Royal Virgin Islands Police Force
The Joint Task Force (JPS) on Wednesday nabbed 19 illegal migrants on one of the sister islands. Head of the JPS Wade Smith said that intelligence was received by the RVIPF and they acted on that information. Smith said this led to the detention of the vessel and the illegal migrants.
A 20-year-old male patient of the Behavioural Ward of Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital was rescued from the waters adjacent to the Road Town Ferry Terminal, thanks to the heroic efforts of officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force. The Police Information Office said that on Sunday morning, officers of the Marine Unit and […]
The U.S. Coast Guard seized $51 million of cocaine in an at-sea drug bust near the coast of Anegada, British Virgin Islands about a week ago. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force said it joined in the multi-agency operation to seize about 1,700 kilograms of cocaine. U.S. Coast Guard, which led in the operation, said […]
In another major sweep on road traffic violators, officers of RVIPF Road Policing Unit, the Armed Response Unit, the East End Police Station and the Marine Unit confiscated a dozen motor scooters in the Beef Island area and reported nine persons for charges for various offences including loud mufflers and driving while unlicenced and uninsured. […]
Police are reporting that within the last few weeks, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force recorded a notable spike in number of incidences involving persons with mental illness and is asking family members of mentally ill patients or those showing signs of mental illness to seek the assistance at the first indication of unusual behaviour. […]
Police Commissioner Mark Collins says there is a shortage of equipment and human resources that is preventing the force from carrying out its work more effectively. Collins in his Position Statement to the Commission of Inquiry COI says, the RVIPF has an operating budget of $18.5 -$19m annually and there is a shortage of equipment […]
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force charged a second male in relation to an operation in January that resulted in the seizure of over 200 kilos of cocaine. Shaun Massicott, 28, of East End was charged for possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply and being concerned with the supply of a controlled […]
A police operation seized 150 kilos of cocaine from a vehicle in the Hodges Creek Area with the driver on the run. During an operation in the early hours of yesterday Tuesday, 19 January 2021, members of the RVIPF seized a quantity of suspected cocaine in a rental vehicle intercepted in the Hodge’s Creek area. […]
Crime Stoppers BVI is asking the public to be extremely vigilant at this time to ensure everyone’s safety as we work as a community to prevent the spread of COVID-19. There has been a gradual increase in business and residential crime in the Virgin Islands in 2020. Crime Stoppers say to help decrease these occurrences […]
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