Handcuffed Man Arrested After Commandeering a Police Car

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Handcuffed Man Arrested After Commandeering a Police Car

Rashawn Brooks, a 42-year-old resident of Oswald Harris Court, was arrested Monday after commandeered a police car while handcuffed, according to the V.I. Police Department.

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