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September 10th, 2020
2 Venezuelans arrested for overstaying time in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Officers of the Joint Task Force are expressing thanks to members of the public for their role in the success of a recent operation in Road Town, which resulted in two illegal immigrants from Venezuela being detained.

September 7th, 2020
2 arrested after entering VI during curfew

WEST END, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), with the assistance other border control agencies, arrested two men heading into Tortola via West End during the ongoing curfew, yesterday, September 6, 2020.

August 20th, 2020
UPDATE: $40k bail for duo charged with Illegal Entry & Breach of Curfew

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The two men arrested by police on August 11, 2020, for allegedly entering the Territory illegally have since been placed before the Magistrate’s Court and granted bail.

August 16th, 2020
Unlicensed teen driver flees accident scene & crashes again

GENE HILL, Tortola, VI – An unlicensed female teen driver and her alleged boyfriend may have found themselves in double trouble after getting involved in a vehicular accident, then fleeing the scene and crashing again late Friday evening, August 15, 2020.

August 12th, 2020
54-year-old USVI woman arrested for having sex with minor

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— Police in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) have arrested a woman after she admitted to having sex with a minor for several months.

August 8th, 2020
Late sleeper assaults mother & sister over noise @ Greenland

GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- Two women were reportedly assaulted by a male relative at Greenland, Tortola, following a verbal dispute that started after he complained about being disturbed by noise while he was still in bed shortly after 7:00am on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.

June 14th, 2020
Man who tried to outrun police held with cocaine & ‘ganja’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following a brief foot chase with police, a man was arrested after illegal drugs were reportedly found in his possession in Road Town, Tortola, on Saturday, June 13, 2020.

June 13th, 2020
Two busted with gun in car; high scent of burning cannabis

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A 33-year-old female Graphics Designer along with a 21-year-old male, were both arrested on suspicion of illegal possession of a firearm after police officers trailed their vehicle following a traffic violation.

June 10th, 2020
PR boat captain & Indonesian fishing crew held in VI waters with large catch

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Local authorities have held a boat captain from Puerto Rico and his crew of Indonesians who were allegedly in Virgin Islands waters with close to 8,000 pounds of fish in their vessel.

June 9th, 2020
‘We in Virgin Islands not immune to racism'- Dr Wheatley

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on the Virgin Islands to stand together with the global movement against racism and police brutality, adding that the Territory is not immune to it.

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