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USVI man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — Today, December 21, 2016 Antonio Sanes Carmona, 45, of St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI), pleaded guilty before US Magistrate Judge George Cannon Jr to possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
‘I pray to God all the robbing & killing stop’- Hon Maduro-Caines
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) continues its public appeal for help in capturing criminals following the recent spate of gun crimes in the territory, Junior Minister for Tourism, Hon Archibald C. Christian (AL) and Representative for the Sixth District Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines, have joined the appeal.
3 USVI residents sentenced in money laundering conspiracy
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- On Monday December 19, 2016, District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez sentenced three defendants for a money laundering conspiracy that operated from Los Angeles, California to St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced today, December 20, 2016.
‘Who is next?’ The big question on gun crime- Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the recent spate of armed robberies in the Virgin Islands and with the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) not being able to close in on the perpetrators, the big question on many minds is “Who is next?”
STT man sentenced to 6 months for assaulting police officer
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A judge sentenced Kiplin Chalwell to six months in prison for attacking and assaulting two men – one of them a police officer – about five months ago, the [US] Virgin Islands Department of Justice announced Friday, December 16, 2016.
Gun crime rules the VI: Where is the Governor & Police Commissioner?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- If there was a local appointed Governor or a local or Caribbean Police Commissioner in the Virgin Islands and crime, in particular gun crimes, were out of control like it is there would have been calls by the Opposition, the media, civil society and talk show hosts for their heads.
Jeremy Nibbs accused of kicking police officer in face
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Enraged as he was entangled in a public fight with his girlfriend, Jeremy Nibbs found himself before Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste DaBreo on December 16, 2016 slapped with a number of charges, one related to him allegedly kicking a police officer in the face.
Safety first
Dickson Igwe
In late November 2016, the Virgin Islands Commissioner of Police, an exceptionally competent professional in this Old Boy’s opinion, alluded to the links between national safety and the economy. The Commissioner further stated that despite issues of the failure of members of a very small interconnected community, reluctant to report the criminal activity of relatives, the Virgin Islands remained a very safe territory.
UPDATE: Lone gunman robbed Long Bush Superette- Police
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The robbery on Billy’s Superette in Long Bush last evening, December 15, 2016 was committed by a lone gunman, police have stated.
$15,000 bounty on USVI baby killer’s head
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— As the St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) community continues to mourn this week’s murder of a 17-month-old child who was shot during what Government House described as a drive-by shooting, in a drive-by, Governor Kenneth E. Mapp today, December 16, 2016 announced an increase in the reward by an anonymous donor.
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