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February 10th, 2021
Two charged for breach of curfew in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two persons have been arrested and charged for breach of curfew as revealed by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) in its latest arrest blotter for the period of January 31 to February 6, 2021.

December 29th, 2020
Father arrested after chasing daughter with cutlass

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI - A Pockwood Pond, Tortola man was taken into police custody for reportedly chasing his daughter while brandishing a cutlass, after he caught her going through his mobile phone.

December 17th, 2020
Carrot Bay man charged for allegedly attempting to murder ex-girlfriend

CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- A Carrot Bay man has been arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend.

November 3rd, 2020
UPDATE: VG man charged for stabbing incident @ Paraquita Bay bar

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A resident of Virgin Gorda has been charged by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) for allegedly stabbing another man at a bar in Paraquita Bay on November 1, 2020.

October 23rd, 2020
Man assaults security after refused entry to store with ‘paper towel mask’

EAST END, Tortola, VI- A man has been taken into police custody after allegedly assaulting a security guard who refused him entry into a Tortola store since he did not have on a proper mask.

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 10th, 2020
‘Officers don’t go out with intent to cause problems’- CoP Matthews

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Outgoing Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Mr Michael B. Matthews has defended the conduct of his officers in the fields, following some public criticisms that the police on occasion, have been employing excessive force in the execution of duties.

September 26th, 2020
Confusion over mask sparks brawl with police & youth @ RiteWay Pasea

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI – A misunderstanding over the wearing of a face mask at a local supermarket, has resulted in a brawl between a police officer and a local man, which ended with the young man now facing several charges after being arrested at the location.

September 15th, 2020
2 arrested for cannabis, breach of curfew

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two men on Tortola were yesterday, September 14, 2020, granted station bail after they were allegedly found with a quantity of cannabis when confronted on separate occasions by officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) on suspicion of breaching the curfew.

September 12th, 2020
Police find marijuana, loaded handgun in home raid

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have discovered a Glock 26 handgun with two live rounds of bullets during a home raid last evening, Friday, September 11, 2020.

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