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UPDATE: St Kitts native charged for pulling gun on police

- Randale Hanley charged after his release from hospital following motor scooter accident
August 23rd, 2021 | Tags: motor scooter rider Accident Pasea gun RVIPF arrested
Randale Hanley, 30, a native of St Kitts residing in Parham Town, was charged with carrying an unlicenced firearm and three counts of assault on police, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stated today, August 23, 2021. Photo: VINO/File
One motor scooter rider is in custody following an alleged armed confrontation with Police along James Walter Francis Drive on Thursday, August 19, 2021. Photo: VINO/File
One motor scooter rider is in custody following an alleged armed confrontation with Police along James Walter Francis Drive on Thursday, August 19, 2021. Photo: VINO/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The armed scooter rider who was taken into custody last Thursday, August 19, 2021, was released from Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital and has now been charged in relation to the armed confrontation with police.

Randale Hanley, 30, a native of St Kitts residing in Parham Town, was charged with carrying an unlicenced firearm and three counts of assault on police, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stated today, August 23, 2021.

Hanley was also charged with driving without a driver’s licence, driving an uninsured vehicle and driving an unlicenced vehicle.

He was taken into custody following an armed confrontation with Police along the dual carriageway.

According to police, around midday on Thursday, officers of the East End Police Station attended the scene of a lone scooter accident near Delta Gas Station where the rider had sustained visible injuries.

While Police waited for the arrival of the ambulance, the rider took out a handgun, pointed it at the three officers and then attempted to escape on foot into the Johnson’s Ghut area. He was subsequently captured by the Armed Response Team.

See previous article published August 20, 2021

Injured motor scooter rider allegedly pulls gun on police

- Rider had reportedly sustained injuries in accident @ Pasea

One motor scooter rider is in custody following an alleged armed confrontation with Police along James Walter Francis Drive on Thursday, August 19, 2021.

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), in a press release today, August 20, 2021, said around midday yesterday, officers of the East End Police Station attended the scene of a lone scooter accident near Delta Gas Station in Pasea where the rider had sustained visible injuries.

It alleged that while Police waited for the arrival of the ambulance, the rider took out a handgun, pointed it at the three officers and then attempted to escape on foot into the Johnson’s Ghut area.

He was subsequently captured by the Armed Response Team.

According to the RVIPF, the male is presently in hospital receiving treatment for his injuries.

“Charges are pending upon release. Investigations are ongoing,” the RVIPF said.

53 Responses to “UPDATE: St Kitts native charged for pulling gun on police”

  • He is still Alive. Wow. (20/08/2021, 09:58) Like (98) Dislike (6) Reply
    We are really living in Paradise here in the BVI. Another country he is a dead man...
    • WOW (20/08/2021, 10:53) Like (16) Dislike (82) Reply
      So you want the police here to turn like the cops in the states ? The hate for theses bikers are outrageous
      • @wow cant pull gun on peoplw (20/08/2021, 12:35) Like (66) Dislike (3) Reply
        Police or not, you cant pull gun on people and expect to live...When you pull a gun, you shoot or you die...
      • Hans (23/08/2021, 22:05) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
        Not any more outrageous than the bikers and their behaviour of disrespect for the laws and in this case like many others,the audacity in a country which your presence was not requested but permission granted with reluctance.
    • FIRE (20/08/2021, 11:36) Like (22) Dislike (28) Reply
      Y'all don't think at all. Why would he pull a gun when he can just walk away. Half the story have never been told.
      • Police may have save a life (20/08/2021, 12:37) Like (29) Dislike (0) Reply
        I wonder who was on his Radar to get eliminated...
      • officer (20/08/2021, 21:08) Like (8) Dislike (6) Reply
        u sound like a criminal friend if u ask me
      • nonsense (24/08/2021, 04:18) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
        *Fire* shut yo stupid a** is ppl like you make the devil Ile when he sees and hears the foolishness that comes out y'all mouths. Sometimes I wish ppl like would be in the same situation and lets see the mouth champ play
    • officer (20/08/2021, 21:07) Like (14) Dislike (1) Reply
      what the force need to do is make sure the Sgt or a officer on shift is trained to carry and do so in the day time and stop this night only vibes. times has already change not changing just getting worst.
      • nonsense (24/08/2021, 04:23) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
        Well I guess *officer* the C.O.P is saying that is only at nights danger happens. Smh when are we going to learn? Ppl are coming into our country and destroying our territory its not safe like before. Give the officer's what they need to protect our beautiful virgin Islands. Stop this only carry a gun in the night time that's foolishness
    • Norris Turnbull (23/08/2021, 20:25) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
      @ He is still alive.Wow
      When it had certain police on that force he would be dead also.
    • Hmm (23/08/2021, 22:14) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      Facts you so right
  • idiots (20/08/2021, 09:59) Like (72) Dislike (7) Reply
    confiscate all illegal motor bikes now. They are the foot soldiers for all large drug running cartels in the BVI. We all know who they are...
  • WOW (20/08/2021, 09:59) Like (7) Dislike (5) Reply
    So where is the gun?
    • @wow (20/08/2021, 12:32) Like (17) Dislike (2) Reply
      WITH THE POLICE FOR INVESTIGATION. BOY BETTER HOPE THERE IS NO BODIES ATTACH TO THE GUN.
  • Why (20/08/2021, 10:18) Like (41) Dislike (6) Reply
    Wasn't he taken out ? They had all the rights / and WHY a photo of this wanna be GANSTER is missing ? did he have to take out one of them first ? Is this the WILD WILD WEST / I PRAY AND HOPE THAT THIS IS NOT OUR LITTLE HIDDEN SECRET
    • nonsense (24/08/2021, 04:28) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
      @why, thank you very much. It looks like is only when something happens to one of the up heads close family or friends that's when they would do something. Mehson these police better get them act together if they wanna stand up to the up coming youths of today
  • Eagle Eye (20/08/2021, 10:59) Like (38) Dislike (24) Reply
    Why wasn't he taken out? Davis funeral home is right in the same area. Not much of a transportation. I am disappointed in these police officers.
    • @Eagle Eye (20/08/2021, 12:29) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply
      Yeah but, he would have to go to the Medical Examiner before they transport him to Davis.
    • Real Eagle Eye (20/08/2021, 15:07) Like (13) Dislike (2) Reply
      @Eagle Eye. find your own name please. You to stupid to take over my name. Don't use it again.
    • tell me why (21/08/2021, 13:08) Like (5) Dislike (5) Reply
      The only person you should be disappointed in is the Government or governor whoever that allow the security on this island to walk around with guns and the police force does not have guns; all the officers should be armed with a gun at all time, tasers does nothing when it comes to gun fights on these streets. Talk that!
      • Reader (22/08/2021, 17:06) Like (4) Dislike (2) Reply
        @ Tell me why - What do you mean by the police force does not have guns? I recently saw a few armed officers (with long guns), coming out of a night club early in the evening. So for those who love "the world", time to seek the Lord while He may be found. Don't you see how serious the times are world wide? Let's face it, the only true security is in Jesus Christ.
    • zutztrgdfgfd (23/08/2021, 22:50) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Exactly
  • AsMan (20/08/2021, 11:14) Like (9) Dislike (27) Reply
    That’s the kinda of BVI C***y and her crew been working to establish. Preaching freedom of speech but not educating on the freedom of speech. This the results of the turned up committee and their natural behaviors. If we don’t act know this will be comes worse if people like CRJ and dem was to be in power. Our streets will be boldly bold with drugs and illegal guns.
  • id10t (20/08/2021, 11:26) Like (33) Dislike (2) Reply
    He would have been in less trouble is he had only let them find the gun versus pulling it on them. Trouble....
  • FEO GOMEZ (20/08/2021, 12:03) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    Yup say dude being tested all heart NO BRAINS. He doomed.
  • Lucky fellow (20/08/2021, 12:13) Like (29) Dislike (0) Reply
    If he was in ST. Thomas or the States, they would have had to scrape dude up with a shovel. The cops would have filled him up with bullets. The worse mistake you can do is pull a gun at a cop. They do that to the cops in the BVI because cops in the BVI don’t carry guns. I bet if the cops were carrying a gun he would have though different.
  • usvi (20/08/2021, 12:25) Like (33) Dislike (0) Reply
    Then if they had jam blows in dude, you would hear police brutality. Dude stepped out of line. You don’t draw a gun on a police. Down here, or in the US, they would have shot him up the minute he expose that gun. It was better if he had let them find the gun on him. Dude was not thinking straight. He is right where he is suppose to be, IN JAIL AND ONE MORE GUN OFF THE STREET. WHEN A PERSON HAVE TO RESORT TO CARRYING A GUN, THEY ARE A DANGER TO SOCIETY AND UP TO NO GOOD.
  • # AS MA? (20/08/2021, 13:24) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    I OFTEN WONDER WHY THESE HYPOCRITES ALWAYS LIKE TO MAKE THEMSELVES KNOWN ? ( TRY POINTING YOUR
  • Dancing in the sunshine (20/08/2021, 14:17) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    Well, Well. What is happening in our little B.V.I. Some of our youths are loosing it. When some one engage a law enforcement officer with a gun, he could have been taken down by the officer. For some of us who don't know the law they must familiarize themselves with it. It would have been worthwhile first of all not to carry a firearm and secondly if the police stops you and you have a firearm, then you should cooperate with police. It is a very dangerous practice to engage a police officer with a firearm. If this incident had taken place in any American city or if it was one of those blue eyed boys who are planning to take over the territory, that individual body would have been lying in the morgue.

    My people of the Virgin Islands, as the late Omar Wallis Hodge would have said, please for God's sake don't let arrogance gets into your heads or else the consequence would be worst.
  • Poor Performance Award (20/08/2021, 15:00) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    This one is straight out of the '1000 Ways to Secure Your Cell in Prison' show. No way this one is true.
  • Foolish Boy (20/08/2021, 15:12) Like (23) Dislike (1) Reply
    We all know that only Officers in Special Units carry guns but I'm sorry that they didn't have guns on them to put some iron in that idiot for pulling a gun on them. What was this fool thinking?
    If this was true, that guy deserve to be dead. He was out of order. Them wouldn't go look work to do but riding and driving with them tools on them looking for trouble. He need the MAXIMUM PENALTY.
    Thank God he didn't pull the trigger because we would have had some dead Cops today.

  • Concerned (20/08/2021, 15:27) Like (10) Dislike (1) Reply
    He pulled out a gun. y'all not reading. the lives fo the people who protect and serve are as valuable as is his. but if he attacks them then what? for god's sake people.
  • Sigmund fraudulent (20/08/2021, 15:44) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    Time for another Gangster summit Claude. Sh!+ getting out a hand
  • u (20/08/2021, 18:03) Like (9) Dislike (1) Reply
    Those scooter riders are working for them biggest look at how thay are up and down the road fast then the ambulance he must have a gun but I can ah sure if it was any where else in the world he would have been a dead man
  • See (20/08/2021, 19:04) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    And why is the POS punk not floating in the channel ?
  • hmm (20/08/2021, 20:12) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    All I have to say is he better count his blessings.
  • GTB (21/08/2021, 06:26) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
    If you pull it, launch it as well . ;)
  • .... (23/08/2021, 18:07) Like (2) Dislike (5) Reply
    in good company when he come up the road
  • L7 (23/08/2021, 18:21) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    The ddp's office is failing the police. They don't give a damm about the life of these officers. These prosecutors are weak. They advised the police to charge this vagrant for armed with an offensive weapon instead possession of a firearm. They finally come to their senses. I saw some officers talking about it under the tree . I can't be a police for true too much nonsense to face.
  • @ @ AS MAN (23/08/2021, 18:58) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    THATS WAS A GOOD ONE
  • WOW (23/08/2021, 19:15) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    i thought only local were involved in criminal conduct lots more of them out there not gainfully employed just up and down doing a set of fu(& in our country: them so needs pepper spraying/ in other jurisdictions he might have been dead endangering the wellbeing of law enforcement
  • musa (23/08/2021, 20:04) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    on the next flight never to leave again
  • me again (24/08/2021, 02:54) Like (13) Dislike (5) Reply
    For years I have been saying on these blogs : TIME to put a BAN/RESTRICTION on ALL males 15—50 from St Kitts/Nevis from entering the BVI , it is a KNOWN fact that they are involved in “ gangs “ in their Country and they are involved in
    Murders here . BAN. THEM !!!!
  • Ya awl (24/08/2021, 07:39) Like (18) Dislike (1) Reply
    Deport him to a St Kitts Balo, don’t let him return.
  • B-bye (24/08/2021, 11:20) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    DEPORT!
  • The BVI ist (24/08/2021, 18:04) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Ah who gi dem gun ah who gi dem. Dem pu**y hole dem learn badness pon the TV.
  • well saw (24/08/2021, 19:51) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    If the BVI was a real place he would have never been here. Why you people don't just google some of these people names before bringing them into this country to be a nuisance. He was a nuisance in his own country and now he is a nuisance here. Send HIM back to SK TODAY and BLOCK HIM FROM EVERY COMING BACK. We want to LIVE!!!!!


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