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Body of slain firefighter Eric A. Albert given water salute before flight to DR
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Slain firefighter Eric Alezis Albert, who was fatally shot at Greenland on June 20, 2025, was given a water salute at Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island before the body was taken to Dominican Republic, the home country of the late Albert, on July 9, 2025.
VI Gov't looking to give additional budgetary support to RVIPF- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced that the government is looking at ways to give more money to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) to bolster its crime-fighting capacity.
Cocaine-laden vessel was chased into VI waters; 4 DR men charged- Acting CoP
OIL NUT BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The cocaine-laden vessel that crashed into rocks at Oil Nut Bay on Virgin Gorda on June 17, 2025, had ended up in Virgin Islands waters after being chased by law enforcement authorities while in St Martin waters.
Murder accused Small Brent no longer in VI- ACoP Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Accused murderer Trinidadian John Emmanuel, aka Brent Dawn Emmanuel and Small Brent, is no longer in the Virgin Islands (VI), Acting Commissioner of Police (ACoP) Jacqueline E. Vanterpool has confirmed.
Arrest made in murder case of Airport Fire Officer Eric Albert
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- During a police operation on Friday, June 27, 2025, officers conducted an apartment raid in the Greenland area of Tortola, resulting in the arrest of an underage schoolboy allegedly linked to the murder of Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport Fire Officer Eric Albert.
1,440 kilos of cocaine with estimated street value of $144M seized on VG- RVIPF
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- A coordinated multi-agency operation conducted between June 17 and 18, 2025, involving the Department of Immigration, His Majesty’s Customs, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), and external law enforcement partners, resulted in several arrests and the seizure of approximately 1,440 kilograms of cocaine.
29-year-old man is 19th homicide for 2025 in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
GROVE PLACE, St Croix, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has announced that it is actively investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Saturday evening, June 21, 2025, in Grove Place, resulting in the death of 29-year-old Dasha Graham.
Terrance B. Lettsome Int'l Airport Fire Officer shot to death
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- Last evening, Friday, June 20, 2025, just before 11:00 PM, a man was fatally shot in Greenland close to a popular bar.
Drug bust in progress in East End; Several arrested
EAST END, Tortola, VI - Reports reaching our News Centre indicate that a drug bust is in progress in East End today, June 18, 2025.
USVI: 2 women, 1 man injured during Carlos Bar shooting
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, USVI- The V.I. Police Department is investigating a violent shooting that occurred early Sunday morning in the vicinity of Carlos Bar on St. Croix, which left three individuals hospitalized.
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