Crime

VIPD Training Academy Begins Recruit Classes Territory-Wide

The Virgin Islands Police Department’s Training Academy has begun new law enforcement recruit classes on St. Thomas and St. Croix, the V.I.P.D. has announced. The classes started on Jan. 13.  In the St. Thomas/St. John District, there are 17 recruits in the VIPD Training Academy. In that 13 are VIPD recruits, two employed by the Superior Court, one by the Virgin Islands Legislature and one by the VI Port Authority.  There are 23 recruits in the St. Croix class —11 of whom are employed by the VIPD, four by the Superior Court, three by the Juan F. Luis Hospital, three by the Office of the Governor, one by the Virgin Islands Legislature and one by the Department of Health, according to the police department. Part of the pre-screening for all recruits was a physical agility test, a psychological exam, the V.I.P.D. said. During the six-month course, recruits will be trained on report writing, forensic science, constitutional law, and other relevant law enforcement topics. Training Burea...