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VIPD K9 Corps ‘Revitalized’ Thanks to Donation from Southland Gaming
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department is pleased to announce the revitalization of the K9 Corps in the St. Thomas/St. John District, thanks to a generous donation by Southland Gaming. In April, executives from Southland Gaming presented a donation of $43,000 to the VIPD to
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Road Striping In Mon Bijou To Cane Bay Will Delay Motorists This Week: VIPD
KINGSHILL — BLDM, Inc, the contractor working for AT&T, will be doing road striping on portions of Queen Mary Highway (Centerline Road), Mon Bijou Road and Canaan Ridge Road, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The work continues today through Saturday (August 16 to 21) from 7 a.m. to 5
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Police Need Your Help To Find Johnny ‘Kountry’ Encarnacion On St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help tonight to find a missing man on St. Croix. Johnny “Kountry” Encarnacion, 49, was reported missing by family members earlier this week. Encarnacion is an Hispanic male who stands 5-feet, 10-inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes
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Police Arrest 18-Year-Old, Detain 3 Minors, In Glitters Jewelry Store Robbery: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The VIPD held a joint press conference with the Attorney General's office today to announce that four teenagers have been detained in connection to the Havensight Mall robbery of a St. Thomas jewelry store 13 days ago. On December 16, at 8:04 p.m., police arrested Miciah Cozier,
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Sneaky St. Thomian Cold-Cocks Man From Behind With A Wrench: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man with a history of violence was arrested after police say he attacked a man from behind with a wrench. Maxwell Peters, 56, was arrested Friday and charged with third-degree assault. Unable to post $25,000 bail, he was jailed until his advice-of-rights hearing in Superior
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14-Year-Old Boy Held At Gunpoint As Thieves Ransack Place, Steal Phone, Cash
KINGSHILL — A 14-year-old boy told police he was held at gunpoint while thieves took his cell phone and cash at mid-island St. Croix on Wednesday morning. Officers were dispatched by the 911 Emergency Call Center to investigate a robbery to at Old Fredensborg Village at 9:04 a.m. Wednesday, the
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St. John Man Stabbed On Prince Street In Cruz Bay Has Nothing To Tell Police
CRUZ BAY — A St. John man was taken for emergency health care after a stabbing in St. John but told police 'he had nothing to report' when officers asked for a statement. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of a stabbing incident outside of an establishment on
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Women’s Coalition Of St. Croix Observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
CHRISTIANSTED — October is recognized nationally as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence has been defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner, a friend living in the same household or a family
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Orange Grove Man Held On Domestic Violence Charge After Assault: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man is being held without bail after police said he brutalized his girlfriend. Vernon Sackey, Jr., 23, of Orange Grove, was arrested at 2:58 p.m. Thursday and charged with simple assault & battery-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Sackey
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Prominent Visiting NASA Rocket Scientist Drowned At Annaly Bay Tide Pools
CANE BAY — An internationally-prominent NASA scientist gathering information about 'tropical convection processes' to gain a better understanding about how hurricanes operate in the Caribbean drowned at the Annaly Bay tide pools one week ago, the Virgin Islands Free Press has learned. 'Dr. Gail
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2 Women Go On Shopping Spree At Walmart With Stolen Credit Card: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two St. Thomas women were charged after allegedly going on a shopping spree at Walmart using a stolen credit card, authorities said. Imai Demming, 22, of Michael Kirwan Terrace was arrested at 12:13 p.m., Monday and Mayasia Smith, 23, of Charlotte Amalie was arrested at 12:30
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Bryan Meets With HIDTA Officials To Get Update On Its Overdose Response Strategy
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan., Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion and Police Commissioner Designee Ray Martinez met Thursday, December 9, 2021, on St. Thomas with members of the PRVI HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Task Force for an update on the law enforcement
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Labor Department’s Work Search Form Conflicts With Federal, Territorial Law
States are permitted to provide Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) to individuals who are self-employed, seeking part-time employment, or who otherwise would not qualify for regular unemployment compensation. While UI and PUA both offer financial assistance to workers who are out of work or
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Enighed Contant Man Captured On Video Surveillance Arrested For Stabbing: VIPD
CRUZ BAY — A St. John man who was allegedly captured on surveillance video stabbing another individual surrendered to police without incident this weekend, authorities said. Gregory B. Louis, Jr., 26, of Enighed Contant was arrested at 12:51 p.m. Friday and charged with third-degree assault, simple
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Police Discover Body of Shooting Victim in Campo Rico Area
Police officers on patrol in the Campo Rico area of St. Croix discovered the body of a man who had apparently been shot to death. The voctim was identified by family members as 31-year-old Lionel Hendricks of Adventure Hill.
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St. Croix Woman Asks Wrong-Way Driver To Come Forward With Facebook Appeal
KINGSHILL — A St. Croix woman whose car was run off the road near the Island Crossing Shopping Center put out a personal appeal to the driver who caused the crash this weekend. Carol 'Nah Easy' Francois of Frederiksted said that she was a passenger in her vehicle driving east
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Armed Robber Holds Up Richmond Laundry On New Year’s Eve Day
CHRISTIANSTED — Any hopes that St. Croix would ring in the New Year squeaky clean were quickly dashed when an armed robber held up a Richmond laundromat Friday afternoon. One armed man robbed the register at Pickard Laundry in Estate Richmond between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. Friday, the owner told
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St. Croix Man Gunned Down At Queen Bee Grocery In Williams Delight: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — On October 23, the 911 Emergency Call Center received calls at 7:45 p.m., of shots fired on Queen Mary Highway - Williams Delight; and at 8:06 p.m. of a male gunshot victim transported via private vehicle to the Juan Francisco Luis Hospital & Medical Center. The gunshot victim,
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‘Males’ Wait Under Tree In Strawberry To Shoot Victim As He Drives By: VIPD
KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after the 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of shots fired and a gunshot victim just west of the Sunny Isle Shopping Center at 1:59 p.m. Saturday The 30-year-old male victim, a passenger in a vehicle in Estate Strawberry, reported driving by two or
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Police Investigating Gold Chain Sale That Went Bad At Ballpark In Whim: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED –— What started as an online sale ended in an armed robbery Friday, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a call of discharging of gunshots in Estate Whim, in the vicinity of the Renholdt Jackson Sports Complex at 10:07 a.m. Friday, the Virgin Islands Police
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Estate Ross Man Who Had Sexual Contact With Child Twice In 4 Months Arrested
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who had sexual contact with a child in his own household — on at least two occasions in the last four months — was arrested early Friday afternoon, authorities said. Dexter Teschiera, 43, of Estate Ross, was arrested at 12:05 p.m. Friday and
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Carlton Man Found Shot To Death Near In His Car Last Night: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating a St. Croix man who was found shot to death in his car near his home last night. Travis Blair, 37, of Estate Carlton was identified by family members as the homicide victim, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received
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Police Need Your Help To Find Syel Williams Wanted For Stealing Car: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help tonight to find a St. Croix man wanted for allegedly stealing a vehicle. Syel Williams, 32, is wanted for second-degree burglary and unauthorized use of a vehicle, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Williams is a Black male who stands 5-feet, 11-inches
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Woman Who Witnessed Child’s Collarbone Broken By Boyfriend Arrested By Police
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The girlfriend who witnessed the effects of her boyfriend's physical and sexual abuse on his own daughter and failed to report it to authorities was arrested on St. Thomas Tuesday morning. Jasmine L. Ware, 27, of Estate Ross, was arrested on at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday and charged
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Police Find Badly Decomposed Body Near Parked Car In Estate Welcome On Tuesday
CHRISTIANSTED — Police near Gallows Bay on Tuesday night found a badly decomposed near a parked car of someone reported missing on St. Croix, authorities said. Detectives discovered the vehicle — parked on the roadside in Mount Welcome   — east of Sharkey’s Bait Stand — owned by a person
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Driver Who Hit Sidewalk And Was Ejected From Vehicle Dies In Calquohoun: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A 31-year-old St. Croix man died just before midnight Friday in a car crash near mid-island. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to a one-car accident on Midland Road - Estate Calquohoun at 11:58 p.m. Friday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. 'Officers found
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Police Need Your Help To Find Jediah Lockhart Wanted For Attempted Murder
KINGSHILL — Police need your help today to find a St. Croix man wanted for attempted murder, rape and burglary, authorities said. Jediah Lockhart, 36, of Castle Burke, is wanted for attempted murder, first-degree rape, and third-degree burglary, the Virgin Islands Police Department said
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Police Need Your Help To Find Rosier Smith Wanted In Contant Assault: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE - Police need your help today to find Rosier Smith who is wanted in connection to a Memorial Day assault in Contant, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Police did not provide a description of Smith but did provide a photo with is above.. A wanted poster for
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St. Croix Woman Who Beat ‘Friend,’ Stole Her Car And Crashed It, Arrested: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix woman who allegedly beat another woman, stole her car — and then crashed it last month — was arrested on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Milagros Peguero, 39, of Queen Street, Frederiksted, was arrested at 2:46 p.m. Thursday and charged with 1st Degree
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New Hampshire Victim Of Armed Robbery Explains Why He Won’t Be Back: OP-ED
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