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Two men were arrested and charged with gun crimes as police intensified patrols and carried out stop-and-search operations following the Oct. 25 escape of two inmates from His Majesty’s Prison …
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The rate of certain serious crimes in the Virgin Islands has skyrocketed this year, but Governor Daniel Pruce insisted on Tuesday that authorities have the situation under control as he …
A man was shot multiple times in the early hours of Monday morning as he drove along the Ridge Road in Fahie Hill, police said. He was taken to the …
A male sustained injuries in a “boat accident” in the West End area on the evening of Oct. 22, according to police. As of 7:48 p.m. that day, when police …
A sailing catamaran partly sank on the night of Oct. 21 after reportedly breaking loose from its mooring ball with seven people aboard and drifting into rocks at Seal Dog …
A man was hospitalised with gunshot wounds after a shooting Sunday evening in the Purcell Estate area, police said. “Preliminary reports indicate that multiple gunshots were heard shortly before 9 …
Four people were injured in a traffic accident involving two motor scooters in the Fort Recovery area shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, police said the same day. The four were …
Two 18-year-olds were arrested and charged after police discovered illegal firearms during an operation carried out in the early hours of Friday morning in the Diamond Estate area, according to …
An attempted break-in at Meyers Estate and gunfire in Baughers Bay last week were added to a string of serious crimes across Tortola in recent weeks. Both incidents, which involved …
Emergency response times are dropping following the Sept. 11 launch of the territory’s new 911 computer-aided dispatch system, government claimed at a recent demonstration hosted by the Ministry of Health …
Following a string of armed robberies across Tortola in recent days, a young father was left fighting for his life after he was shot early Saturday morning in a bar …
One person was injured in a wreck at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday in East End, but no one was killed as claimed by false reports that circulated afterwards on social …
Serious youth crime is on the rise in the Virgin Islands, but plans for a juvenile detention and rehabilitation centre remain mostly at a standstill after nearly 20 years, according …
A captain was left in critical condition when the speedboat he was driving overturned shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday near Fish Bay, police said. A video circulating on social …
An inmate at His Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut died on Tuesday morning, but no foul play is suspected, the prison service announced the same day in a short statement …
Police officers celebrated their accomplishments on Friday afternoon at New Life Baptist Church as they gathered with friends, family and other supporters at a ceremony marking the completion of two …
A new 911 system set to go live today is designed to help firefighters, medical workers and police officers respond more quickly to emergencies in the territory, according to government. …
A two-vehicle accident involving a motor scooter occurred shortly before 5 p.m. last Thursday near the Road Town roundabout on the Blackburn Highway. Shortly thereafter, an ambulance responded to the …
Minutes before 9 p.m. on Friday, police received a report of gunfire in the Baughers Bay area, they said. Officers responded and carried out investigations in the area, according to …
We were heartened by the strong turnout at the recent march and rally launching the lead-up to government’s three-day crime summit next month. Fighting crime, after all, is a community …
Accusing prosecutors of “unreasonable” delays and a “lamentable failure” to produce required disclosure, a judge recently halted a three-year-old case against a Virgin Islands police officer accused of indecently assaulting …
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A 17-year-old Virgin Gorda boy and a 25-year-old Mount Healthy man were arrested last month in connection with separate gun seizures, police said on Aug. 1. The teenager, of North …
After receiving a distress call via 911 on Saturday, the police Marine Unit responded to a boat that was taking on water in Road Harbour with ten people aboard, police …
Following a spate of gun violence in the territory late last week, Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley called on Britain to help address organised crime in the Virgin Islands. “I believe …
Reckless drivers may soon have reason to change their ways. The House of Assembly is considering modernising outdated traffic legislation by upping fines as much as 900 percent, re-aligning with …
