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After being charged on Saturday with indecent assault of a minor, a police officer was granted $45,000 bail with one signed surety during a Monday Magistrates’ Court hearing that was …
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After police detained 14 migrants following a Nov. 24 raid in Baughers Bay, three men are now facing charges of harbouring and assisting in illegal entry, with two of them …
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After a night of clubbing turned sour, a man left his girlfriend on the side of a road and later smashed her phone and beat her so hard her face …
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Lynette Sommersell and David Cummings were charged with carrying an unlicensed firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition following a Nov. 3 traffic stop, Magistrate Khadeen Palmer granted them bail of …
Twenty days after Everton McMaster was shot and killed in Baughers Bay last November, off-duty Police Sergeant Lenroy Samuel went to a holding cell at the Road Town Police Station …
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Her Majesty’s Prison inmate Germaine Sebastian escaped at around 11 a.m. Saturday when he was leaving the prison farm, but he was captured Monday night near Vanterpool Estate, Police Information …
A day after dragging a woman out of her car and beating her, a man who was out on bail broke into the same woman’s home, threatened to kill her, …
As part of an ongoing campaign to enforce the territory’s traffic laws, police issued 70 tickets, reported 25 people for charges, and seized two scooters in Virgin Gorda last Thursday, …
After four Haitian migrants escaped detention from Hotel Castle Maria in Road Town on late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, three were apprehended. But one, Sem Duverval, was still …
Stacey Smith, a 43-year-old government security guard, was charged with possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply after police said they seized a cocaine stash worth $19 million …
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Police investigations into the September 2020 killing of Matthew Daly indicate that four men charged last week with his murder were paid to orchestrate a “hit,” Director of Public Prosecutions …
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Germaine Wattley, 44, of Chapel Hill was arrested and charged with burglary and breach of curfew when he was apprehended by police on morning patrol while entering a business in …
After the community police programme was relaunched in July, officers started to embed themselves in neighbourhoods across the Virgin Islands by attending church events, assisting with fundraisers, and spending time …
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After reporting an uptick in thefts of generators and other tools in recent weeks, police have arrested and charged at least four people in relation to burglaries and thefts around …
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Responding to a report, police found a 74-year-old man dead in his home on Virgin Gorda on Sunday, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said yesterday morning. “No foul play is …
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A man had his gold chain stolen when he was robbed at gunpoint outside a Virgin Gorda bar last month, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton. One person was …
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One police officer and two prison officers were arrested on Sept. 29 and charged with breach of trust in connection with the murder of inmate Nickail Chambers, who succumbed to …
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As police are reporting a spike in stolen generators and tools from private property and the side of the road, they are urging people to keep a closer eye on …
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After being apprehended by Joint Task Force officers near Virgin Gorda on Sept. 22, 23 migrants were being detained by the Immigration Department as of Monday, JTF Chairman Wade Smith …
Police on Sunday rescued a 20-year-old man from Road Harbour after he escaped from the behavioural ward at the Dr. Orlando Smith Hospital, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton stated on …
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Trent Harrigan, 32, was found unresponsive in his Slaney Hill home on Sunday, and was later pronounced dead, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said on Tuesday. Police do not know …
During a Sept. 12 operation on Virgin Gorda targeting people suspected of being in the territory illegally, Joint Task Force officers issued three summonses for immigration-related offences and police arrested …
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Police yesterday morning arrested and charged five inmates in relation to the fatal May 30 stabbing of Nickail Chambers at Her Majesty’s Prison, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said yesterday. …
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Kadeem Callwood, 19, a United States citizen residing in Cane Garden Bay, was charged with five counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 16, Police …
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Port Purcell operations were temporarily suspended Monday after Joint Task Force officers seized 40 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden amongst animal feed, JTF Chairman Wade Smith said Wednesday. Though no …
