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Biker slapped with 6 charges after street brawl

Biker slapped with 6 charges after street brawl

The motorcyclist at the center of a videotaped standoff involving residents and police officers in the Long Bush area of Tortola last week has been slapped with six charges. Ashemba Frett, who cops said is a resident of Belle Vue, […]

by / on February 7, 2017 at 8:59 AM /
Man in the Middle: Pregnant woman escapes taser shot

Man in the Middle: Pregnant woman escapes taser shot

A woman is being accused of stunning her ex-lover with a taser, allegedly because the man prevented her from attacking his pregnant girlfriend. Lashauna Marshall pleaded not guilty to being armed with an offensive weapon and common assault. Allegations are […]

by / on February 7, 2017 at 7:19 AM /
Woman stabbed

Woman stabbed

A 46-year-old resident of the Valley in Virgin Gorda is being accused of stabbing his estranged girlfriend in the leg during an argument in the Leverick Bay Hotel area. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed that Richard […]

by / on February 6, 2017 at 7:15 AM /
VIDEO: Residents, scooter riders challenge cops

VIDEO: Residents, scooter riders challenge cops

Police officers carrying out their duty in a section of Tortola last night faced strong resistance from a group of civilians including motorcyclists. “Ayo can’t take no bike from nobody,” one scooter rider dared the police, who persons on the […]

by / on February 3, 2017 at 8:20 PM /
ARREST BLOTTER: January 22 to 28

ARREST BLOTTER: January 22 to 28

The following is the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force’s list of people charged from January 22 to 28, 2017 Criminal damage On 25-01-2017 at 1900hrs – Police arrested and charged Rigoberto Calderon, 27, of Long Bush for Criminal Damage. Calderon […]

by / on February 3, 2017 at 6:26 AM /
Second suspect held regarding gun murder

Second suspect held regarding gun murder

Reports reaching BVI News Online are that police have held a second suspect in relation to the gun murder of bar operator Franklyn Fahie. Law enforcers held the young man during an operation in which an illegal item was found. […]

by / on February 2, 2017 at 7:57 AM /
Winter in more trouble – charged for illegal gun

Winter in more trouble – charged for illegal gun

Police today charged 19-year-old Omarie Winter with possession of an unlicensed firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition. He was among five persons nabbed during an early morning search of a residence he occupied in what police said is the Nibbs […]

by / on January 31, 2017 at 9:38 PM /
Wanted man caught: Two guilty of illegal entry

Wanted man caught: Two guilty of illegal entry

Two men who were taken into police custody last week for illegal entry were further remanded after pleading guilty in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, January 30. They are brothers-in-law Chevon Russell (36) and 25-year-old Jack Gordon Benjamin who is a […]

by / on January 31, 2017 at 8:50 AM /
Driver hits pedestrian – later realized victim is close relative

Driver hits pedestrian – later realized victim is close relative

A family on Virgin Gorda is still struggling to come to grips with an accident that has left 73-year-old Anselmo Hodge dead, and one of his closest male relative under police investigation. Hodge was walking home last week Friday night […]

by / on January 30, 2017 at 6:04 AM /
Arrest Blotter: January 15 to 21

Arrest Blotter: January 15 to 21

The following is the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force’s list of people charged from January 15 to 21, 2017: Giving false name and address On 16-01-2017 at 0915hrs – Police arrested and charged a 16-year-old male of Free Bottom for […]

by / on January 26, 2017 at 5:13 AM /