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Another court blow to CoP Collins as Ex Deputy CoP James' ammo charges squashed!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police Commissioner Mark Collins, who is currently under investigation over some 55 charges brought against him by his own police officers, and now has a reputation for injustice, no respect for the rule of law and allegedly spearheading a target list of Virgin Islanders to arrest and damage their characters, including fellow police officers who signed the petition against him and members of the media, is at it again.
2 charged for April 2023 murder of Kemo A. Lettsome
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Officers of the Major Incident Team within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) on April 24, 2024, arrested and charged two persons in connection with the April 30, 2023, murder of Kemo A. Lettsome at Long Look, Tortola.
Man allegedly drops firearm while running away from police
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our news centre is that police have charged three persons following the discovery of a firearm in the Purcell Estate area of Tortola in the wee hours of Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
USVI- Man in custody for shooting 33-year-old woman to death in STT
VI CONSORTIUM
THOMASVILLE, St Thomas, USVI- A fatal shooting that took place Friday evening, April 19, 2024, in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) has led to homicide charges against Simon Rawlins Jr, 37, who is charged with shooting 33-year-old Mardette Ward to death.
Police records ‘significant increase’ in non-residential burglaries on Tortola
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Criminal Investigations Department has reported a significant increase in the number of non-residential burglaries on Tortola since the beginning of the year, compared to the same period last year.
Law Enforcement Marine Base officially handed over
ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Marine Base, a project that was jointly funded by the Government of the Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom (UK) Government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) was today, April 16, 2024, officially handed over to law enforcement.
USVI: Man injured in early-morning gunpoint robbery in STT
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST Thomas, USVI — An armed robbery occurred in the early hours of Saturday, April 13, 2024, in the vicinity of the Starz Hotel in Contant, prompting an urgent response from local law enforcement.
USVI: Police probing early-morning heist @ Home Depot on STT
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— The Home Depot in Estate Donoe was the target of a grand larceny on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, prompting an urgent response from the [US] VI Police Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau.
Police charge 2 for firearm offences, 4 for burglary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Seantroy Hanley and Jahkeema Charles were charged with keeping a firearm without a licence, among other charges, while Deron Antoine, Marvin Gumbs, Wendy Hendricks and Alex Moore were charged with burglary between March 2 and March 31, 2024.
Fugitive Jamal Freeman aka 'Uncle' captured
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has apprehended Jamal Freeman, who has been wanted since January 1, 2024.