Tag: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Man Who Shot Dead 2 PRPD Officers, Ran Over Another, Found Executed Near Cruise Ship Terminal In Isla Verde

SAN JUAN — The man being sought in the killing of three police officers is the person recently found shot to death with a cardboard sign on his chest declaring him guilty, Puerto Rican authorities announced Wednesday. Officials said they did not yet know who fatally shot the suspect, identified as 25-year-old David Rivera Bátiz. […]

3 Puerto Rican Police Officers Killed During Carjacking Incident

SAN JUAN — Three police officers were killed and a fourth was injured Monday near Puerto Rico’s capital following a carjacking, authorities said. Two of the dead officers were shot dead point blank range and the third was run over, Agent José Catalano told The Associated Press. The incident occurred in the popular tourist district […]

St. Croix Man Charged In Buck Island Brawl After Shots Were Fired: USAO

CHRISTIANSTED — Authorities have charged 33-year-old Aneudis Acevedo with leading federal law enforcement on a high-speed boat chase after a shooting Sunday on Buck Island. Acevedo, of St. Croix, made his initial appearance Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon, Jr. after he was arrested by National Park Service rangers, who charged him with interfering […]

BUCK ISLAND BUST! Shooting And Scrum At U.S. National Monument Has FBI, VIPD Investigating Shooting

CHRISTIANSTED — A melee involving scores of people on Buck Island led to a shooting and a high-speed-boat chase on Sunday. No serious injuries were reported. “A physical altercation with more than 20 individuals broke out on the monument that led to multiple shots being fired,” Acting Park Superintendent Reggie Tiller said. “Immediately after, rangers […]

Feds Break Up Florida To St. Thomas Gun And Drug Trafficking Operation

SAN JUAN — Two men — one in Florida and one in St. Thomas — have been caught up in a cocaine and illegal gun trafficking ring between the mainland and the territory, authorities said. And the man charged in the U.S. Virgin Islands was blatantly promising $150 a day on social media to territorial […]

Important Things To Know About New Year’s Eve In the U.S. Virgin Islands

FREDERIKSTED — Virgin Islands Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor wants to share some important information with the community and media ahead of the New Year’s Eve celebrations: “The top priority for the Virgin Islands Police Department is always the safety and security of everyone in our community.” Even though New Year’s Eve is a time for […]

Cryptocurrencies, The ‘Untraceable’ Cyber Money Preferred By Organized Crime … Now Is Traceable

MEXICO CITY — In April 2019, Mexican police arrested suspected human trafficker Ignacio Santoyo in a plush area of the Caribbean resort of Playa del Carmen after linking him to a prostitution racket extending across Latin America. Yet it was not the 2,000 women Santoyo is alleged to have blackmailed and sexually exploited that ultimately […]

Hospital Ground Man Who Hid Loaded Glock In Baby’s Diaper Bag Charged In Jewelry Store Robbery

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Hospital Ground man who hid a loaded Glock 17 in a baby’s diaper bag has been charged with federal illegal gun crimes in connection to an armed robbery of a jewelry store in September, authorities said. Shemelle Isaac, 28, of H.H. Berg Home and Additions, has been charged in a criminal […]

Finnish Fashion Mogul Arrested In Canada Over U.S. Sex Trafficking Allegations

WINNIPEG — Finnish-Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is in official custody after being charged with sex trafficking. Court records show the 79-year-old Nygard was arrested under the Extradition Act, in connection with a U.S. Department of Justice investigation. He is currently being held at the Winnipeg Remand Center and is to appear in a Canadian courtroom this […]

Shotgun-Wielding Armed Jewelry Store Robber Appears In Federal Court To Hear Charges Against Him

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The St. Thomas man who allegedly brandished a shotgun during a jewelry robbery by three men in September made his first appearance in federal court, authorities said. Tashawn T.A. “Tashy” Warner was arrested Friday for his role in the September 19 Gems & Gold Corner store robbery, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert […]