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January 14, 2021

Gunshots reported in Cane Garden Bay but police find nothing

Police received two reports of gunshots in the areas of Cane Garden Bay and Ballast Bay at around midnight on Sunday, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said via WhatsApp on …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 11, 2021

Man charged with raping a minor

After a 52-year-old male was charged Dec. 15 with raping a minor, the St. Vincent native was scheduled to appear in a closed sitting of the Magistrates’ Court, police stated …

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by Joey Waldinger
November 4, 2020

Grocery burglar sentenced to three months in prison, with prison time running concurrently from prior sentencing

After being charged with breach of curfew and burglary on April 18, Dekembe Parsons on Monday was sentenced to three months in prison and ordered to pay $100 in compensation …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 23, 2020

3 men charged for VG robbery

After a store was robbed Oct. 15 on Lee Road in The Valley, Virgin Gorda, police on Friday charged three men arrested in connection with the crime, according to a …

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by Joey Waldinger
September 3, 2020

Man allegedly shot dead

George Burrows, of Purcell Estate, was found dead Wednesday night following an alleged shooting by an unknown assailant who fled on foot, according to a police press release Thursday. After …

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by Joey Waldinger
August 18, 2020

Man charged for string of burglaries

Oshane Daley, a 20-year-old Jamaican residing in Purcell Estate, was remanded to prison after being charged with three counts of burglary and damaging property in relation to burglaries at Rite …

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by Joey Waldinger
July 31, 2020

Man arrested for string of burglaries

Oshane Daley, 20, a Jamaican residing in Purcell Estate, is in prison after being charged with three counts of burglary and damaging property in relation to burglaries at Rite Way …

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by Joey Waldinger
July 19, 2020

Police still searching for wanted men

Police are again urging the public to help locate two men after previously issuing arrest warrants and pleas for assistance earlier in the year, according to two July 8 press …

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by Joey Waldinger
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 …

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by BVI Beacon
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 …

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by The BVI Beacon
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 …

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by The BVI Beacon
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 …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 26, 2019

Man faces court for looting television after Irma

A former police messenger awaits sentencing for looting an electronics store in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Shamoi Dagou entered Infinite Solutions and stole a 32-inch flat-screen television worth nearly …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 26, 2019

Daycare worker gets prison for child cruelty

A woman was sentenced to two months in prison on Monday for allegedly harming a 4-month-old child she was supervising at a daycare centre in March 2017. Debra Jobe, who …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 3, 2019

Man denies pulling knife on girlfriend, gets $60K bail

In Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday afternoon, Cliff John was accused of putting a knife to his girlfriend’s throat while at a bar in Virgin Gorda on May 24. He denied …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
May 30, 2019

Crown: Woman named killer before dying

A 46-year-old mother who was shot multiple times and left on the roadside in Georges Northside on Sunday night identified her killer shortly before she died, a prosecutor said Tuesday …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 8, 2019

Khori Prince back in custody

Police regained custody of escaped prisoner Khori Prince on Jan. 30 after an operation at a residence in Greenland, according to a press release. Mr. Prince originally escaped custody while …

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by Amanda Ulrich
December 6, 2018

Father found guilty of incest with daughter

A 43-year-old man was found guilty of incest on Monday after allegedly forcing his teenage daughter to have sex with him in 2015. The jury reached a verdict of eight …

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by Amanda Ulrich
November 29, 2018

No answers one year after double murder

On Nov. 22, 2017, Franklin Penn Jr. and 11-year-old Trinity Moses Thomas were shot to death while driving down a public road in West End. A year later, detectives still …

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by Amanda Ulrich
November 16, 2018

Kalik Aaron found not guilty of attempted murder

This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s print edition on Nov. 15. After a weeklong trial, a nine-member jury found Kalik Aaron not guilty of attempted murder, reaching a verdict …

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by Amanda Ulrich
November 16, 2018

Keno Allen given 12 years for robbery, assault

Keno Allen was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Monday morning for attacking a woman in an alleyway in 2012. In handing down her decision, Justice Ann-Marie Smith called …

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by Amanda Ulrich
August 28, 2018

Sean Martin accused of shooting and killing Jerry Castro

On Saturday, police charged 27-year-old Sean Martin of Johnsons Ghut with the recent murder of Jerry Castro. And on Monday afternoon, prosecutors outlined the allegations against Mr. Martin in his …

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by Amanda Ulrich
August 13, 2018

Four charged with firearm offences over Festival

Over the August Emancipation Festival, police made several “significant” arrests for firearm-related offences, according to a police press release issued on Friday. Alanah Chalwell, of East End, and Nyall Giovanni …

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by Amanda Ulrich
July 25, 2018

Man shot at Baughers Bay bar

A man was shot in the back shortly after midnight last Thursday at Elm’s Bar in Baughers Bay, police said. The victim was in stable condition as of Monday afternoon …

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by Amanda Ulrich

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