December 2018 – Page 9 – Virgin Islands Free Press

St. Thomas’ Jerry Brunn Arrested For Allegedly Hitting Woman With His Hands … And A Computer

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man was arrested after police said he hit his female companion with his hands -- and a computer. Gerard A. "Jerry" Brunn, 72, was…

John McCarthy December 3, 2018

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‘Grandpa Guyana Coke Dealers’ Move $71 Million Worth of Cocaine Through Caribbean

CHRISTIANSTED – Four mostly elderly Guyanese men admitted in federal court that they tried to smuggle 8,300 pounds of cocaine into the Caribbean. Mohamed Hoseain, 70, and Richard La Cruz,…

John McCarthy December 3, 2018

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Dominican Who Tried To Sneak In On St. John Under Cover of Darkness Gets 45 Days

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Dominican Republic native got 1.5 months in prison for entering the United States illegally here. Juan Lorenzo Matias Peralta, 38, of Santo Domingo was sentenced today 45…

John McCarthy December 3, 2018

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SEASON OVER! Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Escape Without A Scratch In 2018

MIAMI -- The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season ended today. The season was more active than average, featuring 15 named storms, eight hurricanes and four that made landfall on the U.S.…

John McCarthy December 1, 2018