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Man in court for allegedly striking other man with Guinness bottle
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A heavy machine operator told the court that he would offer to plead guilty with a cause after he allegedly struck a man with a bottle whom he claimed had been bothering him.
UPDATE: Keno Allen sentenced to 15 years for attempting to choke
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The man who was found guilty of attempting to choke, indecent assault and robbery, Keno Allen, was given a heavy prison sentence by Justice Kelvin John moments ago in the High Court, May 30, 2013.
Justice John pours out heart to Hart in sentencing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Matthew Hart, 35, was yesterday May 29, 2013 sentenced to four years imprisonment by Justice Kelvin John, who while passing the sentence, poured his heart out to Hart saying repeatedly how much he felt for the young man as he thought he had lots of potential and should give himself a chance at a better life.
Crown offers no evidence against Thaxter in arms case
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Crown related that it would no longer offer any charges against Davin Thaxter in a firearm and ammunition case when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court today, May 29, 2013.
Lower Estate man confesses to buying stolen phone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A Lower Estate man confessed in the Magistrate's Court to purchasing a phone allegedly stolen from a car that was parked at the UP’s cinema complex sometime last year.
UPDATE: Boat captain gets 7½ years in ganja bust
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Jamaican national, Ralph James, was sentenced today May 24, 2013 to serve 7½ years for offences in relation to a drug bust executed by police near Anegada last year.
CRIME in the VI!
By Donald E. de Castro- “too old to be intimidated”
Theft is the taking of another person’s property without their permission or consent with intent to deprive them of it. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting, and fraud. These are all crimes and when one encourages and assists another in committing these acts that is also a crime. As the saying goes, “the harbourer is just as bad as the thief”.
UPDATE: 16-year-old in alleged gun find remanded to prison
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The 16-year old male allegedly discovered by police with a gun on May 8, 2013 appeared before the Magistrate's Court today, May 23, 2013 to answer to the charges of unlawful possession of ammunition and carrying an unlicensed firearm.
UPDATE: Matthew Hart found guilty in Festival Grounds stabbing case
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - (Post Time: 4:10 P.M.) Jurors in the High Court moments ago, May 22, 2013, found Matthew Hart guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man on July 27, 2012 while at the Festival Grounds in Tortola.
UPDATE: Fmr prison officer Morton has case to answer - Magistrate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards has ruled that former Prison Officer, Steve Morton does indeed have a case to answer before the court and has thrown out a no case submission made by the defence.
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