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Theft of vehicle licence plates on the rise- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Police are urging persons with disabled or inoperable vehicles along roadsides or in unsecured lots whether temporarily, or permanently to secure their licence plates.
Gladys Todman said she used stolen $$ to buy sneakers & food
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Gladys Todman of Baughers Bay pleaded guilty to theft when she appeared before Magistrate Khadeen Palmer on April 7, 2022.
RVIPF urges contractors to mark tools & equipment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has issued a warning that with increased theft of construction tools and equipment, contractors should put systems in place to ensure their equipment are easily identifiable.
Spike recorded in thefts of generators & yard tools
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is recording an uptick in thefts of generators and tools left around private properties and roadsides unattended.
Increase in theft from vehicles & farms recorded- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Police have said they continue to receive reports of significant sums of money stolen from purses and wallets left on the seat of unsecured vehicles.
Gold jewellery valued $25K allegedly stolen from Long Trench home
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police are said to be investigating reports of an alleged theft of gold jewellery at a home in Long Trench, on the main island of Tortola.
Construction materials stolen from work site @ Fort Hill
FORT HILL, Tortola, VI- Work was progressing apace on the retaining wall project behind Bob's Gas Station at Fort Hill, Tortola until construction materials were allegedly stolen from the worksite sometime between April 1 and April 3, 2021.
Thieves continue to target tools left unsecured- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is reporting a spike in theft of tools for a second week in a row and is urging the public to place added security around these items.
Confiscated scooters stolen from police possession
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Information reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that two Yamaha scooters that were confiscated by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) relating to proceeds of a criminal conduct matter, were stolen from police possession.
Thieves targeting expensive tools- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– There seems to be a new interest by thieves in this COVID-19 era in the Virgin Islands- expensive tools.
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