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May 6th, 2021
RVIPF offering free testing for tints without penalty @ Expo

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– With the spotlight shone on the issue of tint on vehicles recently, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is offering tests for tints free of cost tomorrow, May 7, 2021.

May 6th, 2021
Ex-cop who tipped off individuals about police raid to appeal case before ECSC

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A former officer of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) who was found guilty of Breach of Trust for tipping off individuals of a police raid to be executed back in 2013, will be appealing her case before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC).

May 6th, 2021
Baughers Bay man charged for marijuana cultivation

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) on April 20, 2021, arrested and charged Joshua Jeremiah, 26, of Baughers Bay for Cultivation of Cannabis and Handling Stolen Goods.

May 5th, 2021
Two males charged in connection with Catherine Pickering murder

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have charged two additional persons in connection to the robbery killing of Catherine Pickering on April 18, 2021.

May 3rd, 2021
UPDATE: Female Teen charged in relation to Paraquita Bay robbery/murder

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) first and accurately reported on May 2, 2021, that a female teen was arrested on April 28, 2021, as investigations continued into the recent robbery and fatal shooting in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said the teen has since been charged.

May 1st, 2021
Trio charged with unlicensed firearm possession

WEST END, Tortola, VI – Three persons in the Virgin Islands (VI) have been charged for unlicensed firearm possession, following a raid, Yesterday, April 30, 2021, in West End, Tortola, by officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force.

April 30th, 2021
Grant paid overdue rent, rental vehicle in cash day after robbery- court

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One day after the robbery and the same day that Catherine Pickering, the 67-year-old woman who was fatally shot during a robbery on April 18, 2021, at her residence in Paraquita Bay, Tortola in the head and chest with an AK-47 assault rifle, died from her wounds, Shameek Grant, reportedly paid his landlord $1,950 cash after being behind on his rent.

April 29th, 2021
Catherine Pickering was shot in head & chest with AK-47 rifle- Court

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Catherine Pickering, the 67-year-old woman who was fatally shot during a robbery on April 18, 2021, at her residence in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, was allegedly shot in the head and chest with an AK-47 assault rifle.

April 28th, 2021
Akeem Hopkinson & Shameek Grant charged for murder of Catherine Pickering

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Two men have been charged for the murder of Catherine Pickering, the woman who was fatally shot during a robbery at Paraquita Bay, Tortola, on April 18, 2021. A female has also been charged with aiding in the incident, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stated late this evening, April 28, 2021.

April 28th, 2021
Man stabbed in the back @ Long Look

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man was reportedly rushed to Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital with a stab wound on his back on April 27, 2021, according to information reaching our newsroom.

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