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Trio in Christmas Day cannabis bust fined!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A young man, who took his mother’s vehicle for a joyride with his friends and caught with 3.7 grammes of cannabis on December 25, 2011, was fined $1,000 when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this morning, January 9, 2012.
Police investigating gunshots in ‘ghetto”
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The peaceful atmosphere in the Crabbe Lot area also known as the “ghetto” was shattered early yesterday afternoon Sunday, January 8, 2012 with the popping of gunshots that went on for about two minutes, according to residents in the community.
Thefts spike while burglaries drop for the holidays
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While burglaries significantly dropped over the holidays, reported thefts spiked and included such items as scooters, licence stickers, dinghies, a wheel from a vehicle parked at a ferry terminal and a number of iPods, iPads, iPhones and Blackberry cell phones, a press release from the Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stated.
Two busted in VG marijuana field find!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two men who live on Virgin Gorda (VG) were charged on Saturday December 30, 2011 for allegedly cultivating marijuana, and are expected to appear in the Magistrate’s Court sometime during the week.
Indecent assault case involving VG man traversed to 2012
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The case against Bernard Charles, a Virgin Gordian resident who was charged with indecent assault stemming from the allegations that he molested a 10 year-old girl at his home, has been traversed to the February 2012 assizes.
Security for judges & magistrates must be addressed-Justice Charles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Security personnel for judges and magistrates is one area Justice Indra Hariprashad-Charles would like to see addressed in the Virgin Islands (VI) jurisdiction.
25 witnesses to be called in RT police station attack case
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Prosecutors intend to call some 25 witnesses to the stand when the three men implicated in the brazen attack on the Road Town police station in 2010 are brought to trial sometime during the February High Court criminal assizes, slated to commence on February 7, 2012.
Tech Voc programme in the works for inmates
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – By the third quarter of 2012, Government will be implementing a technical and vocational skills programme for inmates to learn a certifiable trade, declared Minister for Education and Culture Myron Walwyn in the House of Assembly (HOA) on Monday December 19, 2011.
Child molesters are being sifted out – Justice Charles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Thanks to the hard work being conducted by the Family and Juvenile Unit within the police force and the Social Development Department (SDD), the Virgin Islands (VI) has come a long way in finding out and prosecuting men who have sex with under-aged girls.
DCP Morris: UK officers not here to take over
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Bringing in police officers from the United Kingdom (UK) is in no way meant to demoralise the local officers instead, according to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, it’s to work along with them to hone in their skills.
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