Police charged a teenager and seized two guns and dozens of bullets following an ongoing investigation into a string of robberies over the weekend of Feb. 28 to March 2, …
March 13, 2025
March 13, 2025
Hopkinson hit with 35-year sentence
Nearly four years after Catherine Pickering was shot to death during the robbery of her daughter at their Paraquita Bay home, Akeem Hopkinson was sentenced to 35 years in prison …
March 6, 2025
ATM robbers hit twice in two months
Following two similar armed robberies at the Banco Popular ATM in Road Town, police are warning residents to use caution. The most recent incident, at about 2 a.m. on Friday, …
February 27, 2025
One guilty, one freed in murder of senior
Nearly four years after 67-year-old Catherine Pickering was gunned down while her daughter was robbed at their home in Paraquita Bay, about a dozen spectators sat in High Court on …
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February 13, 2025
Shots fired near Greenland Field
Shots were fired after 10 p.m. Feb. 9 in the vicinity of the Greenland Field, police said. “Initial inquiries indicate that a group of males were approached by three masked …
February 13, 2025
Man charged for gun, ammo
Following a “targeted operation” into a suspected unlicensed gun in Threlfall on Friday, three males were arrested and one was subsequently charged, police said Monday. George Ollivierre Jr., 32, was …
February 6, 2025
Four charged after busts in Cane Garden Bay
Four people have been charged in connection with two firearms and multiple rounds of ammunition seized during search operations in Cane Garden Bay early on the morning of Friday, Jan. …
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February 6, 2025
VI students shown in explicit video, cops say
After reports that an explicit video of Virgin Islands high school students is making the rounds on digital platforms in the territory, police have warned residents about the steep penalties …
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January 31, 2025
Vehicle thefts on the rise
Amid a recent spike in vehicle thefts across the territory, police are warning residents to use caution. “A significant number of these incidents have been attributed to vehicles being left …
January 31, 2025
Guns, ammo seized in Cane Garden Bay operations
Two guns and several rounds of ammunition were seized by police officers conducting search operations in Cane Garden Bay early Friday morning, police said. Four people were taken into custody …
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January 31, 2025
St. Thomas man charged for 200 rounds of ammo
A 28-year-old St. Thomas man was arrested and charged following multiple reports of gunshots in western Tortola during the early hours of Jan. 15, police said Friday. Since then, Shamauri …
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January 28, 2025
Gang blamed for crime spike
Hours after the first murder of 2025, acting Police Commissioner Jacqueline Vanterpool called a press conference to reassure the public that police have made substantial progress in addressing a 12 …
January 23, 2025
Walwyn wall case tossed
A magistrate tossed out charges against two former Virgin Islands education officials on Jan. 21, effectively ending a criminal case linked to a 2014 wall project at the Elmore Stoutt …
January 16, 2025
Alleged Virgin Gorda burglars charged
Police have arrested and charged two men in connection with a string of villa burglaries and other crimes in Virgin Gorda. Paul Jack, of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, was …
January 16, 2025
Cop charged with breach of trust
A police officer was arrested and charged following an internal investigation into a “significant security breach” that occurred during a planned operation last November, police said last week. Police Constable …
January 16, 2025
20-year-old dead amid shooting spree
A 20-year-old man was shot to death shortly before 2 a.m. yesterday morning near his Purcell Estate residence amid a series of violent incidents across Tortola over 24 hours, police …
January 16, 2025
‘Fat Cat’ nabbed for shooting near ESHS
Police have apprehended one of two men wanted in connection with the attempted murder of K’zhari Stoutt, who was seriously injured when he was shot shortly before 1 p.m. on …
January 9, 2025
Cops probe video allegedly pushing violence
Police have been investigating a video circulating on social media that they said appeared to advocate violence as a form of political expression. They did not provide further details about …
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December 12, 2024
Cop charged after ‘domestic’ incident
After an investigation into a “domestic violence incident” that allegedly occurred on Nov. 10, police officer Jellian Hobson of Paraquita Bay was arrested and charged, police said Friday in a …
December 5, 2024
Shots fired after ‘home invasion’ attempt
Shots were fired and one suspect was taken into custody after police responded to a report of a home invasion shortly after 3 p.m. Monday in the Cocodella area near …
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November 28, 2024
St. Thomas man killed in boat wreck near Saba Rock
A 39-year-old St. Thomas resident died from injuries sustained during a boat collision that occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Friday near Saba Rock in Virgin Gorda’s North Sound, police said. …
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November 28, 2024
Jost Van Dyke teen charged with burglaries
In what police described as a “significant breakthrough” in an ongoing investigation, a 17-year-old boy from Jost Van Dyke was arrested and charged recently in connection with a string of …
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November 21, 2024
Pair arrested at sea at Frenchmans Cay
Two men were arrested at sea shortly after 11 a.m. last Thursday after police and customs officers on routine patrol found a firearm and ammunition on a boat they stopped …
November 14, 2024
Two men wanted after Road Town shooting
After a man was shot in broad daylight near Elmore Stoutt High School shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, police warned about a violent gang called “Money Boys” that they …
October 10, 2024
Virgin Gorda man arrested at port for suspected pot
After nearly a month, police announced Monday that they had arrested and charged a Virgin Gorda man with drug-related offences following a joint operation with customs officials at the Road …
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