For the second time in less than a month, police are investigating an armed robbery at a business in Sea Cows Bay. However, they won’t say where exactly the robberies …
Nyron Erickson gunned down in West End
A West End man accused in 2023 of helping to run a major drug ring from His Majesty’s Prison was shot dead shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday, police said. …
22-year-old arrested after shooting
A Johns Hole man was arrested and charged following an early morning shooting outside a “popular nightclub” in the Free Bottom area, police said yesterday. Police did not name the …
12 days later, cops report SCB robbery
Twelve days after an April 20 armed robbery at a Sea Cows Bay business, police acknowledged the incident in a four-sentence message that provided few details. “Preliminary reports indicate that …
Masked men nabbed near bank
Two masked men were arrested in the “early morning hours” last Thursday after police responded to a report that they were in the vicinity of a “popular local bank,” police …
Cops tout cherry-picked stats
On Wednesday of last week, police released a statement touting a first-quarter drop in reports of sexual offences, serious assaults and burglaries. But the next day, they released another statement …
Cops to crack down on loud trucks, bikes
Drivers of noisy vehicles should prepare for a crackdown, police warned this week. For the rest of this year, the police force will be targeting loud scooters and heavy-duty trucks …
Inmate attacks, injures prison officer
An inmate with “known mental health challenges” attacked a prison officer on Sunday, Prison Superintendent Jay Kendall said the next day. “I wish to assure the public that our staff …
Five charged amid robbery probe
While searching five properties linked to armed-robbery suspects on March 25, police seized a nine-millimetre semi-automatic Glock pistol and 41 rounds of assorted ammunition, they said. As a result of …
US mum as Maynards freed early
The mother and son convicted of conspiring with then-premier Andrew Fahie to import cocaine into the United States in 2022 have been released from US federal prison several years early. …
Break-in attempts caught on camera, cops say
After homeowners used social media to circulate video footage of break-in attempts, police made an arrest in connection with a string of burglaries and attempted burglaries reported in Diamond Estate, …
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Man charged in East End burglaries
Following investigations into a series of break-ins in the East End area, police have arrested Kurt Rabsatt of Old Plantation and charged him with burglary, they said Saturday. Mr. Rabsatt …
VG man dead after stabbing
A Virgin Gorda man is dead and another has been charged with manslaughter following a stabbing shortly after 8 a.m. last Thursday in Gun Creek, VG, police said. After the …
Maynards to be free years early
The mother and son serving prison time for conspiring with then-premier Andrew Fahie to import cocaine into the United States in 2022 are now set to be released several years …
Roadside robbery, gunshots reported
An armed robbery on the Ridge Road in the Meyers area and a report of gunshots in the Purcell Estate area were among a “few incidents” over the weekend that …
Virgin Gorda teen charged in stabbing
Following a stabbing shortly after 7 p.m. on March 15 in Virgin Gorda, a 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, police said. “Preliminary investigations …
Four charged as two guns seized
Early on the morning of March 11, police carried out an operation that led to the arrest of two men and two women and the seizure of illegal guns, ammunition …
Teen charged for robbery, guns, bullets
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, …
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 …
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, …
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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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 …
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 …
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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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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