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Man allegedly drags victim between parked vehicles & rapes her
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. THOMAS, USVI — Bail has been set in the amount of $100,000 for a man accused of perpetrating what a Judge described as a woman’s "worst nightmare."
Police identify two of three homicide victims in STT shootings
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas — The USVI Police Department revealed during a press briefing Saturday afternoon that it had no suspects in custody relative to shootings in St. Thomas Friday that left three people dead. The department also revealed the identity of two of the three deceased victims and said weapons were not recovered from any of the crime scenes.
Top CoP challenges VI to contact him with leads for unsolved murders
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With a number of unsolved murders currently on the books at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), new Commissioner of Police Mr Mark Collins has challenged Virgin Islanders to reach out to him directly with leads that can help solve those crimes.
Hon Smith wants mandatory jail time for possession of illegal guns
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Deputy Speaker and Territorial At-Large member in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Neville A. Smith (AL) has called for stiffer penalties relating to gun crimes, including mandatory jail time for those found with illegal guns.
‘I’m not hearing enough outrage’ regarding crime – Hon Fraser
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Senior Opposition Legislator, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) said with regards to the conversations surrounding crime in the Virgin Islands (VI), there is not enough outrage over the situation in the territory.
‘Gun crime is like fungus’ that eats away @ human fabric - Hon Rymer
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has said the Explosive Amendment Act 2021, is another effort by the government to deter gun crime in the Virgin Islands as well as to ensure guilty persons do not escape prosecution due to loopholes in the law.
RVIPF divided based on nationality of officers - Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called 'unacceptable' some alleged divisions within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), based on the nationality of the officers recruited to serve as police officers.
Crime in the BVI
By Dickson C. Igwe
The Virgin Islands is threatened by a seemingly irreversible criminal culture. Is there hope that it will be reversed?
Rising drug, gun, and gang crime, threatens to destroy the Virgin Islands community.
Armed business owners ‘will serve as another deterrent’ to crime – Bishop Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Controversial and outspoken pastor of the New Life Baptist Church, Bishop John I. Cline is the second clergyman to call for business owners to be allowed to carry arms as a means of protecting themselves from criminal elements.
Gov’t pumped $84M into RVIPF to fight for last 3 years - Premier
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) Government has been 'putting its money where its mouth is', as it has been revealed that it has plugged a total of $84,294,280 in financial resources into the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) for the last three years, the majority of which came after the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration took office, according to Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1).
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