A shooting took place on Virgin Gorda on Tuesday afternoon, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton reported in a four-sentence press release that provided few details. A man, who police did …
July 10, 2018
July 4, 2018
Arrests made in two robberies
Two people have been arrested in connection with recent robberies, police said. Donald Hanley, of The Valley, Virgin Gorda, was charged with robbery after he allegedly approached a woman on …
June 28, 2018
Robbery suspect allegedly attempts suicide
A man charged Friday with robbery was later found in a cell at the Road Town Police Station with injuries consistent with a suicide attempt, according to police. The accused, …
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June 19, 2018
Springette charged with five burglaries
Walter Springette, 32, of Sea Cows Bay, was charged with five counts of burglary last week for allegedly breaking into churches and a primary school. Mr. Springette was charged with …
June 19, 2018
Purcell Estate man hit with coke charges
Junior Bradford Prince, 56, of Purcell Estate was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of cocaine with intent and one count of unlawful possession of marijuana, police reported on …
June 11, 2018
Three charged in connection to burglaries
Three more men were arrested in relation to burglaries in and around the Road Town area last week, according to police. K’Shoy Alexander, 18, of Huntums Ghut, and Juwan Potter, …
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June 4, 2018
Alcedo Tyson’s life sentence for murder is set aside
The Court of Appeal recently ruled that a small subsection of the BVI Jury Act is unconstitutional, and, in the process, overturned a murder conviction almost half a decade old. …
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May 30, 2018
Artist ‘Ritical’ hit with drug charge in STT
Jason Frett, the 36-year-old Tortola rap artist known as “Ritical,” was arrested in St. Thomas last Thursday and charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, law enforcers said. …
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May 29, 2018
Virgin Gorda men charged in armed robbery
Two Virgin Gorda residents were charged with firearm-related offences in relation to a robbery over the weekend, police reported on Tuesday. Richard Creque, 44, of North Sound, was charged with …
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May 23, 2018
Senior gets prison time for smuggling migrants
Carwill Potter, 72, was recently sentenced to two and a half years in prison after allegedly smuggling 21 migrants into the territory last year. During a hearing on April 23, …
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May 18, 2018
Three charged in relation to local burglaries
Three men were charged last week for burgling local businesses, police reported on Wednesday. Michael Ashby, of Road Town, and Reynaldo Hewlett, 36, of Huntums Ghut, were charged separately for …
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May 8, 2018
Police offer $100k reward for info about double murder
Almost six months after the murders of 11-year-old Trinity Moses and Franklin Penn Jr., police are offering a $100,000 reward for information about their killers. Officers of the Major Crime …
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