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About John McCarthy
John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
Barren Spot Man Washing His Car Killed In Drive-By Shooting Late Monday Afternoon
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Barren Spot Man Washing His Car Killed In Drive-By Shooting Late Monday Afternoon

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man was out washing his car late Monday afternoon when another vehicle pulled up — a man got out of the other vehicle and shot him…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2022
Police Need Your Help To Capture Dominican Wanted For Assault of Woman At Coki Point
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Police Need Your Help To Capture Dominican Wanted For Assault of Woman At Coki Point

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help today to find a native of the Dominican Republic wanted for an assault on his ex-girlfriend at Coki Point beach in St. Thomas…
Posted by John McCarthy April 11, 2022
Coast Guard Returns 72 Dominicans, 14 Haitians To Hispaniola After Illegal Voyages
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Coast Guard Returns 72 Dominicans, 14 Haitians To Hispaniola After Illegal Voyages

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 72 Dominicans and returned 14 Haitians to the Dominican Republic between Wednesday and Thursday, following the interdiction of two illegal…
Posted by John McCarthy April 10, 2022
Lax Security At Superior Court Leads To Victim Being Threatened By ‘Fathead’ During Recess
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Lax Security At Superior Court Leads To Victim Being Threatened By ‘Fathead’ During Recess

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Superior Court marshals were not on top of their game when they allowed the victims of a crime to be threatened by the defendant during a court recess…
Posted by John McCarthy April 9, 2022
Police Need Your Help To Capture Omar Stephens Wanted For Burglary of Café
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Police Need Your Help To Capture Omar Stephens Wanted For Burglary of Café

CRUZ BAY — Police need your help tonight to find a St. Thomas man wanted for a burglary at a Mongoose Junction café. Omar K. Stephens, 30, of St. Thomas,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 8, 2022
AG: VIDOJ Agents Arrest Ricardo Algarin In Florida For Financial Exploitation of Old Man
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AG: VIDOJ Agents Arrest Ricardo Algarin In Florida For Financial Exploitation of Old Man

Arrest Warrant issued for his sister, Lissette Felix KINGSHILL — V.I. Attorney General Denise George announces the arrest by V.I. Department of Justice (VIDOJ) Special Agents of a man charged…
Posted by John McCarthy April 8, 2022
Colombian Who Entered United States With Fake ID At St. Croix Airport Gets 6 Months
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Colombian Who Entered United States With Fake ID At St. Croix Airport Gets 6 Months

CHRISTIANSTED — A Colombian man who used a fake ID to enter the United States at the St. Croix airport got a half year in prison today. Andres Bejarano, 34,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 6, 2022
Coast Guard Seizes $20 Million In Cocaine, After At-Sea Drug Bust Near Puerto Rico
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Coast Guard Seizes $20 Million In Cocaine, After At-Sea Drug Bust Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley crew and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agents offloaded approximately 1,000 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San…
Posted by John McCarthy April 6, 2022
St. Croix Suspect In Brutal Beating Death of Woman Arrested In California: VIPD
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St. Croix Suspect In Brutal Beating Death of Woman Arrested In California: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — The body of 58-year-old Nancy Nieves Naar was found beaten beyond recognition at the side of the road laying in the grass near Schjang Ballpark on June 1, 2021.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 5, 2022
Texas Fugitive Stopped At St. Thomas Airport By CBP Agents: VIPD
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Texas Fugitive Stopped At St. Thomas Airport By CBP Agents: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man wanted on criminal charges in Texas was taken into custody at the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas on Wednesday, according to the Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy April 4, 2022

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