News
Man arrested after taking VG police on high speed chase!
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- A man found himself in the hands of police after leading them on a high-speed chase through traffic on Monday, March 8, 2021.
Tenant stumbles upon loaded firearm @ Josiah's Bay
JOSIAH'S BAY, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is said to be investigating the discovery of a loaded firearm by a tenant of a property in Josiah's Bay.
Thieves continue to target tools left unsecured- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is reporting a spike in theft of tools for a second week in a row and is urging the public to place added security around these items.
'You are the problem!'- Senior Magistrate tells lawyer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards has lashed out against lawyers in the [British] Virgin Islands for what she said were a few shortcomings of persons in that profession that have served to hold back the free flow of the judicial system.
No Bail! Taxi man & businessman remanded to HMP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards turned down a bail application for Paul Hodge, a taxi operator from Cane Garden Bay who was allegedly found with over 500 kilograms of cocaine by police on March 6 2021.
UPDATE: Dwight Callwood & Pia King charged for gun find @ Butu Mountain
BUTU MOUNTAIN, Tortola, VI- Police have released the names of the two persons charged after a loaded firearm was found at a home in Butu Mountain, on Tortola, on March 5, 2021.
Paul Hodge charged in relation to CGB cocaine bust
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – The male taken into custody after officers uncovered over 500 kilograms of cocaine in his taxi in Cane Garden Bay on Saturday, March 6, 2021, has been charged.
Police execute major cocaine bust in CGB; 1 arrested
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Police have conducted a major cocaine bust in Cane Garden Bay, on the main island of Tortola. One person has been taken into custody.
Female allegedly stabs man @ nightclub
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man is allegedly hospitalised at Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital on Tortola with stab wounds, including to his abdomen, allegedly inflicted by a female at a night club.
New ‘MV Searcher’ added to VI’s crime-fighting marine fleet
BURT POINT, Tortola, VI - Acting Financial Secretary, Jeremiah G.A Frett has urged his department to ensure that accidents are avoided and the newest vessel to join their fleet, the MV Searcher is fully maintained.