Police recover gun during routine traffic stop
A man has been arrested and charged following a gun seizure in the Fat Hogs Bay area of Tortola on Sunday.
Charged with ‘carrying an unlicensed firearm’ and ‘illegal tinting’ is 26-year-old Dabari Jonique Mercer of Baughers Bay.
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said they recovered the weapon during a routine stop-and-search operation.
“Officers of the Armed Response Team on patrol in the Fat Hog’s Bay area stopped the driver of a vehicle with excessive tint on its windows. After notifying the driver of the law as it relates to illegal tints, a search was executed and the firearm was found in driver’s front pants pocket with 12 rounds of ammunition,” the RVIPF reported.
Island Sizzle robbery
The police noted that the seizure comes “after police recorded a second robbery of an establishment in a little over a week”.
In recalling that incident, the RVIPF said two masked men — one of whom was carrying a firearm — entered the Island Sizzle in Baughers Bay around 8 pm on Saturday. They reportedly approached two employees.
“One of the perpetrators grabbed the cash register at the bar, a chain from one patron’s neck seated at the bar and purse from an employee and fled the scene at the rear of the establishment. No injuries were reported,” the police stated.
That incident comes roughly a week after the armed robbery of two Sea Cows Bay businesses.
Robust response
In the meantime, Police Commissioner Michael Matthews has said these gun crimes will be met with a ‘robust response’ from the RVIPF.
He said: “Whilst at this time no links can be made between the firearm recovered yesterday and the recent robberies, potential suspects will include anyone found carrying illegal firearms. Your sons, nephews, your neighbours might tell you that they keep a gun for protection. Don’t be fooled. What starts wrong will end wrong, and often end in tragedy as has been seen in very recent events.”
“Possessing a firearm without a licence is against the law. Participating in criminal acts after that will be easier. Neighbours and family members must make a concerted effort to report illegal firearms and contact Police when they suspect someone has one,” the Commissioner added.
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Who ever carry guns y’all is some pu$$y and a Fağēț use your damn hands to fight your own battle
can you use a gun with your feet?
Shut your modas***t and you a p***y sitting anonymously behind a news site comments
The – – – feels power only when he has a gun in his hand. This is the indication of a backwards Neanderthal people. The intelligent use their brain and a pen.
You sound like a pums.
Lolll!! It is so abundantly clear then why a certain race dominates the world.
Lol real clown he is wana be badboi. Year for every ammunition plus da gun. Dont drop da soap boi
If u canot do the time dont do tha crime send he ra** to jail
So the story leaves out quite a few details.
Like why is the Armed Response Team stopping a car for a tint job? They knew this person had a gun is why. There was absolutely nothing routine about it. My God, the police lie to us even when claiming to do their job…
And the law on illegal tints allows for a search of a person and his car??? Bullshittery. Wow
YES! Learn the law! Ignore isn’t bliss! They can pull over anyone and search them. If I were them I would chose to pull over many more vehicles with heavy tint with something to hide.
only thing we hiding from is this sun pal