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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
VIPD: Bovoni Man Charged In Last Month’s Shooting Near Fort Pladsen
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VIPD: Bovoni Man Charged In Last Month’s Shooting Near Fort Pladsen

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested for allegedly shooting at a group of teenagers gathered near Fort Christian last month, authorities said. Tasheem Monsanto, 18, of Bovoni was arrested Wednesday…
Posted by John McCarthy July 4, 2019
VIPD: St. Thomas Man Found Shot To Death Near Subbase Early This Morning
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VIPD: St. Thomas Man Found Shot To Death Near Subbase Early This Morning

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An unidentified St. Thomas man was found shot to death near Subbase early this morning, authorities said. Patrol  officers found "an unresponsive black male in the area of…
Posted by John McCarthy July 4, 2019
Four Drug Smugglers Arraigned On Charges Of Bringing 3,384 Pounds Of Cocaine To Region
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Four Drug Smugglers Arraigned On Charges Of Bringing 3,384 Pounds Of Cocaine To Region

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three South Americans and one Central American were charged in federal court today with drug smuggling in Caribbean waters patrolled by the United States, authorities said. Freddy…
Posted by John McCarthy July 3, 2019
Firefighters Battle Fire At Scrap Metal Section of Anguilla Landfill Today
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Firefighters Battle Fire At Scrap Metal Section of Anguilla Landfill Today

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority said the Scrap Metal Section of the Anguilla Landfill has been on fire since 3 a.m. today. "The Virgin Islands Fire Service…
Posted by John McCarthy June 30, 2019
VIPD: Marco Arroyo-Torres Charged In Vehicular Death Of 5-Year-Old St. Croix Girl
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VIPD: Marco Arroyo-Torres Charged In Vehicular Death Of 5-Year-Old St. Croix Girl

CHRISTIANSTED — Police have charged a man in connection with a two-car accident that left a five-year-old girl dead Sunday. Marco Arroyo-Torres, 43, of St. Croix was charged with negligent…
Posted by John McCarthy June 26, 2019
Texas Drug Mule Faces 5 Years In Prison For Bringing 20 Pounds of Weed To St. Croix
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Texas Drug Mule Faces 5 Years In Prison For Bringing 20 Pounds of Weed To St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED – A Texas drug mule who was to be paid only $1,500 for smuggling 20 pounds of marijuana from Dallas to St. Croix now faces five years in prison…
Posted by John McCarthy June 25, 2019
VIPD: 2-Car Accident On Estate Hope Road Claims 5-Year-Old Girl’s Life … 4 Others Injured
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VIPD: 2-Car Accident On Estate Hope Road Claims 5-Year-Old Girl’s Life … 4 Others Injured

CHRISTIANSTED — A five-year-old girl died and four other people were injured during a two-car accident that occurred Sunday night on Estate Hope Road, authorities said. Two of the surviving…
Posted by John McCarthy June 24, 2019
VIPD: ‘Mexican Standoff’ Ends In Two Men And One Boy Shot At Rainbow Beach This Afternoon
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VIPD: ‘Mexican Standoff’ Ends In Two Men And One Boy Shot At Rainbow Beach This Afternoon

FREDERIKSTED — A heated argument escalated into shootings that left two men and one boy injured near Rainbow Beach this afternoon, authorities said. Police say two men in their 20s…
Posted by John McCarthy June 23, 2019
Golden Rock Traffic Stop Sends Mitchell Hanley Jr. To Golden Grove Prison On Illegal Gun Charges
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Golden Rock Traffic Stop Sends Mitchell Hanley Jr. To Golden Grove Prison On Illegal Gun Charges

CHRISTIANSTED — A routine traffic stop near Five Corners yielded the arrest of a St. Croix man allegedly with an illegal gun and drugs in his car. Mitchell P. Hanley…
Posted by John McCarthy June 23, 2019
Bold Daylight Carjacking-Robbery Of Taxi Van Near Carambola Beach Resort
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Bold Daylight Carjacking-Robbery Of Taxi Van Near Carambola Beach Resort

FREDERIKSTED — Three St. Croix men commandeered a taxi van at gunpoint in broad daylight within proximity of the Carambola Beach Resort golf course on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Quasheen…
Posted by John McCarthy June 21, 2019

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