After a dinghy was intercepted by police on Friday, two men pleaded guilty to charges including illegal entry while appearing before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards during a video link proceeding …
April 9, 2020
April 2, 2020
Sunshine Grocery Store burgled over weekend
Sunshine Grocery Store near Main Street was allegedly burgled over the weekend while a 24-hour curfew was in effect, according to a Monday police press release. The police were notified …
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April 2, 2020
At least eight arrested during first weekend of curfew
Over the weekend, police arrested at least eight people for violating the 24-hour-a-day curfew enacted Friday, including a pastor who said he had permission to preach at his church and …
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March 26, 2020
Virgin Islands hit with four robberies in eleven days
Banco Popular in Virgin Gorda was robbed at gunpoint on last Friday morning in the second of at least four robberies in the Virgin Islands in the last 11 days. …
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March 12, 2020
Deputy Governor’s Office, courts pusing for jury reform
Officials from the Deputy Governor’s Office and the High Court began discussions last month about how to best “return” the Jury Bill to the House of Assembly in order to …
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March 6, 2020
Man charged with 2016 murder
On Feb. 19, detectives charged 29-year-old Ashan Westcott with the murder of Nickera Smith almost four years after her body was discovered beneath a blue tarpaulin in Hawks Nest, according …
March 5, 2020
Two robbed at gunpoint in Long Bush, police say.
A video circulating on WhatsApp appears to show two men robbed at gunpoint at 3 a.m. on Feb. 24 outside The Edge Reloaded nightclub in Long Bush, Police Information Officer …
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December 12, 2019
Man goes free after two-dollar theft case
While walking down Main Street last week, Matthew Hart needed two dollars, he said. So, he walked to Bamboushay and asked the assistant manager, who was working behind the bar, …
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November 7, 2019
Crown recounts boat chase before drug bust
On Sunday of last week, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force got word of a speed boat being pursued by agents of the United States Coast Guard, a prosecutor said …
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November 3, 2019
4 arrested in major Virgin Gorda coke bust
Four men were arrested during a joint operation between police in this territory and authorities in the United States Virgin Islands, resulting in the seizure of 200-300 kilograms of cocaine, …
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October 25, 2019
Cocaine seized from Virgin Gorda boat
Shortly after arriving in Virgin Gorda, a boat containing “a large quantity” of cocaine was searched and seized by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force and Her Majesty’s Customs last …
October 17, 2019
Tortola man busted with gun after Saint Thomas crash
On March 2, Ashan Westcott of Tortola crashed his motorcycle into another vehicle in St. Thomas, and police who responded found a loaded handgun in his backpack, according to an …
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October 17, 2019
Crown: St. Lucian threatened man’s life
A St. Lucia national who is accused of threatening to murder a man he believed was planning on testifying against Kimo Creque in a legal matter was offered $70,000 bail …
October 17, 2019
Valentine’s Day bar fight leads to assault trial
Last year on Valentine’s Day, Seanna Jack went grocery shopping with Shannon John, the father of her child, later stopping for drinks at Sabrina’s Bar. Also at the bar was …
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October 10, 2019
Inmate accused of assaulting two prison guards
An inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison will be tried in November and December for allegations that he assaulted two prison guards and damaged government property during two separate incidents that …
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October 10, 2019
VG man fined for assaulting woman
A Virgin Gorda man was fined more than $1,000 last Thursday for assaulting his significant other and breaking her phone. Upon entering his home on Nov. 17, 2018, Theodore Wiclisle …
September 30, 2019
Court using new sentencing guidelines
As Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo considered a minor drug offence on Tuesday, she applied new sentencing guidelines launched last week by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Ms. Baptiste-DaBreo then sentenced 21-year-old …
September 12, 2019
Gunmen rob Virgin Gorda store
Two masked gunmen stole $30 from a store in Virgin Gorda on Sept. 4, police said Friday. The men entered VG Graphics adjacent to Prince Bar and demanded cash before …
September 12, 2019
Sentencing guidelines coming next week
On Tuesday in Antigua and Barbuda, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will launch sentencing guidelines for judges and magistrates in the Criminal Division, according to Government Information Services. “The intention …
September 5, 2019
Female hitchhiker robs driver
A female hitchhiker and an accomplice on a motor scooter robbed a motorist at around 11:20 a.m. Friday on eastern Tortola, police said. Shortly after the female victim stopped to …
July 26, 2019
Cop retrial scheduled for January
Two police officers who faced a hung jury earlier this year on charges of perverting the course of justice are now scheduled to face retrial next year. Pamphill Prevost and …
July 26, 2019
False alibi leads to two-month sentence
A woman was sentenced to two months in prison for giving a false statement to police officers during their probe into an alleged murder. Rebekha Persaud will serve her sentence …
July 25, 2019
42kg of coke seized on vessel in Port Purcell
Police and customs officers seized 44.2 kilograms of cocaine last Thursday aboard a boat named Krautsand at Port Purcell, the Police Information Office reported. The Guyanese news website INewsGuyana reported …
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July 18, 2019
Stabbing last week leads to wounding charge
A Greenland 25-year-old was charged with wounding on Tuesday in connection with a stabbing last week that allegedly left the victim holding his intestines in his hands. Callique Collins, 25, …
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July 18, 2019
Man gets 6.5 years for killing his wife
On Friday a police messenger was sentenced to four years in prison for looting a television after Hurricane Irma, another man got eight years for raping his juvenile stepdaughter, and …
