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February 28th, 2014
Bekembe George gets 33 months for ganja farm

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Bekembe George, 22, of Virgin Gorda was given a sentence of 33 months in prison today, February 28, 2014 by Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards after he was found guilty late last year of cultivation of marijuana.

February 27th, 2014
Duo gets 18 months in mixer theft

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Frederick Penn, 45, and Kenneth Green, 40, were both handed 18 months in prison when they pleaded guilty to theft before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, February 26, 2014.

February 26th, 2014
UPDATE: Magistrate sends gun-toting Vanterpool to church

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Magistrate Dr Velon L. John told defendant Joel Vanterpool that while he may have some reason to celebrate in leaving the Magistrate’s Court a free man today, February 26, 2014, instead of going to a pub he should go to his church.

February 26th, 2014
Farmer in court over meat feud with Agri Dept

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Brian Hodge pleaded guilty when he was slapped with a charge of destroying property during his appearance at the Magistrate’s Court on February 21, 2014.

February 23rd, 2014
Eric Casey gets more charges of assault & threatening language

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Long Bush resident, Eric Casey, was again brought up on charges of unlawful assault and threatening language when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court on February 21, 2014.

February 22nd, 2014
VG man remanded for firearm possession, threats

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Franklyn Malone, 57, of Valley, Virgin Gorda was yesterday, February 21, 2014 placed before the Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession of a firearm and several counts of threatening language.

February 21st, 2014
Man misses jail for death threats to ex, sex assault

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Dante Blair, 22, narrowly missed being sent straight to prison for an extended period when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court today, February 21, 2014.

February 21st, 2014
UPDATE: Walton Cameron guilty of indecent assault, remanded to prison

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Walton Cameron is now behind the bars at Balsum Ghut awaiting sentencing after he was found guilty of indecently assaulting a woman on January 28, 2012.

February 20th, 2014
UPDATE: He never reported any incident – Police source

SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI –While 25 year old Elias Wilis-Potter has since filed an official report about the severe beating and stoning incident which marred the Valentine’s celebration at Anegada on Friday 14, 2014, police are claiming that he had never told them of any incident the night in question.

February 20th, 2014
Cell phone snatchers, dingy thieves rampant in the VI - RVIPF

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Just weeks after top officials of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) including the Commission of Police (CoP) Mr David Morris led a press conference reporting the outrageous number of cell phones stolen in the Territory, they have had cause to sound the alarm bell on the appalling number of dinghy thefts taking place.

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