New York magnet fisher catches safe full of soggy $100 bills, he says
NEW YORK (AP) — James Kane has used a powerful magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York City waterways, but he says the stacks of $100 bills he pulled from a safe…
Costa Rica gunman shoots neighbor dead in dispute over water sprinkler use
SAN JOSE — Terrifying video captured the moment an enraged man pulled out a gun and shot his neighbor dead during a dispute outside their homes in Costa Rica earlier this week. The minute-long clip…
Help police find missing minor on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help today to find a missing minor on St. Thomas. A missing minor alert was issued for 14-year-old Teran Hercules by the Virgin Islands Police Department this morning. Teran was…
When are Kenyan cops arriving in Haiti? Here’s what you need to know about the mission
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Kenyan President William Ruto, back in Nairobi following his recent three-day state visit to the United States, is voicing confidence that a security mission to Haiti that his East African nation will lead will…
Man accused of forging police records to gain employment
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man is accused of forging police records in order to gain employment with a government agency. Kishsion Thomas, 37. was arrested and charged with forgery, filing or recording forged instruments, and…
2 hotel bartenders accused of gang raping hotel guest
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two St. Thomas men are accused of luring a hotel guest to their apartment and then gang raping her there, authorities said. Shaquille Adrian Cruz-Rosario and Roger Luis Perez-Velasquez were arrested and…
Shark attack victim punched it in the face before he was rescued, friend says
The 46-year-old man was taken to a hospital with bites to his left hand, left arm and his torso. SAN DIEGO — A man who survived being bitten multiple times by a shark while he was swimming…
San Diego Padres’ Marcano gets lifetime ban for betting on baseball
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has permanently banned Tucupita Marcano after determining that the infielder placed hundreds of bets on baseball, including wagers on games involving the Pittsburgh Pirates when he was with the team last season. MLB said…
Woman charged after allowing $4,000 in items to ‘walk out’ of Home Depot
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman was arrested after she allegedly allowed a cohort to walk out of Home Depot with $4,000 worth of items from the store. Makea Grant, 26, was arrested and…
Help police find missing St. Thomas resident in St. John
CRUZ BAY — Police need your help today to find a missing woman in St. John. Clytemnestra Scott, 48, of Alabama, was last seen on Sunday at Caps Place on Henry Samuel Street in Cruz…