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ESHS on lockdown; Unknown persons after students
PASEA ESTATE, Road Town, Tortola, VI - Word reaching our news centre from teachers and students, is that the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) in Pasea Estate is on security lockdown.
UPDATE: Man dead, Teen hospitalised in Huntums Ghut shooting
HUNTUMS GHUT, Tortola, VI - After checking with multiple sources, our news centre can now confirm that a Dominican native—between 30 and 40 years of age—Erran Charles of Horse Path is the man who was shot and died this evening Sunday, February 3, 2019, in Huntums Ghut on Tortola.
Three plead guilty to cocaine distribution in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, that on Friday, January 18, Robert Klyvert, 47, of St. Croix, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon, Jr., to distribution of crack cocaine.
Police raided HM Prison yesterday, January 26, 2019
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI - Word reaching our news centre is that yesterday Saturday, January 26, 2019, in the wee hours of the morning around 5:00am, a team from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), and Officers from Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) conducted a raid on the Prison Compound.
Man stabbed outside Sea Cows Bay Spanish Bar
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - Sometime last night Friday, January 25, 2019, a resident of Spanish descent was reportedly stabbed in the stomach outside a Sea Cows Bay Spanish Bar.
Brothers arrested after high-speed chase; Drugs found
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI — A traffic stop performed by the USVIPD on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, yielded two arrests along with ammunition and marijuana, USVIPD Public Information Officer, Glen Dratte has announced.
VI Citizens hesitant to cooperate with Force – CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commissioner of Police at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Mr Michael B. Matthews says in all his years of working in the police force around the world, the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) remain the most uncooperative in supporting the work of their local officers.
US Citizen pleads guilty to ganja possession in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two men, including a citizen of the United States of America, were this past week arraigned in the Virgin Islands (VI) for Unlawful Possession of Cannabis.
Gov Bryan, USVIPD to address surging crime situation
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Governor Albert Bryan Jr will join Acting Police Commissioner, Jason Marsh on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, to address the surging violent crimes situation in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), Government House announced today, Monday, January 21, 2019.
Bartender shot to death in USVI bar
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, USVI - A female bartender was shot to death in a downtown Christiansted, USVI bar on the night of Thursday, January 17, 2019, USVIPD Public Information Officer, Glen Dratte confirmed.