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Eighteen days after a woman was found dead at sea and a man was reported missing, police disclosed the woman’s name on Monday but said they still don’t know the …
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Former premier Andrew Fahie has launched an appeal of his United States conviction on drug-conspiracy charges, but the Florida appeal lawyer who previously represented him is withdrawing from the case …
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As part of the Customs Department’s ongoing effort to “rejuvenate” its K-9 Unit, three dogs and their handlers recently underwent a three-week training hosted by a Virgin Islands company, according …
In 2020, the Police Week Planning Committee decided to raffle a pickup truck as a fundraising project under the leadership of then-Deputy Police Commissioner Alwin James. An East End woman …
As police cracked down on crime over the past eight days, they took gunfire during a boat chase near Jost Van Dyke, pursued suspects in a high-speed car chase that …
Police officers responded to a report of shots fired in Purcell Estate shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, according to a three-sentence statement the Police Information Office issued the same …
One man was killed and another seriously wounded in separate weekend shootings that officials described as unrelated. Police, however, have provided few details. Jareem Todman, 34, was shot multiple times …
Police are warning residents to take precautions amid a recent surge in vehicle thefts. During the two-month period leading up to July 11, police said, they investigated eight reports of …
On a rainy night on May 26, 2019, Jamila Stevens was driving home from the Leverick Bay Poker Run when she spotted a woman lying in the road in the …
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After responding to a report of “loud bangs” just after midnight on July 5 in the Sea Cows Bay area, police found a male with “what appeared to be a …
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A Huntums Ghut man was arrested and charged following the shooting of a female police officer at U.P.’s Cineplex shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, police said. Denston Johnney, 30, …
Former Speaker of the House Julian Willock was arrested today and charged in connection with visa waivers issued between 2018 and 2022 and a forged document presented to the Immigration …
Police reported seizing two high-powered rifles and a pistol last week in two separate incidents, but no charges had been reported as of Beacon press time yesterday afternoon. On June …
Following a “significant surge” in dinghy thefts throughout the territory, police are urging residents to take precautions. “These incidents, occurring most frequently between 7 and 10 p.m., seriously threaten our …
Last month, former premier Andrew Fahie asked a Miami judge to sentence him to the minimum 10 years in prison for conspiring to smuggle thousands of kilograms of cocaine into …
Police and prison holding facilities described as “squalid” and “inhumane.” Evidence left unsecured on police officers’ desks in a “chaotic” manner. An unsafe police gun range where shooting drills occur …
During a friendly lunch meeting in St. Thomas in March 2022, Oleanvine Maynard explained her financial goals to an undercover operative she believed to be a member of Mexico’s Sinaloa …
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The Bath and Turtle Restaurant on Virgin Gorda was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday evening, police said. “Initial findings indicate that a lone gunman escaped on foot with only $250 …
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Two men armed with knives “invaded” a Slaney Hill residence on June 5, holding a maid hostage and assaulting her before escaping with several stolen items, police said Tuesday. Though …
An attorney for ex-premier Andrew Fahie argued last week that he was accused of acting only as a “figurehead” in the cocaine-trafficking scheme that led to his conviction and should …
A Josiahs Bay man has been arrested and charged after wielding a machete and injuring another man during a fight over the weekend, police said. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, …
Police arrested and questioned three people and destroyed marijuana fields following search operations carried out Friday and Saturday on Virgin Gorda as part of investigations into the attempted armed robbery …
Police arrested and charged three fishermen last Thursday night after helping to intercept a “suspicious vessel” carrying suspected cocaine believed to be worth more than $34 million, they said. The …
A major probe into the future relationship between the United Kingdom and its overseas territories is back on track after a brush with scandal. Conservative Member of Parliament Dame Jackie …
The East End Police Station reopened Friday after a two-week closure caused by sewage works in the parking lot adjacent to the facility, police announced last week. According to a …