Man robbed at gunpoint in Castries
A male resident of New Village, Castries was robbed of one gold chain and cash totaling over $400 at around 11:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 1. Reports are that the unidentified man was about to park his...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Drug bust in La Caye
* Not actual plant. The Richfond Police Station conducted a drug eradication exercise at La Caye this morning and discovered 60 fully grown marijuana plants in someone’s backyard. A male identified as...
View ArticleUS Human Rights Report highlights alleged unlawful police killings
The United States State Department annual human rights report has said that the most serious human rights problem in Saint Lucia include long delays in investigating reports of unlawful police...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Homicide in Castries
Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Castries city Saturday morning. Reports are that a man, identified as 27-year-old Victor Wilson, who lived at Bocage, Castries, was found suffering from...
View ArticleVictor was “never in trouble”– friend
Close friends and relatives of the island’s latest homicide victim, Victor Wilson, said the deceased was never involved in any problems. Wilson, 27, of Bocage, Castries succumbed to gunshot wounds at...
View ArticlePolice press release on homicide at Wilton’s Yard
Victor Wilson. PRESS RELEASE - The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 26 year old, Victor Chard Wilson of Bocage, Castries. On Saturday, July 4,...
View ArticleDennery man has to find $18,000 for growing marijuana in his yard
A man from La Caye, Dennery was given a year to pay $18,000 or face jail time, in connection with a drug bust at his home last week. Coran Joseph, 38, was slapped with the charges of cultivation of a...
View ArticleSuspected attempted suicide in Sarrot
A young man from Sarrot was rushed to hospital this afternoon around 3:30 p.m. after being suspected of drinking a poisonous substance. The man, believed to be in his 20′s, was picked up at the “Chopin...
View ArticleBed bugs, damaged furnishings, and lack of computers plague CID
Officers attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Castries Central are fed up with poor working conditions. An infestation of bed bugs, dilapidated office furnishings and...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Sarrot man dies after ingesting poison
A Sarrot man died at the hospital yesterday afternoon, after he reportedly drank poison. Minel Smith, 25, passed away at around 4:17 p.m., Monday, July 6, police officials confirmed. Smith was rushed...
View ArticlePolice Welfare Association was not informed of troubles at CID
Though officers attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Castries Central have raised concerns about poor working conditions, the Police Welfare Association said it was not...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Police shooting in Castries
Police reportedly shot and injured a man on Upper Chaussee Road, Castries (near Grass Street/Marchand Road) just before 12 noon Wednesday, July 8. The alleged victim was rushed to Victoria Hospital....
View ArticleLastic Hill family in fear after receiving death threats
Endless death threats have sent a Lastic Hill, Castries family into fear, as a group of men are hell-bent on making their lives a misery. One frustrated family member, who asked not to be named, told...
View ArticleUPDATE: Wilton’s Yard youth to be charged with gun possession today
* Not actual gun. A 16-year-old male who was arrested by police on Thursday for possession of a firearm and ammunition will be charged sometime later today. Acting Assistant Commissioner in Charge of...
View ArticleMan hospitalised after chopping incident in Dennery
The victim sustained wounds to his legs and face. A young male sustained chop wounds in Dennery at about 10 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2015, an eyewitness has told St. Lucia News Online (SNO). The victim...
View ArticlePolice step up operations in Castries (see photos)
Several men being searched. In attempt to quell the alleged gang violence in Castries, which has claimed the lives of at least five persons and resulted in the injuries of at least six others over the...
View ArticleDiscovery of “sack” at sea may have led to chopping incident – sources
Denis Rufin in hospital after suffering multiple chop wounds on Thursday. Thursday’s chopping of a young man in Dennery village may stem from the discovery of a bag, believed to contain drugs, that was...
View ArticleNo one arrested in Wilton’s Yard operation – crime chief
Police officers during Friday’s operation. About eight males who were brought into custody during a massive joint police operation in Castries on Friday, July 10 have been released, Acting Assistant...
View ArticleVictor and Cheryl’s killers are still out there
Cheryl Clarke and Victor Wilson To date, police have no “conclusive” motives for the killings of Victor Chard Wilson and Cheryl Clarke, Acting Assistant Commissioner in Charge of Crime and...
View ArticleMan who allegedly shot at police to be charged
The scene of the shooting last Wednesday. A man, well-known to the police, who allegedly engaged the lawmen in gun battle last week and was shot, will be charged soon, a senior police officer has said....
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