Police seized two illegal firearms and arrested a 29-year-old man following an early morning operation last Thursday in Carrot Bay, police said the next day. Travis Osbourne was taken into …
June 25, 2023
June 16, 2023
Two female snorkellers die at The Baths
Two female tourists died while snorkelling last week in unrelated incidents in the area of The Baths on Virgin Gorda, police said Sunday. On June 6, Diana Wright, 63, of …
June 16, 2023
Burglars target homes during the day
Police are warning the public to secure their homes following a rash of day-time burglaries in the Road Town area since the start of the year. Between January and April, …
June 16, 2023
Man charged with wounding after Sea Cows shooting
A Sea Cows Bay man has been charged with wounding and inflicting grievous bodily harm following a shooting early on June 6 that left one man injured, police said. Walter …
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June 16, 2023
Two charged for guns as cops probe robberies
Officers of the Armed Response Team seized two Glock handguns and arrested two men in Parham Town early Saturday morning during one of their ongoing patrols in “hot spot areas” …
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May 12, 2023
500 kilos of suspected coke seized in boat chase
Two men have been charged following a boat chase early Tuesday morning that ended on Beef Island with the seizure of a speedboat and more than 500 kilograms of suspected …
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May 6, 2023
Man shot to death in Long Look home
In the year’s third murder, a man was fatally wounded in a shooting at a Long Look residence on Sunday night near The Stickett, police said. Kemo Lettsome, 37, of …
April 27, 2023
Immigration officer charged with breach of trust
An immigration officer was charged recently in connection with ongoing investigations into human smuggling, the Police Information Office announced last Tuesday. Naima Grante, 35, of Old Plantation, was charged with …
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April 15, 2023
Court relaxes Fahie’s house arrest terms
As former Premier Andrew Fahie’s Florida trial nears, a judge agreed last week to relax the conditions of his house arrest to allow travel for medical purposes and attorney visits, …
April 8, 2023
Father imprisoned 27 years for incest
A father who pleaded guilty on Feb. 16 to committing incest on his biological daughter three times in 2021 was sentenced last month to serve more than 27 years in …
March 31, 2023
Third person detained in Customs probe
As police continue their investigations into irregularities at His Majesty’s Customs, a man was arrested on suspicion of fraud on March 21, according to the Police Information Office. The man …
March 17, 2023
Duo arrested in Edwards murder probe
Long Look residents Rowan Arlington Pickering, 60, and Miriam Kimberley May, 34, were each charged with one count of perverting the course of justice in connection with the ongoing investigation …
March 2, 2023
Erickson extradited to US to face charges
After more than two years of legal manoeuvring, Nyron “Batt” Erickson has been extradited to the United States to face allegations that he conspired to transport drug proceeds from this …
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March 2, 2023
Shooting victim was from St. Vincent
A man who was shot to death in the parking lot across from the U.P.’s Cineplex in Road Town on Feb. 12 has been identified as Jahkeem Christopher, a 23-year-old …
March 2, 2023
Cops appeal for information on 2022 killing
A year after Virgin Islands businessman Le’ Shaughn Smith was fatally shot on Feb. 24, 2022, police issued a new appeal last Thursday for the public to help identify anyone …
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March 2, 2023
Charge laid in Harbour View killing
Nyall George, 26, of Old Plantation, was remanded to prison last Thursday after he was charged with conspiracy to murder in connection with the Dec. 12 shooting death of Kadeem …
March 1, 2023
Man injured in Long Bush shooting
A man sustained gunshot wounds in a shooting at Long Bush on the night of Feb. 18, police said. He was rushed to the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital for …
February 17, 2023
Senior charged in 2022 traffic death
A 72-year-old Carrot Bay man was charged in connection with a wreck that resulted in the death of Belmont Estate resident Henrique David Dos Santos last March, police said Tuesday. …
February 17, 2023
56-year-old arrested in Customs probe
After police executed warrants in connection with an ongoing investigation of irregularities within His Majesty’s Customs, a 56-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of breach of trust by a …
February 17, 2023
Man charged with murder in Road Town killing
Greenland resident Hasani Frett, 37, was charged with the murder of an unidentified man who succumbed to gunshot wounds following a shooting near the House of Assembly building in Road …
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February 10, 2023
Cops warn about licence plate thefts
Because of a recent surge in licence plate thefts, police are urging residents to secure the plates of inoperable vehicles parked along roadsides or in parking lots. Road Town Chief …
February 10, 2023
Gunfire reported last Friday night
Less than three days before a man was shot to death on Monday afternoon in Parham Town, police received several reports of gunfire last Friday night in the Lower Estate …
February 10, 2023
Murder suspect shot dead in East End
A 42-year-old man facing a murder charge for a 2011 killing succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained in a shooting at Parham Town in East End on Monday, police …
February 3, 2023
Court declines to toss case linked to fatal boat wreck
Emotions flared last week in Magistrates’ Court when a defence lawyer requested the dismissal of the case against a man allegedly involved in the boat crash that killed Frandy Martin …
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January 20, 2023
20 migrants detained on Virgin Gorda
Twenty Haitian migrants were detained on Virgin Gorda on Monday morning after illegally entering the territory, according to the Immigration Department and the Police Information Office. The migrants were found …