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The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has announced a number of traffic and parking restrictions ahead of the BVI Music Fest, which will take place from ...

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ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM On 18-05-2013 at 0615hrs, Police arrested and charged Melicia Bodkin, 18, for Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm. UNLAWFUL ...

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The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has come out in defence of its Witness Protection Programme, noting that residents appear fearful to give information ...

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Three days after the government announced hikes in the departure tax at sea ports, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has disclosed its own set of ...

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Legislator Julian Fraser has claimed that a bill seeking to have Closed Circuit Television (CCT) cameras installed throughout the territory is likely to transform ...

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Following efforts to get an update about the murder of Melbourne Francis, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force issued a statement Wednesday evening indicating that ...

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Still sounding his call for more guns to be made available to police officers, Third District Representative Julian Fraser also questioned the whereabouts of an ...

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Lawyers for accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro say their client plans to plead not guilty and urged the public not to jump to conclusions about his character, ...

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ARREST BLOTTER: May 5 to May 11, 2013

ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM 1.    On 05-05-2013 at 1200hrs – Police arrested and charged Jonathan Maduro, 21, of Jean Hill for the offence of ...

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A 16 year-old scooter rider has been arrested and charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force ...

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USVI: Child is safe with family

US Virgin Islands – On May 9, a Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) press release was issued stating an Amber Alert was issued for a 9-year-old boy who ...

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O.J. Simpson is expected to make the legal equivalent of a hail Mary pass on Monday in a Las Vegas courtroom, asking a judge to grant him a new trial on grounds his ...

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After several hours of evading questions about the gun murder of Melbourne Francis, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has finally issued a related statement. THE ...

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US Virgin Islands - Police on St. Croix executed an arrested warrant early Wednesday morning. Officers arrested Trevor Mars, charging him with Unauthorized ...

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The Brewers Bay Action Committee (BBAC) and the Brewers Bay Neighborhood Crime Watch said they strongly condemn the recent incidences of dog poisoning in their ...

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LANDING IN THE TERRITORY WITH LEAVE On 29-04-2013 at 2000hrs – Police arrested and charged Adrian Gould for the offence of Landing in the Territory without ...

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The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said it has recorded a reduction in the number of license stickers being stolen since changes were made to the decals. ...

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Man receives gunshot wound to hand

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is investigating the circumstances which led to a Fort Hill man being shot in the hand. The man sought medical treatment at ...

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COMMON ASSAULT On 21-04-2013 at 1815hrs, Police arrested and charged Kemchan Paltooram, 31, a Guyanese national residing at Purcell Estate for the offence of Common ...

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United States Virgin Islands  - Police on St. Thomas arrested several persons in separate cases and charged them with Possession of Unlicensed Firearms. Cariem J. ...

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Gunshots fired in Road Town

BVI News Online has received numerous calls from persons, including usually reliable sources, about gunshots being fired in a section of Road Town, Tortola. About ...

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An employee of a meat and poultry company has been arrested, accused of stealing $10,000 worth of chicken wings and other meat from the company. The larceny happened ...

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The East End and Road Town Police Stations are to be refurbished with funds from this year’s budget, according to Acting Police Commissioner David Morris. Morris, ...

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USVI: Three wounded in Jouvert shooting

US Virgin Islands – Three persons were injured by gunshots during the St. Thomas Carnival Jouvert celebration a few minutes before 9 a.m. Thursday, April 25. ...

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Fulfilling a promise made days after Kerri ‘Hank’ Harrigan was murdered on March 16, 2011 officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force recently revisited ...

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CARRY AN UNLICENCED FIREARM On 14-04-2013 at 1815hrs, Police arrested and charged 25-year-old Antonio Stoutt of Horse Path and Edwin Ortiz of Great Mountain for one ...

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Education Minister Myron Walwyn, in a letter to the Acting Commissioner of Police David Morris, has offered to assist Virgin Islanders and Belongers who wish to sit ...

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Earl Sylvester, a 52 year-old Belonger, claimed that he found $144,000 worth of cannabis floating on the sea last month. He appeared in the Magistrates Court today ...

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Head of the Police Community Consultative Group for East End/Long Look Percy Fahie has expressed outrage at the fact that public funds are being used to support ...

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Preliminary figures have shown a decrease in crimes so far for 2013 when compared to the same period last year, according to Acting Commissioner of Police David ...

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Miss British Virgin Islands 2012 Sharie De Castro, along with the territory’s Pagent Committee, has expressed sadness at the passing of Sadie Sargeant Winter. ...

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Law enforcers and medical personnel, who have been kept busy throughout the day, are probing an accident that unfolded late this afternoon leaving at least three ...

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Suspected suicide in Great Harbour

Residents of Great Harbour in Jost Von Dyke this morning woke up to find one of their own hanging from a tree near his house. Police Information Officer Diane ...

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“It bothers me all night.” Mothe...

Aritha Maloney boldly walked to the platform and made an emotional appeal for answers regarding the murder of her son. The son, BVI Crown Counsel Kendoy Penn, was ...

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Why alleged gunman was not deported

The old adage that lighting does not strike in one place twice does not seem to apply to 23 year-old Edwin Ortiz-Claxton who is facing a gun charge a second time ...

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RAPE AND ABDUCTION On 05-04-2013 at 0745hrs – Police arrested and charged Ikeido Thomas, 28, of Sea Cows Bay for Rape and Abduction. TAKING CONVEYANCE On ...

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Alleged gunmen named, granted bail

The two alleged gunmen who were nabbed during a police operation on Sunday night appeared before the Magistrate’s Court this morning. They are Antonio Stoutt, 25, ...

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The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force said it is investigating two overnight home invasions where occupants reported that three masked men entered and held them at ...

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VG Calypso Monarch Sistah Joyce arrested

Reigning Virgin Gorda Calypso Monarch Sistah Joyce has been arrested for failure to pay up a $40,000 fine. A source close to the entertainer, whose real name is ...

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A British Virgin Islands (BVI) national, who has been in the custody of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, has died after allegedly being ...

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ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM On 31-03-2013 at 1400hrs, Police arrested and charged Walter Springette of Sea Cows Bay for the offence of Assault Occasioning ...

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CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — At least 14 people were wounded in an apparent stabbing attack on a Houston-area college campus Tuesday, authorities said. The attack started ...

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Security at Her Majesty’s Prison, Balsam Ghut, has been further called into question following the escape and recapture of another prisoner on the weekend. Andrew ...

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Dogs may soon start turning up for work in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) if legislators follow through with the full support they already expressed ...

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COMMON ASSAULT 1. On 25-03-2013 at 0855hrs – Police arrested and charged Kenneth Maduro, 45, of Sea Cows Bay for Common Assault. Maduro was granted police bail ...

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It started with one student, then that student brought another and within a month there were 13 students from Bregado Flax Educational Centre, all resident in the ...

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The two men charged with the rape of a minor and child pornography offences were remanded in custody when they appeared in the Magistrates Court yesterday. The ...

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Sonnel Hanley is out of police custody and back at the entrance of Bobby’s Supermarket in Road Town doing what he seemingly enjoys most – begging. He was spotted ...

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Handling Stolen Goods On Sunday 17th March 2013 Police arrested Kennie Duncan Jr of Lower Estate. He was subsequently charged with an offence of Handling Stolen ...

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Head of Territorial Policing Superintendent St. Clair Amory has threatened to suspend promoters who breach permits granted under the Noise Abatement Act, effecting ...

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The practice of some motorists slowing down on the roadway to speak with other persons – sometimes bringing traffic to a standstill – has been denounced by Head ...

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The authorities have confirmed that the 27 undocumented immigrants who accidentally ended up in the BVI days ago had reportedly paid a combined total of just over ...

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Head of Territorial Policing Superintendent St. Clair Amory was last evening forced to hit the damage control button as residents sharply criticized delinquent ...

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US Virgin Islands – Insular investigation detectives on St. Croix arrested Jose A. Bermudez and charged him with Robbery First, Extortion, Obtaining Money by ...

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Security officers at Road Town Wholesale received completion certificates today following a comprehensive security training course carried out by officers of the ...

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INFLICTING GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM On 27-02-2013 at 1107hrs, Police arrested and charged Selroy Hanley, 23, a Prison Inmate for the offence of Inflicting Grievous ...

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Wakima Lettsome is back in a cell at Her Majesty’s Prison, Balsam Ghut, after spending days at Peebles Hospital. The convict, who is serving time for ...

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USVI: Police seek hit and run driver

US Virgin Islands – Police on St. Thomas are looking for a hit and run driver that seriously injured a 50-year-old female and left parts of their vehicle ...

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RECRUIT LOCALLY: Walwyn wants more BVIsl...

Minister responsible for prisons Myron Walwyn has made it clear that all efforts must be made to ensure that new prison officers are recruited locally.  The call ...

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Police Week kicks off this Saturday with...

With this year’s theme, ‘Making our community safer by fostering partnerships for tomorrow, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force kicks off its 46th year ...

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ARREST BLOTTER: February 10 to February ...

INFLICTING BODILY HARM 1. On 10-02-2013 at 0420hrs – Police arrested and charged Diomedes Encarnasion of Sea Cows Bay for Criminal Damage, Affray, Inflicting ...

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I SMELL A RAT: Politicians claim the pol...

Suggesting that locals are not being given a fair chance to enter the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), two members of the House of Assembly today raised ...

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Arrest Blotter: January 27 to February 9...

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION On 31-01-2013 at 1115hrs, Police arrested and charged Treston Brown, 25 of Belmont Estate for Unlawful Possession of Ammunition and ...

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Police operations result in ticketing, c...

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, through both its Crime and Traffic Divisions, conducted a number of traffic stops and spot checks of premises and both owners ...

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Supt. Roy Stoutt officially appointed to...

Tuesday, February 5 –The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force  (RVIPF) has announced that Territorial Division Superintendent Roy Stoutt was last week officially ...

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