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2 year suspended sentence for teenage sex offender
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A nineteen year-old man was spared spending time behind bars at Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsum Ghut when he faced sentencing by High Court Judge Nicola P. Byer on June 15, 2017.
USVI woman arrested for embezzlement @ Home Depot
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— Police on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 arrested a female Home Depot employee after the manager of the department this employee worked in allegedly caught her allowing someone she knows to leave the store with items without paying for them, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department [VIPD] Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Friday, June 16, 2017.
Inside the closed Extradition Hearing; USA vs Earl Hodge & Roberto Harrigan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- For the second time in the history of the relationship between the Virgin Islands (VI) and the United States of America (USA), a treaty signed years ago between the USA and the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, called an extradition treaty, is being tested.
DR man pleads guilty in USVI to possession of firearm by illegal alien
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Cristian Lopez-Moncion, 35, of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty today in federal court on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) to possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett announced.
Alston Quashie allegedly led police to ganja farm- Court hears
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A native of St Vincent and the Grenadines who resides at Carrot Bay, Tortola has been remanded to prison for alleged ‘ganja’ offences.
New USVI scam seeks credit card info through fake IRS lawsuit
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A new scam making the rounds in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) seeks to defraud residents of their credit card info by using an Internal Revenue Service-related, authentic-looking scheme, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department [VIPD] Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman announced Tuesday, June 13, 2017.
‘Ocho’ held wife’s hair from behind & slit her throat- Court hears
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was a sad period in the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon, June 12, 2017 as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Kim Hollis QC read the allegations, detailing that murder accused Lennox F. Da Silva aka Ocho, during investigation, told police he stabbed his wife of three years, Sherika Nelson-Da Silva, and held on to her hair while behind her and slit her throat.
Identity of third suspect in USVI road rape revealed
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Commissioner Delroy Richards has made good on his word to reveal the identity of the third suspect said to be involved in the East End Road rape incident that rocked St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) last month.
UPDATE: Lennox F. Da Silva charged for murder of wife
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Police today, June 11, 2017 officially charged Lennox Franklyn Da Silva aka 'Ocho', 52, of Greenland, on the main island of Tortola, with murder in relation to the death of his wife.
Family of slain Ashburn A. Dawson offering reward for info
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The family of Ashburn A. Dawson aka Ashy, who was gunned down in Road Town on March 10, 2017 is now offering a reward for information that will help the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) identify a suspect in this investigation.
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