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November 1st, 2012
Woman afraid of being harmed by mentally ill sibling - court hears

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A man who is said to have mental health issues and is only able to find stability with the application of medication has appeared in the magistrate's court once again on the charge of destroying property.

October 31st, 2012
Arrest Blotter

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Below is the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Arrest Blotter for the period October 21 to October 27, 2012.

October 31st, 2012
Second District residents want more police presence at beaches

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Certain residents of the Second District have called for more police presence at the beaches on the days when cruise ships are in to curb robberies on tourists and have also asked that police address the issue of speeding taxis especially in the school zones.

October 31st, 2012
Main Street jewellery store broken into

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police are investigating a break-in at a jewellery store on Main Street.

October 30th, 2012
Men held on boat with cocaine plead not guilty

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Nigel Registe, a native of Dominica residing in St. Thomas and Kevin Greaves of St. Thomas, who were onboard a 18-foot go-fast boat when it was intercepted by police on the northern side of Tortola on October 25, 2012 have pleaded not guilty to the charge of unlawful possession of cocaine with intent to supply.

October 30th, 2012
Haitians’ manslaughter trial: woman kept crying for her two babies

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – US Coast Guard, Carlos Diaz Colon, gave testimony yesterday, October 29, 2012 about rescue efforts made by his team on the night of a mishap that resulted in the deaths of 8 persons when a boat crashed into a reef near the shores of Brandy Wine Bay.

October 28th, 2012
UPDATE: Police release names of 5 persons charged in recent drug busts

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police have now revealed that charges have been laid against the captain and crew of the two vessels intercepted on Thursday October 25, 2012 when officers of the Special Investigations Unit and the Marine Branch led an operation that resulted in the seizure of more than 560kg of marijuana and 6kg of cocaine.

October 25th, 2012
UPDATE: Haitians’ manslaughter trial- Witnesses recount gripping ordeal

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The trial for Haitian nationals, Renold Plasimond and Roro Edourne, fingered in the deaths of eight illegal migrants in 2010 continued today October 25, 2012 in the High Court with testimony from several passengers who lost their loved ones on the ill-fated voyage.

October 25th, 2012
Woman accused of resisting arrest; failure to give name & address to Police

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “She knew I was a Police officer but she just didn't want to move the vehicle” is what the Magistrate’s court was told when Sergeant Donna Monsanto testified yesterday, October 24, 2012.

October 24th, 2012
Police Arrest Blotter

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The following is the arrest blotter from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force from October 14 to October 20, 2012.

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