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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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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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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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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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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 …
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 …
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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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 …
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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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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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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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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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 …
VG man appears in court charged with attempted murder
Dillion Thomas, 28, of Petty Pasture, North Valley, Virgin Gorda, has been charged in relation to a shooting that took place on the island last week. On July 12, two …
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Man shot on Virgin Gorda, police report
A shooting took place on Virgin Gorda on Tuesday afternoon, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton reported in a four-sentence press release that provided few details. A man, who police did …