2020 – Page 119 – Virgin Islands Free Press

St. Thomas Man Arrested After Breaking Girlfriend’s Collarbone In Assault: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas resident has been arrested after a heated argument allegedly led to a brutal domestic violence assault, authorities said. Jason E. Raymond, 39, of Agnes…

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VIPD: Edictor ‘Puddy’ Manuel Esquillin Taken Into Official Custody Over 2019 Stabbing

FREDERIKSTED — Police in St. Croix say that a 34-year-old Concordia West man has turned himself into authorities. Edictor “Puddy” Esquillin is accused of the attempted stabbing murder of an unidentified…

John McCarthy February 6, 2020

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VIPD’s Police Operations, Administrative Services Building Closes Due To ‘Electrical Issues’

FREDERIKSTED — The VIPD's Police Operations and Administrative Services building in Mars Hill closed at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday due to "electrical issues," a prepared statement said. The electrical issues created…

VI Free Press February 6, 2020

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Jacksonville U.S. Army Corps Pitches In For Hurricane Recovery Relief In USVI

CHRISTIANSTED -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District and the U.S. Virgin Islands Office of Disaster Recovery held the first meeting of the year for their newly created Silver…

VI Free Press February 6, 2020

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OPIOIDS CRISIS: St. Croix Man Arrested Near Paint Store With ‘Pinpoint Pupils’

CHRISTIANSTED — The opioids crisis — a major problem on the U.S. mainland that claims the lives of rich and poor alike ... including pop star Prince — is officially…

John McCarthy February 6, 2020

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VIPD: 2 Arrested After Threesome Tangles In Front Of Police Officer On St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix couple apparently works better with an audience — an official one. Knowing a police officer was in their presence, a local man and a local…

John McCarthy February 6, 2020

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VIPD: Bovoni Man Charged In Gunpoint Jewelry Snatching At Mariendahl

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One of the four St. Thomas men accused of robbing a man of his jewelry at gunpoint near his Mariendahl home last month was charged in the…

John McCarthy February 5, 2020

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St. Thomas Man Who Shipped Cocaine Disguised As Candy Convicted: USAO

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who shipped about a pound of cocaine disguised in colorful cellophane candy bags to the U.S. mainland has admitted in federal court to…

John McCarthy February 5, 2020

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V.I. Agriculture Department Employee Damian Lang Arrested By Feds For Mailing Cocaine To South Carolina

CHRISTIANSTED — Damian Lang, a convicted felon and Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture employee, was arrested on federal drug charges Tuesday. Lang, 41, of St. Croix, is charged with conspiracy…

VI Free Press February 5, 2020

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Moderate 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Puerto Rico’s Southeastern Coast … Again

SAN JUAN — There's been another earthquake just off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck around 9:45 a.m. today about 14 miles southeast of Guanica,…

VI Free Press February 4, 2020