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January 1st, 2017
Armed robbers strike @ Fine Foods in East End

EAST END, Tortola, VI- The question of who is next has been answered as armed robbers made their way into Fine Foods in East End and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash last evening, December 31, 2016.

December 31st, 2016
Parents should be in custody too – Greenland resident

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “This did not have to reach to this with those kids if some of those parents used to listen to other parents in the community,” was an opinion of a resident of Greenland and shared by other residents of that community as well as the wider East End Communities of Tortola.

December 30th, 2016
7 juveniles charged with burglarising primary school

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police have charged seven juveniles, including two females, after they admitted to illegally entering the Francis Lettsome Primary School in Greenland at least three times over the holiday weekend, and engaging in widespread property damage.

December 29th, 2016
Angelle A. Cameron attacks media for ‘Long Look’ brand

LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI – When Mrs Globe BVI Angelle A. Cameron forced her way into being among the ‘all men’ Christmas Chorale held on December 21, 2016 in Long Look, she took a swipe at the media for the bad press the community has received due to recent gun crimes. However, not everyone there agreed with her.

December 28th, 2016
3 charged in firearm related incidents

ROAD TOWN Tortola, VI – Three men were charged over the holiday weekend in relation to two separate firearm incidents and are scheduled to appear before the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon, December 28, 2016.

December 28th, 2016
3 arrested for possession of handguns & AK-47 in USVI

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) operation conducted over the weekend on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) led to the arrests of three young men on weapons charges, VIPD Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman, and the VI Department of Justice announced in separate press releases Tuesday December 7, 2016.

December 24th, 2016
David ‘Mooney’ Springette shot at for 2nd time

BELLE VUE, Tortola, VI – David ‘Mooney’ Springette who was shot while in Long Look on December 12, 2016 reportedly came under fire again last evening, December 23, 2016, however, in the Belle Vue area of Tortola, according to reports reaching this news site.

December 23rd, 2016
Violent & sex crimes sky-rocket in VI- 2015 RVIPF Report

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Despite reporting that there was a general reduction in crimes in the Virgin Islands, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) was concerned with the staggering 44% increase in violent crimes reported in 2015.

December 23rd, 2016
Mentally ill man beats mother to death in USVI

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A mentally ill man has beaten his mother to death in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), VIPD Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman announced on December 22, 2016.

December 22nd, 2016
We were never a people of bloodshed – LL resident Isiah Tweed

LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI – Emotions ran high during the 14th annual Christmas Chorale at the Stickette in Long Look on December 21, 2016 when a senior resident, Isiah Tweed, spoke in tears of the sad tag the community now holds because of gun crime.

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