Virgin Gorda police officers recently arrested two men suspected of taking part in an attempted robbery on the sister island.
Everett Isaac, 23, and a 17-year-old male, both of The Valley, VG, are accused of attempting to remove a gold chain and other valuables from a man as he exited his vehicle outside his residence in VG in early March.
The victim escaped following a struggle with the perpetrators, according to police.
Mr. Isaac and the teenager both appeared in Magistrate’s Court and were remanded, police said.
WE thefts
In an unrelated incident, police arrested one man during an operation targeting suspects who steal items from vehicles in the West End area.
Jamoy Estridge, 23, of Fresh Water Pond, was charged with handling stolen goods as well as multiple traffic offences: driving without a driver’s licence; driving without due care and attention; failing to stop at the scene of an accident; and driving an unlicensed vehicle, police said.
Officers of the Criminal Investigations Department, who led the operation, were joined by West End police officers as well as the Task Force and the Beat and Patrol Unit.