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Man punches glass door of supermarket after told of mask policy
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Furious for not being allowed into a Cane Garden Bay suparmarket without wearing a mask, a man used his bare fist to punch the glass entrance door, causing it to crack.
CGB beach bar broken into
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Police are said to be investigating a burglary allegedly committed on a beach bar at Cane Garden Bay, Tortola, between July 1 and July 2, 2020.
UPDATE: Police confirms decomposed body as Junior Peters
HORSE PATH, Tortola, VI- Investigators at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force have confirmed that a decomposed body discovered yesterday, Friday, July 3, 2020, in the Horse Path area, is that of missing man and Government House Landscaper Junior Peters.
Preacher allegedly caught attempting to burglarise home
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A Spanish speaking preacher who was allegedly caught attempting to burglarise a private dwelling home in Myer’s Estate on November 17 2019, was granted $20,000 signed bail when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court in John’s Hole on Thursday, July 2, 2020.
Man accused of smuggling 10 Haitians claims his boat drifted into VI waters
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Crawford Sabaroch, 53, a national of Dominica residing in St Maarten, who is accused of smuggling 10 Haitians into the Territory on June 25, 2020, told the Magistrate’s Court during his first appearance today, July 2, 2020 that his boat had experienced engine trouble for days and had drifted into Virgin Islands waters.
8 illegal immigrants caught on Prickly Pear Island; 2 on VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Some 10 illegal immigrants and a boat captain suspected to have smuggled them into the Virgin Islands have been caught on Prickly Pear Island and Virgin Gorda by local authorities acting on information received.
Palestina Estate man charged for cruelty to child
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man in the Virgin Islands is to face a magistrate in August, 2020, for alleged Cruelty to Child.
Man stabbed with broken beer bottle @ Baughers Bay
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- A man was reportedly taken to Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital with gaping stab wounds following a fight with another man at Baughers Bay, Tortola, yesterday afternoon, June 24, 2020.
UPDATE: Man accused of attempted abduction said he only wanted back his $70
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The man accused of attempting to abduct his now ex-girlfriend at a Tortola bar at the weekend turned himself over to police yesterday, June 21, 2020, on learning that police were looking for him, according to information reaching our news desk.
Duo caught with nearly $1M hauled before court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Today, Friday, June 19, 2020, the duo caught with close to $1M in cash between Jost van Dyke and Smugglers Cove, Tortola, earlier this week was hauled before the court to answer to several charges.