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November 30th, 2019
Man charged for cocaine possession @ St Thomas Airport

VI CONSORTIUM

ST. THOMAS, USVI - Aubrey Meyers was charged with possession of cocaine, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced Friday.

November 29th, 2019
‘I’m unemployed with three kids’- man found with drugs tells court

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man caught with a quantity of cocaine and cannabis wants the court to be lenient on him during his sentencing because he is currently unemployed and has three children to maintain.

November 28th, 2019
'Increased patrols' for businesses this Christmas season - CoP Matthews

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Commissioner of Police (CoP), Mr Michael B. Matthews says the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is primed and ready for the 2019 holiday season with heightened police presence and will also target criminals in highly 'vulnerable' areas.

November 28th, 2019
DR man captured @ STT airport after evading authorities in New York

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A man from the Dominican Republic who was living in New York was arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 after he was flagged as being a wanted man in the state of New York, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Toby Derima has announced.

November 28th, 2019
VG woman allegedly choked, kicked & grabbed weave of cousin- court hears

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Jhani Brown, the virtual complainant, testified that her cousin Kianna George- the defendant- allegedly assaulted her and inflicted actual bodily harm on her on August 4, 2018.

November 27th, 2019
Suspected drunk driver charged for refusing to provide urine sample

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A resident of Cane Garden Bay has been charged for refusing to provide police with a blood/urine sample after he was pulled over for driving under the influence.

November 27th, 2019
Florida dentist shot in back 6 times by 2 USVI men

VI CONSORTIUM

MIAMI, Florida, USA- A Florida dentist was shot six times from the back on Friday, November 22, 2019 outside her Hialeah, Florida office by two men from the US Virgin Islands (USVI), according to the Hialeah Police Department.

November 27th, 2019
DR man allegedly caressed 10-year old's vagina- Court hears

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Rafael Sabino, 46, of the Dominican Republic, is facing criminal charges at the Magistrate’s Court in the Virgin Islands after he allegedly kissed and fondled the vagina of a ten-year-old girl who is the same age of his youngest daughter.

November 26th, 2019
21 mths jail for man who stole $70K from Banco Popular ATM in USVI

VI CONSORTIUM

CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI— Clement Bougouneau, 52, of St. Thomas, was sentenced Thursday, November 21 for bank burglary and larceny, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.

November 26th, 2019
Trial for man accused of bribery by public official to restart after 'hiccup'

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Wesley Legair testified before the Magistrate’s Court that he saw the money exchange between his former employer and Robert Swain, witnessed the meetings and the altercation between the two over monies owed to Swain by his employer.

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