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2019 Soca Monarch Ramon ‘G’ breached parole conditions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Convicted and jailed in 2011 for a crime committed and subsequently released in March 2019 on parole, Ramon A. George aka Ramon ‘G’ has been reprimanded for breaching conditions of his parole when he participated in the Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival’s Soca Monarch competition on August 3, 2019.
USVI police officer indicted for bank fraud & identity theft
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the [US] Virgin Islands announced today, September 20, 2019, the unsealing of an indictment charging [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Officer Yomont King with a variety of offenses, including bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and forgery.
‘Persons charged are held in custody for too long’- Snr Police Officer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Pointing to several cases as examples, a senior police officer said the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is not applying the same rules to persons who are of “low means” in their custody.
Wilbert Pickering remanded for Burglary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A Parham Town man, who is no stranger to Her Majesty’s Prison at Balsam Ghut, was remanded for Burglary recently.
'A good day for criminal justice' as ECSC launches sentencing guidelines
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On the heels of public outcry over the perceived inconsistency in sentencing in the courts of the Virgin Islands, the public might be somewhat satisfied to know that judges and magistrates in the territory and the other member states of the Eastern Caribbean will soon have a unified guide to follow when sentencing criminals.
'Mechanic' who damaged customer vehicle facing jail time
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An elderly man, who reportedly broke the law to make an emergency run to Peebles Hospital, is facing a little over four months at Her Majesty’s Prison if he does not pay $1,650 in fines.
Man steals pigtail for woman in aftermath of Irma; Fined $3,000
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An elderly man who admitted to stealing groceries, including pigtail for a woman after Hurricane Irma, is facing up to six months at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) if he does not pay a $3,000 fine.
Attempted bank heist leaves guard nursing gunshot wound
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. THOMAS, USVI - Following an incident where an armoured vehicle guard was shot early Wednesday, September 10, 2019, in an attempted heist outside of the Scotiabank branch in the Altona and Welgunst area of St. Thomas, law enforcement officials are yet to make an arrest.
‘It’s weed officer’- Greenland man allegedly told police
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man from Greenland, on the eastern end of Tortola, was fined $400.00 after he pleaded guilty before the Magistrate’s Court on September 12, 2019 for having a small quantity of marijuana in his possession.
Australian was held with over $100K @ airport
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste-DaBreo has ordered that the seized monies amounting to US$107,005.24, be returned to the owner, Australian Warwick James Reid.
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