' - CoP Matthews

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following the monstrous Category 5 Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 that left the territory in a state of total darkness due to downed electricity poles and cables, persons out of desperation and no regard for personal property began looting generators, even from businesses, including telecommunications companies.

October 8th, 2017
Police Officer Sergeant Francia James-Liburd suddenly passes

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI-  The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, as well as immediate family and friends of Police Officer Sergeant Francia James-Liburd, are still in shock over her sudden death.

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