June 2020 – Page 3 – Virgin Islands Free Press

St. Croix Men Jump Out Of SUV And Start Shooting People In Supermarket Parking Lot: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix men jumped out of an SUV with no license plate and opened fire on people standing in the parking lot of a Peter's Rest-area supermarket late…

VI Free Press June 21, 2020

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Informant Tells Police Upper Love Man Had Unlicensed Gun, Ammunition In Little Princesse Nightclub: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — An informant tipped off police that a St. Croix man had an unlicensed gun and ammunition in a Five Corners-area nightclub on Thursday night, authorities said. Rashawn Ryner, 21,…

VI Free Press June 19, 2020

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VIPD Defends Its $62 Million Budget for Fiscal Year 2021

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department completed its Fiscal Year 2021 budget hearing today. Commissioner Trevor Velinor and his leadership team defended the budget of $62,039,293 to fund…

VI Free Press June 18, 2020

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Stray Dog Killed With ‘Sharp Instrument’ In Calquohoun This Morning: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — The VIPD Animal Cruelty Investigator received a call from a concerned citizen saying that a stray dog she feeds in Estate Calquohoun was found dead earlier in the…

VI Free Press June 18, 2020

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Feds Pluck $2.25 Million In Cash Out Of The Waters Off Of St. Thomas: USAO

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal law enforcement agents recently recovered four duffel bags stuffed with $2.25 million in cash out of the waters off of the coast of St. Thomas, authorities said. U.S. Department of Homeland…

VI Free Press June 18, 2020

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Tipster Alerts Police To Estate Richmond Man With Unlicensed Gun, Ammunition: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man is facing illegal weapons charges after an informant tipped off police that he was in possession of an unlicensed gun and ammunition, authorities said.…

VI Free Press June 18, 2020

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RARE HONOR: St. Croix Attorney Is Now A Member of American Academy of Appellate Lawyers

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix attorney Andrew Simpson has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers at the Academy’s recent meeting in April 2020. He is…

VI Free Press June 18, 2020

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Arizona Man Arrested After Trying To Smuggle 24 Pounds Of Marijuana To St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — An Arizona man who tried to smuggle nearly 24 pounds of marijuana to St. Croix in his luggage in last month was arrested by federal agents over the…

VI Free Press June 16, 2020

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Florida Native Holds Girlfriend In St. Thomas Airbnb For ‘Several Days’ And Beats Her Repeatedly

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Florida native has been charged with holding his girlfriend against her will in a St. Thomas apartment — repeatedly assaulting her — and not allowing her…

John McCarthy June 16, 2020

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AG Denise George Levels ‘Price-Fixing’ Charges Against Generic Drug Companies In Federal Court

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Attorney General Denise George announced that the U.S. Virgin Islands has joined a coalition of 51 states and territories led by Connecticut in filing the third lawsuit…

VI Free Press June 14, 2020