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Thousands of marijuana plants destroyed in Dennery
A total of 13, 800 marijuana plants were uprooted and destroyed from nine plantations at Bois Jolie, Dennery. Police said in a press release that this was done through an operation conducted by...
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Police force looks forward to year of intensified training
Police Commissioner Vernon Francois The Royal St. Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) is gearing for an intensified period of both in-house and overseas training and development programmes for police officers....
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First “Meet the Commissioner” meeting for 2014 dubbed a success
Cpl Aniel Innocent, press officer with the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force. * Photo: Voice newspaper An appreciative group of residents from the community of Micoud gathered on Wednesday, February 5,...
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Mother of alleged wanted man plans to visit Mary Francis, says shooting was...
Jacinta Charles said her son is a well-known troublemaker but if he complied with the police officers during the arrest he should not have been shot. The mother of an alleged wanted man who was shot by...
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Cousins charged for beating Dave Boriel
Dave Boreil Police have formally charged four men in connection with the beating of businessman Dave Boriel who is currently in critical but stable condition at Tapion Hospital. Gideon Elibox, Marcus...
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Frederick calls Anti-Gang Bill “lawyers’ paradise” as legislation passes...
Prime Minister Anthony said the intention of the bill is not to persecute innocent people but, rather, to make people think twice about joining criminal gangs. The much-anticipated Anti-Gang Bill went...
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Crime rate drops, police stats reveal
Recently released statistics indicate there was less crime on island last year when compared to 2012. The information coming out of the Central Intelligence Unit of the Royal St. Lucia Police Force...
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St. Lucian public tardy in paying for traffic tickets – statistics reveal
Chicot at Wednesday’s press conference. Over 5,300 penalty tickets issued by St. Lucian police officers in 2013 have not been paid and warrants are being issued for delinquent persons. Last year, the...
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Morne Du Don gangsters caged by “intelligence-driven” police work, says top cop
Police Commissioner Vernon Francois (inset) said: “We gathered our intelligence, we worked with informants, and we identified the gang members in the Morne Du Don area.” Marvin Gabriel was one of...
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Gros Islet Police Station moves again
The Gros Islet Police Station’s new location – for now. The Gros Islet Police Station has been reopened but at a new location: the Scouts Association in Massade, Gros Islet. Police Commissioner Vernon...
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UPDATE: Judy in police custody
Judy Joseph A teenager who went missing on Valentine’s Day, Friday, Feb. 14, is now in police custody. Relatives of 13-year-old Judy Joseph of Grande Riviere, Gros Islet, told St. Lucia News Online...
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UPDATE: 18-year-old injured in Vieux Fort shooting
A teenager has been admitted at St. Jude’s Hospital in stable condition following a shooting incident in Bruceville, Vieux Fort on Saturday, February 15, 2014. Police said 18-year-old Gillian Soumere...
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WIA wants report of Chakadan’s death to be made public
Chakadan Daniel Daniel was found hanging in his cell at the Micoud Police Station on Oct. 23, 2013. United Workers Party’s Women in Action (WIA) calls on Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security,...
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Police nab drug suspect, two others escape
One man is now in police custody and two others on the run following a police operation in Grande Riviere, Dennery Saturday night (Feb. 15) which netted almost 300 pounds of marijuana. Police said the...
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Human trafficking to come up for discussion
The issue of human trafficking will take the spotlight here at a workshop organised by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). IOM is the leading inter-governmental organisation in the...
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Mary Francis accepts invitation to train police in human rights and...
Mary Francis Human Rights Advocate Mary Francis has been invited to assist the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) in its ongoing course on human rights and humanitarian law. According to a police...
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Police hosts French military
Members of the French military in a salute. Photo credit: www.english.rfi.fr A French military contingent is here in St. Lucia to participate in the Independence anniversary celebrations. Thirty...
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UPDATED: Third teen girl reported missing back home
Missing Pagge A 17-year-old Dennery girl who had disappeared for one night has returned home. Pagge Ashley Albert of La Caye, Dennery is back home with her worried mother after she had left for church...
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UPDATE: Police hunt for tourist robber
Police are on the hunt for the individual who robbed two tourists in Vigie Monday afternoon (Feb. 17). An eyewitness told Saint Lucia News Online (SNO) that the male and female Caucasian couple were...
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Police unable to attend human trafficking seminar due to US ban
Members of the Royal Police Force of St. Lucia have not been participating in a human trafficking seminar underway on island. This is due to an ongoing ban on local police by the United States. In...
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