FREDERIKSTED — A prisoner was arrested by police in Estate Golden Grove after a homeowner recognized him as the person who burglarized his home before he was an inmate, authorities said. Wayne Burke, 18, an inmate at the Golden Grove Correctional Facility, was served with an arrest warrant for third-degree

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A gas station cashier who tried to make off with $200 cash from the register on Saturday afternoon was arrested by police, authorities said. Wesly Jean, 27, of Anna’s Retreat, was arrested at 1:20 p.m. on Saturday and charged with embezzlement, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who allegedly raped a woman after first offering her a ride home has been arrested by police, authorities said. Francisco Tirado III, 29, of Frederiksted was arrested at 5:17 p.m. Wednesday and charged with first-degree rape, first-degree assault, and first-degree unlawful sexual contact, the

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who repeatedly raped an underage girl on St. Thomas was arrested by police on Thursday night, authorities said. Timothy Brewer, 32, of Smith Bay, was arrested about 8:18 p.m. Thursday and charged with first-degree rape and unlawful sexual contact, the Virgin Islands Police

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Hospital Ground woman who was reported missing Tuesday by family members has been found safe and sound on St. Thomas, authorities said. Jamequa Kuntz, 22, came to the Richard Callwood Command in Charlotte Amalie about 9:40 p.m. Thursday “and told officers that she was okay,” the

FREDERIKSTED — Police discovered an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in a St. Croix home while executing a search warrant early this morning, authorities said. D’Andre George, 20, of Sugar Mill Estates was arrested at 3:47 a.m. today and charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession or sale of

FREDERIKSTED — A Salt River area man is accused of getting into an argument with his former girlfriend in Frederiksted and firing off his gun to make a point, authorities said. Malik Rohlsen, 21 of Concordia Bay, was arrested about 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday and charged with first-degree reckless endangerment,

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding Jamequa Kuntz. Kuntz, 22, of Hospital Ground was reported missing by family members yesterday. Police described Kuntz as a black female with a brown complexion who stands 5-feet-6 inches tall and weighs about 225

EAST END, St. Croix — The partially-decomposed body of a man who had been shot to death was found near Cramer’s Park early this morning, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center was notified of what appeared to be a body in the bushes east of Cramer’s Park about 6:51

CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Virgin Islands recorded its fourth death from COVID-19 over the weekend, a 67-year-old woman on St. Croix who died at home, according to Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. The woman who died was never hospitalized, but was tested for presence of the coronavirus “post mortem,” Bryan said,