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December 5th, 2011
Robbers carry out daring robbery on Fleming Street store

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI [12:33 p.m.]– Two armed robbers entered Aladdin Quality Store on Flemming Street this morning Monday December 5, 2011 and, using hammers, smashed the glass cases and carted off with over $100,000 in jewelry.

December 5th, 2011
Justice Hariprashad-Charles heads to Bahamas to take up new post

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Within a few weeks, High Court Judge Indra Hariprashad Charles will depart from the Virgin Islands to take up a position in the Supreme Court of the Bahamas.

December 5th, 2011
UPDATE - Abortion plotters’ sentencing hearing pushed back to Dec. 9

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The sentencing hearing for a couple who pled guilty in October for attempting to procure a miscarriage of a young woman has been pushed back to Friday, December 9, 2011.

December 3rd, 2011
Road Town Anti-Crime Group warns against Xmas burglars!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Road Town Anti-Crime Group is warning home-owners and business-owners to be especially security conscious during the holiday season to "avoid making a burglar’s Christmas wishes come true".

November 30th, 2011
Arrest blotters

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The following is the arrest blotter from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force from November 20 to November 26, 2011.

November 28th, 2011
UPDATE: Wakima Lettsome denied bail!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Wakima Lettsome, the alleged trigger man in the Crabbe Lot area shooting incident nine days ago that resulted in the victim sustaining a bullet wound to his abdomen was denied bail when he appeared in the Magistrate's Court today, November 28, 2011.

November 26th, 2011
Woman sexually assaulted in Huntums Ghut

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information reaching Virgin Islands News Online indicate that a young woman was sexually assaulted while walking in the Huntums Ghut community sometime Tuesday, November 22, 2011.

November 26th, 2011
Man fined $2500 for handling stolen goods

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Akeem Durante, who had pleaded guilty on October 20, 2011 for handling stolen goods, was fined $2500 with an alternative of six months imprisonment when he appeared before Magistrate Tamia Richards at John’s Hole on November 25, 2011.

November 25th, 2011
20-year-old pleads guilty to double burglaries

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Akino Narford, 20, is facing custodial sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of burglaries committed earlier in the year when he appeared before Magistrate Tamia Richards at John’s Hole this morning November 25, 2011.

November 24th, 2011
Ultimatum given to man accused of grabbing another's private parts

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Noting that the case is taking longer than is necessary to proceed and that the defence is to be blamed for the delay mostly because of the absence of legal counsel, Magistrate Tamia Richards yesterday November 24, 2011, ordered that Jerome Hopkins Sr., who is accused of indecent assault, get a lawyer within the next 10 minutes or she would have to proceed with him being unrepresented.

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