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$$ & travel documents stolen from Horse Path home of businesswoman
HORSE PATH, Tortola, VI- Police are said to be investigating a burglary committed on the home of a businesswoman in Horse Path, Tortola.
‘Officers don’t go out with intent to cause problems’- CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Outgoing Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Mr Michael B. Matthews has defended the conduct of his officers in the fields, following some public criticisms that the police on occasion, have been employing excessive force in the execution of duties.
1 dead, 4 injured in spate of shootouts on St. Croix
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St. Croix, USVI - Friday night, October 9, 2020, was exceptionally violent on St. Croix, with five shooting victims, including one who died, being reported across the island—from Kingshill to Smith Field, and on King Street in Frederiksted—the latter leaving a female victim in her twenties dead.
Vibrant cocaine & human trafficking ring fuelling illegal guns- CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews has pointed to a vibrant cocaine smuggling trade as well as human smuggling in the Virgin Islands (VI), as fuelling illegal gun possessions.
Spate of burglaries reported on VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – A series of burglaries have been reported on the sister island of Virgin Gorda and police are now seeking the public’s help to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Attempt allegedly made to steal $$ from night depository @ First Caribbean Bank
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Reports just reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) are that there was an attempt to breach a night deposit facility at First Caribbean International Bank in Road Town, Tortola, over the past weekend.
Kenaz Hazel sentenced to 5 years @ HMP for unlicensed gun
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 24-year-old Purcell Estate man will spend the next five years at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut after pleading guilty to the offence of ‘carrying an unlicensed firearm’.
21 traffic tickets; 7 bikes seized, 4 held for drugs in October 'stop & search'- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Stop and search operations by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) in October 2020 alone have so far yielded 21 traffic related tickets, seven confiscated bikes and four arrests on drug possession charges, the RVIPF has reported.
Bodkin granted $50K bail, Hazel remanded on firearm charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The duo charged with the recent gun-related offences appeared before the Magistrate Court on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, with one being granted $50,000 signed bail and the other remanded until tomorrow, October 7, 2020.
VZ duo claims passports stolen; Overstayed 12 months in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The two Venezuelans, who were placed before the Magistrate’s Court and fined $1,000 each for overstaying for nearly a year, admitted to remaining in the territory without permission from an immigration officer because a friend reportedly stole their passports.
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