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February 6th, 2017
30 years until possibility of parole for Kenyatta ‘Yhats’ Boynes

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Kenyatta ‘Yhats’ Boynes, 32, who in October of last year was found guilty of the shooting to death of Paul Prentice and attempted murder of another man, committed on December 14, 2014 in Road Town, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with eligibility of parole after 30 years.

February 5th, 2017
USVI police trying to locate ‘armed & dangerous’ 19-year-old man

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) is seeking the St Croix community’s assistance in locating a man who it believes may have been involved in a homicide incident, VIPD Public Information Officer Glen Dratte, announced late Saturday February 4, 2017.

February 4th, 2017
19 year old confesses to having illegal gun & ammo

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Omarie Winter has found himself in hot water again after being found with an illegal weapon and ammunition and has since been remanded to prison.

February 3rd, 2017
Gunshots reported in Lower Estate

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A hail of gunshots was reportedly heard in Lower Estate, Tortola on the evening of February 2, 2017, prompting persons to call our newsroom to enquire.

February 3rd, 2017
Man survives hail of bullets in St Thomas shooting

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A St Thomas man who was shot multiple times about the body on Thursday night, February 2, 2017 survived the ordeal but said he had no recollection of what actually happened, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman announced on February 3, 2017.

February 1st, 2017
2 shot, 1 dead in first 2017 homicide on St Croix

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — On the day St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) was set to leave behind the month of January without a single homicide for 2017, two men were shot near Lorraine Village last night, January 31, 2017 leaving one dead and the other injured, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Commissioner Delroy Richards confirmed to The Consortium last night.

January 31st, 2017
Firearm & ammo seized in Nibbs Estate home

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – An early morning search carried out by officers of the Major Crime Team and the Immediate Response Unit on a residence in Nibbs Estate, Sea Cows Bay on January 31 2017 resulted in the seizure of a firearm and ammunition.

January 30th, 2017
Ex-boyfriend brutally beats, rape former lover- USVI police

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — Police on Thursday January 26, 2017 arrested a man they say is responsible for brutally beating then raping his ex-girlfriend, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte confirmed to The Consortium Saturday January 28, 2017.

January 26th, 2017
SVG father accused of having sex with daughter

ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI- A St Vincent and the Grenadines man living in the Virgin Islands for over 20 years and working in the construction sector has been accused of allegedly having sexual intercourse with his young daughter.

January 25th, 2017
First-degree rape reported on St Thomas, USVI

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE St Thomas, USVI- — The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) on Tuesday January 24, 2017 revealed that it was investigating a first-degree rape incident that the force says occurred Tuesday at about 5:25 A.M. in Estate Frydenhoj, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI).

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