Walter Springette, 32, of Sea Cows Bay, was charged with five counts of burglary last week for allegedly breaking into churches and a primary school. Mr. Springette was charged with …
Purcell Estate man hit with coke charges
Junior Bradford Prince, 56, of Purcell Estate was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of cocaine with intent and one count of unlawful possession of marijuana, police reported on …
Virgin Gorda men charged in armed robbery
Two Virgin Gorda residents were charged with firearm-related offences in relation to a robbery over the weekend, police reported on Tuesday. Richard Creque, 44, of North Sound, was charged with …
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Three charged in relation to local burglaries
Three men were charged last week for burgling local businesses, police reported on Wednesday. Michael Ashby, of Road Town, and Reynaldo Hewlett, 36, of Huntums Ghut, were charged separately for …
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Police offer $100k reward for info about double murder
Almost six months after the murders of 11-year-old Trinity Moses and Franklin Penn Jr., police are offering a $100,000 reward for information about their killers. Officers of the Major Crime …
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In their Words: Bashaar Tarabay
Two of Mr. Tarabay’s businesses — electronics store iSmart and clothing store Varieties Apparel — were heavily looted after Hurricane Irma. Since the storm, Mr. Tarabay has bought new merchandise and …
Infant dies outside Ritter House; father in custody
A father was taken into police custody after his 11-month-old daughter was pronounced dead at 5:30 p.m. Monday outside the Ritter House on Wickhams Cay II, Police Information Officer Diane …
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Appeals court tosses murder convictions for Baptiste, Edwards
The murder convictions for Yan Edwards and Allen Baptiste — who both were sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole in 2013 — were thrown out as …
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Electronics taken from iSmart, as police report other break-ins
The electronics store iSmart on deCastro Street was burgled over the weekend, police reported on Tuesday. Laptops, cell phones and other electronics were taken, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said. …
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Taxi driver stabbed in robbery
A taxi driver was robbed by two men and received minor stab wounds late on Saturday night, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton. The victim, who was not publicly …
50 cruise passengers robbed at gunpoint in St. Lucia
A Friday robbery of more than 50 cruise ship passengers