{"id":302158,"date":"2023-04-24T11:19:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T15:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=302158"},"modified":"2023-04-24T11:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T15:19:31","slug":"loop-news-bvi-police-concerned-by-uptick-in-attacks-by-mentally-ill-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/loop-news-bvi-police-concerned-by-uptick-in-attacks-by-mentally-ill-people\/","title":{"rendered":"[Loop News] BVI Police concerned by uptick in attacks by mentally ill people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-302159\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/placeholder-police-lights_3d90d1f9d62b11cd0b53e364dabed6bd-642x361.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Royal British Virgin Islands Police (RVIPF) has said it is worried by the recent increase in attacks on members of the public by mentally ill residents.<\/p>\n<p>RVIPF said many of the reports come from family members of mentally ill persons.<\/p>\n<p>Continue <a href=\"https:\/\/caribbean.loopnews.com\/content\/bvi-police-concerned-uptick-attacks-mentally-ill-people\">reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Royal British Virgin Islands Police (RVIPF) has said it is worried by the recent increase in attacks on members of the public by mentally ill residents. 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