Three men were arrested and charged after police found firearms, ammunition and drugs on Friday in Purcell Estate, police said Monday. Seantroy Hanley, 36, and Jahkeema Charles, 32, both of …
Two arrested for guns and pot on Virgin Gorda
Two men were arrested and another fled during a stop-and-search operation last Thursday on Virgin Gorda, police said. After police stopped a vehicle with three men inside, they found a …
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EDITORIAL: Is crime at a tipping point?
Crime in the Virgin Islands appears to be approaching a dangerous tipping point where the rule of law and the institutions that ensure it are at risk of being overwhelmed. …
Four charged after searches net guns, drugs – Two kilos of coke seized on VG
Four men face charges after police carried out separate searches on Friday and seized two assault rifles, a “significant amount” of ammunition, and cocaine, police said. Omari Roberts, 27, was …
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Crabbe Lot shooting leads to charges, Baronville ‘promptly apprehended’
A 34-year-old Carrot Bay resident was arrested and charged with multiple offences after police responded to reports of gunfire shortly after 9 p.m. on Oct. 3 in the Crabbe Lot …
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Parents rush to Elmore Stoutt High School after gun scare, officials blame panic on ‘misinformation’
An arrest and a gun scare on Monday at Elmore Stoutt High School alarmed parents and students alike, leaving some residents questioning the school’s security measures and ability to respond …
Gun-toting trio elude cops near prison
Three men in hoodies dropped a bag of guns as they fled police near His Majesty’s Prison on Sept. 21, according to the Police Information Office. No related arrests have …
Shots fired in daylight pier park robbery
Shots were fired but no injuries were reported following an armed robbery at about 2 p.m. July 1 at the House of Luxury at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier …
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Fourth suspect charged in Spooners gun finds
A fourth suspect has been charged in connection with four firearms seized during a May 25 search of two residences in Spooners Estate, police said. Akiba Joseph, a Trinidad native …
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Two men wounded in separate shootings
Two men were wounded in separate shootings over the past eight days, police said. The first shooting occurred in the Harrigan Estate area on May 31, police announced the same …
Trio charged for guns after Spooners searches
Police arrested five people on May 25 after searching two homes in Spooners Estate and allegedly finding four guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Three of the five detainees …
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‘Scar’ dead following Manchester shooting
Two shootings over the weekend left one man dead and another wounded, police said. Vicardo “Scar” Farrell, a 33-year-old resident of Major Bay, was shot early Saturday morning in the …
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Trio charged with robbery
Three men have been arrested in connection to a robbery at Ogan barbershop in Long Bush at about 10:45 a.m. on Aug. 10, according to a Tuesday police press release. …