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‘I made a silly mistake; I’m not a criminal!’- Ugandan caught with undeclared $$
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A Ugandan man caught smuggling $23,241 inside his suitcase and footwear at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island on March 5, 2020, has told the court he is not a criminal.
Prisoner accuses RVIPF of denying him bath; phone call & medication
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is in the proverbial hot seat for alleged ill-treatment of a prisoner.
Puerto Rican & Ugandan held @ TB Lettsome Airport with large amounts of $$
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two men – one from Puerto Rico and one from Uganda – were held one day apart at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island with a quantity of undeclared cash.
Man arrested after assaulting mother of his child @ bus stop in STT
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Shortly after 6:00 am on Monday, march 10, 2020, Jose A. Garcia, Jr, 28, of Hospital Ground, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), was arrested and charged with simple assault, domestic violence after assaulting a woman at a bus stop, according to the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD).
Overseas lawyer slams DPP for not communicating trial delay
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Attorney Chesley Oneal Hamilton from St Kitts and Nevis who had never before practised in the Virgin Islands, and had to be flown in to assist E. Leroy Jones, Attorney for Venezuelan nationals Wilferedo Lopez Vargas and Hober Morillo Ybarbia and Government Accountant Cryton Browne in the $30.9 million cocaine trial, was not a happy camper when he learnt that the trial would not go on as planned.
Woman guilty of ramming man with vehicle, & breaking his ankle
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A jury panel returned with a guilty verdict for Josiah’s Bay resident Isabella Merton after she allegedly rammed a man with her vehicle and broke his ankle.
62-year-old VG man arrested for theft & assaulting police officer
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- A 62 year old man arrested for theft on Virgin Gorda allegedly assaulted a police officer and is also now facing a charge of Resisting Arrest.
'It's important we go after every penny'- Hon Wheatley on Charging Orders Act
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Several legislators have publicly backed the amendments to the Charging Order Act of 2019, stating that it is timely, and the Territory will benefit.
STT man arrested for machine gun, extended magazine possession
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. THOMAS, USVI — John Michael Burgos, 20, of St. Thomas, appeared on Thursday, February 27, 2020, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller for an arraignment on an indictment charging him with unlawful possession of a machinegun, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. After a detention hearing held the same day, Judge Miller ordered Burgos detained.
Man arrested in connection with death of Kehinda Frett aka ‘Kip’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police have made an arrest as investigations continue into the death of 30-year-old Kehinda Frett aka 'Kip' or 'Kipling', who was involved in an accident while on his 4-wheel bike (ATV) at Port Purcell on Saturday, February 22, 2020.
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