ARRESTED: Luis Carrion FREDERIKSTED — Two spoil sports on St. Croix were arrested by police for allegedly pelting Halloween goers with raw eggs. On Monday, about 7:57 p.m. 19-year-old Luis Carrion and 22-year-old Leroy Simon were placed under arrest for Assault in the third degree, the

CALLING AVON: Avondale George Jr. re-arrested FREDERIKSTED — Three St. Croix men were arrested Monday on charges ranging from murder to robbery and assault, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD). On Monday, 18-year-old Avondale George, Jr and  18-year-old Enock Justin Cole were rearrested as adults on a bench

The boardwalk in Christiansted town. CHRISTIANSTED — On Saturday October 29, 2016 at approximately 8:24 p.m. officers from the Marshall Command Unit in Christiansted, were dispatched to a robbery in downtown Christiansted. Upon arrival officers made contact with the victim who stated that he was walking on Strand Street in

DEADBEAT CUSTOMER: “Mr. Lockett” EXCLUSIVE TO THE V.I. FREE PRESS CHRISTIANSTED — A Gallows Bay business owner is praising the police response to a man who ate luxuriously at his restaurant and then promptly announced that he didn’t have any money to pay the bill. The restaurant owner said he

STUMPING FOR CLINTON: V.I. Delegate Stacey Plaskett CHRISTIANSTED – Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett joined First Lady Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton at a major campaign rally for the Clinton/Kaine Campaign in North Carolina on Thursday. Plaskett who, endorsed Clinton as the Democratic presidential nominee in April, joined First Lady Michelle Obama and several other member of Congress

 ARRESTED: Rogue former cop Tracy Richardson CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) waited two full days after a St. Thomas former fellow officer on St. Thomas allegedly punched his wife in the face — before finally arresting him when he was accused of committing more acts of

TERRORIZED HIS WIFE: VIPD’S TRACY RICHARDSON CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A former Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officer has been arrested on domestic violence-related charges after he allegedly pointed a gun at his wife, punched her in the face and fired gunshots at her, the Virgin Islands Free Press has learned.

  ARRESTED: Rajah Caul of St. Croix CHRISTIANSTED — A concerned citizen reported that about six shots were fired in the vicinity of V.I. Cargo at approximately 9:28 a.m. October 26, 2016, police said. The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) said that “two dark skin males wearing dark shirts were

         ARRESTED: Elca Anthony FREDERIKSTED — A 35-year-old St. Croix woman was arrested on official corruption charges by the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) today. Elca Anthony, who is employed by V.I.T.E.M.A. as a 911 dispatcher was arrested pursuant to an arrest warrant without incident at 5:06

TALLAHASSEE — The FBI’s office in Georgia and Florida lottery officials are warning of a scam involving the Mega Millions Lottery that uses the federal agency’s name, as well as the name of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). People who are contacted receive “very convincing” fake letters that name