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RVIPF issues advisory amidst increased vehicle theft on Tortola

July 13th, 2024 | Tags: Virgin Islands vehicles theft RVIPF police
Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force and issued a public advisory over the continued theft of motor vehicles on Tortola. Photo: VINO/File
In a release yesterday, July 12, 2024, the RVIPF said for two months, between May 11, 2024, and July 11, 2024, the it received and investigated eight reports regarding vehicles being taken without the consent of the owners. Photo: Facebook/File
In a release yesterday, July 12, 2024, the RVIPF said for two months, between May 11, 2024, and July 11, 2024, the it received and investigated eight reports regarding vehicles being taken without the consent of the owners. Photo: Facebook/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has issued a public advisory over the continued theft of motor vehicles on Tortola.

In a release yesterday, July 12, 2024, the RVIPF said for two months, between May 11, 2024, and July 11, 2024, the it received and investigated eight reports regarding vehicles being taken without the consent of the owners. 

“Seven of those vehicles were registered as rental cars while the remaining one was registered for private use,” the release added. 

It related that in all cases, the keys were left in the vehicles either by the owner or by customers.

Vehicles being used in crime 

Five of the vehicles were used during the commission of other crimes, after being taken without the owners’ consent.

As such, the RVIPF in a previous advisory has warned all residents to take the following precautions to help prevent vehicle theft. 

Persons are being urged to ensure all doors and windows are securely locked whenever your vehicle is unattended, both day and night, significantly reducing the risk of theft.

And if a vehicle is left for someone else to collect persons are being told to ensure they have a spare key and to not leave keys inside the vehicle or in an easily accessible location.

 

7 Responses to “RVIPF issues advisory amidst increased vehicle theft on Tortola”

  • Deportees. (13/07/2024, 13:22) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Do we have a deportees register to keep track of them. They get deported come back lazy with with only trick, bad hobbits, bad influence, starting gangs with all lazy ways of making money....
  • BREAK THEIR FINGERS (13/07/2024, 13:35) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    WHEN THEY CATCH THEM / IF THEY ARE RIGHT HANDED , BREAK ALL THEIT FINGERS ON THEIR RIGHT HAND AND IF THEY ARE LEFT HANDED BREAKK ALL THEIR FINGERS ON THEIR LEFT HAND AND SEND THEM UP BALO
  • c (13/07/2024, 13:39) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
    A little convenient the keys were left in the car and then used in a crime. Hmm?
  • malone (13/07/2024, 13:54) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    If you steal my beel just make shure the police hold you before i hold you or is pieces they will get you in, speaking for a vincentian friend. My machete very sharp ayeee.
  • Defe (13/07/2024, 14:07) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Thou shall not steal. The wages of sin is death. The owner can’t be responsible for what he or does you for stealing their vehicle or property.
  • D (13/07/2024, 16:27) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    The police knows that those car are giving too criminal to do crime punt rental he give them out and report they missing
  • flUffy (14/07/2024, 23:29) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    The majority of these""stolen" cars are NOT stolen!! Pure insurance scsms!! Everybody and them granny renting cars...SOME EVEN RENTING OUT THEIR PERSONAL CARS and then Reporting them stolen!!! ((( SO I DONT KNOW WHY THE POLICE ATTACK LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING NEW TO THEM!!


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