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Crime

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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by Joey Waldinger
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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by Joey Waldinger
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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by Joey Waldinger
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 …

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by Joey Waldinger
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 …

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by Joey Waldinger
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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by Joey Waldinger
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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by Joey Waldinger
January 14, 2022

Jose Almestica hit with 28 new gun and drug charges

After fugitive Jose Almestica was arrested on Dec. 7 and charged with escaping lawful custody following a search at his residence that yielded record quantities of illegal contraband, Director of …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 7, 2022

Immigration department seeks info on 11 men

Chief Immigration Officer Ian Penn is seeking information on ten Haitians and one Venezuelan, according to a Dec. 29 press release from government. “The matter was immediately reported to the …

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by Joey Waldinger
December 21, 2021

Police seek help in capturing escaped prisoner

Police are seeking public assistance in recapturing Kurt Rabsatt, a burglary suspect who escaped from a police vehicle while being escorted into the East End Police Station, Police Information Officer …

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by Joey Waldinger
December 16, 2021

Arrest of escaped inmate leads to record contraband seizure

After Jennifer Smith directed police to a key for the residence where she was allegedly harbouring her boyfriend, escaped prisoner Jose Almestica, officers searched the apartment and recovered a “plethora” …

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by Joey Waldinger
December 16, 2021

Young father shot and killed inside nightclub

Jaimez Stoutt, a father, tattoo artist and United States Army veteran, was shot and killed inside Crystal’s Nightclub sometime after 1 a.m. on Saturday morning, according to Police Information Officer …

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by Joey Waldinger
December 9, 2021

Ex-teacher apologises for making student gargle rubbing alcohol

During a Tuesday sentencing hearing at Magistrates’ Court, attorney Valerie Gordon asked Magistrate Khadeen Palmer to forego a custodial sentence and impose a sentence of community service on former teacher …

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by Joey Waldinger
December 3, 2021

Police officer charged with indecent assault of a minor

After being charged on Saturday with indecent assault of a minor, a police officer was granted $45,000 bail with one signed surety during a Monday Magistrates’ Court hearing that was …

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by Joey Waldinger
December 2, 2021

Three charged with harbouring and assisting in illegal entry

After police detained 14 migrants following a Nov. 24 raid in Baughers Bay, three men are now facing charges of harbouring and assisting in illegal entry, with two of them …

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by Joey Waldinger
November 26, 2021

Man accused of beating girlfriend granted $25,000 bail

After a night of clubbing turned sour, a man left his girlfriend on the side of a road and later smashed her phone and beat her so hard her face …

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by Joey Waldinger
November 12, 2021

Two bailed for firearm and ammo charges

Lynette Sommersell and David Cummings were charged with carrying an unlicensed firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition following a Nov. 3 traffic stop, Magistrate Khadeen Palmer granted them bail of …

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by Joey Waldinger
November 11, 2021

Cop called suspect’s sister before police searched apartment, Crown says

Twenty days after Everton McMaster was shot and killed in Baughers Bay last November, off-duty Police Sergeant Lenroy Samuel went to a holding cell at the Road Town Police Station …

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by Joey Waldinger
November 5, 2021

Inmate nabbed after two days on the run

Her Majesty’s Prison inmate Germaine Sebastian escaped at around 11 a.m. Saturday when he was leaving the prison farm, but he was captured Monday night near Vanterpool Estate, Police Information …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 29, 2021

Man on bail over claims he beat up a woman allegedly breaks into her home, gets bail again

A day after dragging a woman out of her car and beating her, a man who was out on bail broke into the same woman’s home, threatened to kill her, …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 29, 2021

70 tickets and 25 charges in one day

As part of an ongoing campaign to enforce the territory’s traffic laws, police issued 70 tickets, reported 25 people for charges, and seized two scooters in Virgin Gorda last Thursday, …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 29, 2021

Haitian detainee escapes custody

After four Haitian migrants escaped detention from Hotel Castle Maria in Road Town on late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, three were apprehended.  But one, Sem Duverval, was still …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 29, 2021

Government security guard charged in $19 million cocaine bust

Stacey Smith, a 43-year-old government security guard, was charged with possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply after police said they seized a cocaine stash worth $19 million …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 21, 2021

Four men charged with murdering Matthew Daly as part of paid hit

Police investigations into the September 2020 killing of Matthew Daly indicate that four men charged last week with his murder were paid to orchestrate a “hit,” Director of Public Prosecutions …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 15, 2021

Burglar caught in the act, police say

Germaine Wattley, 44, of Chapel Hill was arrested and charged with burglary and breach of curfew when he was apprehended by police on morning patrol while entering a business in …

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by Joey Waldinger

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