On the day of his swearing-in ceremony on April 19, 2021, Police Commissioner Mark Collins was unequivocal about his goals over his three-year term: maintaining the security of the Virgin …
April 27, 2022
April 27, 2022
No guns turned over during weapon amnesty
No weapons were turned into the police as a result of the two-week weapon amnesty that ended Monday, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton stated on Tuesday. “I will have to …
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January 28, 2022
Police Commissioner asks for funding to hire more officers
After years of a chronically underfunded police force, Police Commissioner Mark Collins is again requesting more money to hire senior officials and house specialised divisions, he said late last year …
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May 31, 2021
Top cop: Call me on my cellphone
Five weeks after being sworn in as the top law enforcement officer in the Virgin Islands, Police Commissioner Mark Collins is looking to continue some of the initiatives started by …
April 6, 2021
After five tumultuous years, Police Commissioner Michael Matthews passes the torch
Six years ago, at a conference in Miami for prison superintendents of the British overseas territories, Michael Matthews sat next to a man who told him about a job opening …
February 25, 2021
Top law enforcement officers take Covid-19 vaccine
Police Commissioner Michael Matthews and Customs Commissioner Wade Smith sat next to each other while receiving their first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine at Police Headquarters last Thursday morning. Outside, …
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January 22, 2021
New police commish set to arrive in April
Mark Collins, a former United Kingdom police chief who has served for more than 33 years, will take up the post of Virgin Islands police commissioner for three years starting …
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