Can now confirm that the Delta Petroleum (Caribbean) Limited Service Station on Virgin Gorda was burglarised and not robbed.
While police are yet to respond to our queries on the incident, a senior personal of Delta Petroleum informed our newsroom that the burglars gained entry to the cashier section of the service station via a backdoor.
The source also said cash was stolen but did not disclose the amount.
"No employee was there at the time," the source added.
The crime reportedly took place sometime around 3:00am on Thursday, October 3, 2019.
This latest burglary has again underscored the necessity for banking services on Virgin Gorda.
See previous article published October 3, 2019
Delta Gas Station on VG robbed!
Word just reaching our news desk from our Team of Reporters around
the Virgin Islands is that the Delta Petroleum (Caribbean) Limited Gas Station on Virgin Gorda was robbed sometime around 3:00am this morning, October 3, 2019.
According to reports, cash was taken during the heist.
It is unclear how many persons carried out the robbery or whether anyone was hurt.
Police did not respond to our queries on the incident up to time of publication.
Our newsroom is working on more details to this story and will provide an update when they become available.
