Three defendants couldn’t hold in their elation the morning of April 4, hugging and whispering excitedly as Justice Richard Floyd announced in High Court that four years after they were …
April 8, 2022
April 8, 2022
Bermuda cops to probe fatal crash
Police have enlisted Bermuda Police Service officers to investigate the March 21 crash between a police vehicle and a scooter that left scooter rider Keaundre Burke dead, Police Information Officer …
April 8, 2022
Director of Public Prosecutions: Two convicted in $850k seizure case
Magistrate Tamia Richards on March 29 convicted Kemel Wilson and Alberto Valera of three offences in connection to the seizure of more than $850,000 on June 16, 2020 at sea, …
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April 1, 2022
Man charged with eight counts of indecent assault
Jevaughn Nibbs, 27, of Ballast Bay, was arrested last Thursday and charged with eight counts of indecent assault, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton stated on Monday. Ms. Drayton stated that …
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April 1, 2022
Police probe prison incident
Following online news reports last Thursday of a stabbing at Her Majesty’s Prison, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton stated on Tuesday that police are investigating “the matter.” However, Ms. Drayton …
April 1, 2022
Two-week weapon amnesty to start Monday
In an effort to take guns off the street in the wake of shootings that have rocked the Virgin Islands, government and police will allow residents to turn in illegal …
March 24, 2022
Director of Public Prosecutions appeals ruling in favour of cops
On March 14, interdicted police officers Simon Power and Pamphill Prevost, who each were on trial for one count of conspiracy to steal, walked free after High Court Justice Raymond …
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March 24, 2022
Two arrested following Sundays shooting
Police have charged two Diamond Estate residents in connection with a Sunday night shooting in the parking lot of Bobby’s Supermarket that did not result in any injuries but left …
March 21, 2022
Court tosses case against cops
After a legal ordeal stretching back at least three years, interdicted police officers Simon Power and Pamphill Prevost walked free on March 14, each exonerated from a charge of conspiracy …
March 11, 2022
Three suspected in January killing
Police arrested five people, including three “on suspicion of the murder” of Jaquan Thomas, and seized guns, drugs and cash following a March 1 operation on multiple West End premises, …
March 11, 2022
Cop accused of changing story in trials
Police officer Marley Sebastien was charged last week with perjury and perverting the course of justice after testifying in the ongoing trial of interdicted police officers Simon Power and Pamphill …
March 4, 2022
Police report rise of incidents involving mental illnesses
Men forcing themselves into people’s homes, harassing women on the street, and smashing the windows of parked cars are all part of an increase in reported incidents involving people who …
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March 4, 2022
One killed in Huntums Ghut shooting
Le’Shaughn Arr Smith was pronounced dead following a shooting at about 10 p.m. last Thursday in Huntums Ghut, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton stated on Friday. Initial inquiries suggest the deceased …
February 11, 2022
Two cops facing retrial for role in cash seizures
Interdicted police officers Simon Power and Pamphill Prevost are currently on trial in the High Court for allegations stemming from their involvement in cash seizures going back as far as …
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February 4, 2022
Man could face life in prison for two arson charges
Alexander Jarvis was denied bail on Jan. 26 after being charged with two counts of arson for allegedly burning one man’s residence and another man’s auto-repair shop following a disagreement …
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February 3, 2022
Man shot and killed in Little Apple Bay
Jaquan Thomas, 29, was shot and killed Sunday morning outside a residential area in Little Apple Bay, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton stated on Sunday. Police responding to the scene …
January 28, 2022
Top cop: Violent offences up, but overall crime down
Although overall crimes have decreased slightly since 2020, violent offences have risen, with nine homicides being reported between September 2020 and May 2021, Police Commissioner Mark Collins said late last …
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January 28, 2022
Police Commissioner asks for funding to hire more officers
After years of a chronically underfunded police force, Police Commissioner Mark Collins is again requesting more money to hire senior officials and house specialised divisions, he said late last year …
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January 28, 2022
Escaped burglary suspect remanded to prison
Kurt Rabsatt, a burglary suspect who was arrested on Jan. 17 after allegedly escaping from police on Dec. 18, was placed on remand last week until at least his plea …
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January 21, 2022
Burglary suspect arrested after allegedly escaping police custody
Police recaptured burglary suspect Kurt Rabsatt in East End on Monday after he escaped police custody while being escorted into the East End Police Station last month, Police Information Officer …
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January 21, 2022
Security guard charged with assaulting bar employee
Security guard Keithley Liburd, 47, of Lower Estate, was charged on Jan. 11 with assault occasioning actual bodily harm after escorting a female employee out of the Purcell Estate bar …
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January 14, 2022
Cops issue warrant for Stoutt killing
Police have issued an arrest warrant for Erick Rabsatt, 21, of Pasea Estate, for the Dec. 11 murder of Jaimez Stoutt inside Crystal’s Nightclub, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton stated …
January 14, 2022
US Department of Justice: Virgin Islanders arrested for coke possession near St. Croix
Three Virgin Islanders and a Dominican Republic man were arrested Jan. 9 after United States law enforcement seized roughly 667 kilograms of cocaine from their vessel near St. Croix, according …
January 14, 2022
Top cop details new cold case unit, training programmes and other plans for 2022
Shortly after the end of a year that saw frequent violence and a string of high-profile drug busts, Police Commissioner Mark Collins on Friday congratulated his officers for their hard …
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January 14, 2022
Woman hospitalised after Virgin Gorda dog attack
After dogs attacked a woman near Virgin Gorda’s Taddy Bay International Airport on New Year’s Day morning, leaving the victim hospitalised with lacerations on her leg, VG police officers are …
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