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UPDATE: Shakeem's alleged activities were 'pathological'- attorney
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Final charges are yet to be laid against Shakeem Smith, 19, who is accused of being involved in a string of burglaries that took place over a two-year period.
UPDATE: Six to testify against VG teacher accused of indecent assault
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Carlton Herbert, 30, a woodwork teacher at the Bregado Flax Educational Centre (BFEC) will now have his case heard in Virgin Gorda after a suggestion was made by his attorney before the court today, February 13, 2013.
Guyanese granted $10k bail for alleged assault
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Guyana national Sydney King, 54, appeared before the Magistrate’s court today February 12, 2013 following an alleged altercation between himself and another driver on April 10, 2012 at Little Dix Hill.
Arrest Blotter - January 27 to February 9, 2013
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Below is the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Arrest Blotter for January 27to February 9, 2013.
UPDATE: Loren Walwyn sentenced to twelve months in prison
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Loren Walwyn was sentenced to a total of twelve months in prison when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court today February 8, 2013.
UPDATE: DR man denies threatening High Court Witness
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Dominican Republic national Kelvin Solomon, 26, pleaded not guilty to all charges against him when he appeared before the Magistrate’s court today, February 7, 2013.
East End man tells court he plants ganja for hernia
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Rodney Smith, 42, of East End didn’t seem quite prepared to spend the evening in the care of Her Majesty’s Prison after he pleaded guilty before the Magistrate's court today, February 6, 2013 to the charge of cultivation of cannabis.
UPDATE: Puerto Ricans get 6 months for illegal entry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A construction worker, a fisherman and a waiter, will now be spending the next few months behind bars after being sentenced today February 4, 2013 for the crime of entering the Territory without being granted leave from an Immigration Officer (illegal entry).
UPDATE: Prison escape incident was close to a riot- HM Prison sources
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Pandemonium broke out at Her Majesty's Prison in Balsum Ghut shortly after 3 P.M. on Saturday February 2, 2013 as word circulated that a prisoner had escaped.
Greenland man pleads guilty to causing criminal damage
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “It looks like a hurricane passed through,” said Senior Crown Counsel Valston Graham as he offered a Police photograph of the alleged damage inflicted by Vern Wharton on the property of a Virtual Complainant (VC) when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards on January 30, 2013.