RVIPF
Police are reporting that planned operations over the weekend by officers of the Road Policing Unit and the Armed Response Team resulted in the confiscation of five motor scooters with loud mufflers, and five scooter-related tickets – two for riding without a crash helmet and loud from muffler and two for failing to stop at […]
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force says it has been receiving complaints from the public about fraudulent requests from unknown individuals demanding monies. The complainants reported that telephone calls and Whatsapp messages were received from unknown foreign and local numbers demanding that money be sent. Additionally, threats were made to the complainants if the monies […]
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force says it is continuing the search for escaped prisoner Germaine Sebastian and is seeking the public’s help. Prison officials stated that Sebastian made his escape as he was leaving the prison farm and reentering the main entrance gate around 11am on Saturday. He was seen running in the direction […]
A search is underway for a Haitian National who escaped detention. In a GIS news release it said that Sem Duverval of Haiti escaped detention between the late hours of Saturday, October 23 and early Sunday, October 24. The Chief Immigration Officer, Mr. Ian Penn explained that four immigrants who were detained by his Department, […]
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force says it has made breakthroughs in several burglaries with four arrests in break-ins around Tortola in past two weeks. Detectives charged both Thurman Smith, 43, of Old Plantation and Eric Casey, 30, Scatliffe Alley with the burglary and theft of two generators, one Stihl blower, two vacuums and a […]
In what is considered a move out of the ordinary, Commissioner of Police Mark Collins chose to honour the three officers this week who bravely rescued the young man that threw himself into the water off Road Town Jetty in an apparent suicide attempt. While officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force are recognised […]
Officers of the RVIPF Family and Juvenile Unit charged a 19-year-old male with five counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 16 years. Kadeem Callwood, a U.S. citizen residing in Cane Garden Bay, was granted $15,000 bail to appear before Magistrate’s Court on October 15. Police say other charges are […]
Eleven new Constables of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Froce were sworn in by Commissioner of Police Mark Collins yesterday and three auxiliaries. The 14 new recruits will join with four serving auxiliary officers to form the fifth cohort of locally trained police officers. The four auxiliary officers will complete the training to become constables. […]
With the rise of COVID-19 cases in the BVI, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force said it will be doing its part to aid in the Territory’s return to a place of relative safety in the next coming weeks. The RVIPF said in a press release that officers will be ensuring that persons are not […]
Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews’s contract ends soon, but the post will not be filled by a local person. A retired UK Police Officer will take up that post. Premier Andrew Fahie said recently that no locals were prepared for the position of Commissioner of Police. Click the link below for the audio version to […]