2019 – Page 15 – Virgin Islands Free Press

KING OF FRAUD! VIPD Officer Charged By Feds With ‘Bank Fraud, Identity Theft, Grand Larceny, Forgery’

CHRISTIANSTED — A Virgin Islands Police Department officer was charged today with eight federal criminal charges after he was accused of stealing almost $25,000 in a bank fraud scheme. Yomont King has…

John McCarthy September 20, 2019

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St. Croix Son Whose Mother Turned Him In After Finding Loaded Gun In His Backpack … Gets Three Years In Prison

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix son whose mother told authorities she found a gun in his backpack after she dropped him off for a Superior Court appearance got three years in prison…

John McCarthy September 20, 2019

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VIPD: Armed Robbery Of Woman At Guttets Gade In St. Thomas Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police Department Patrol Officers responded to a 911 call that directed officers to the downtown area of Guttets Gade, Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas in response to…

John McCarthy September 19, 2019

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VIPD Investigates Shooting At Upper John Dunko In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police Department Patrol Officers, Crime Scene Technicians and Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau responded to a 911 call that directed officers to the Schneider Regional Medical…

John McCarthy September 19, 2019

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St. Croix’s Roosevelt Dowling Gets 6 and 1/2 Years in Prison 4 Crack Cocaine Distribution

CHRISTIANSTED — Roosevelt Dowling, 59, of St. Croix, was sentenced on Wednesday in U.S. District Court on one count of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Gretchen…

John McCarthy September 19, 2019

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VIPD: Colorado Man Takes Two Advil At Night In St. John And Dies In The Morning

CRUZ BAY – The Virgin Islands Police Department was notified of an unresponsive Caucasian male at a villa in the Catherineberg area on St. John at about 9:37 p.m. on Sunday.…

John McCarthy September 19, 2019

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VIPD: Two Men Arrested In July 2018 Murder of Emile Brin In Ham’s Bluff

FREDERIKSTED -- Two St. Croix men were arrested on Friday for their alleged roles in the murder of Emile Brin, whose unrecognizable body was found in his mother's burned-out car in…

John McCarthy September 14, 2019

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St. Croix Man Who Used Encryption App To Hide Child Porn Gets 30 Years!

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who tried to hide his undercover videos of children in sex acts with himself got 30 years in prison from a federal judge on…

VI Free Press September 11, 2019

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BANK ROBBERY IN ST. THOMAS? VIPD Won’t Say, But They Say ‘Shots Fired’ Near Scotiabank Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man is in the hospital in St. Thomas tonight after shots were fired near a Scotiabank branch near Frenchtown just after the bank opened, authorities said.…

John McCarthy September 11, 2019

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HOLY SUNDAY! Woman Tells Cops She Was Forced To Give St. Thomas Man A Handjob After Car Crash

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police Department patrol officers, Crime Scene Technicians, detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau, a member of the Victim’s Advocate agency and personnel from the Family…

VI Free Press September 10, 2019