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Omari Akeem Horton Arrested For Failing To Register As A Sex Offender

KINGSHILL — A 29-year-old man is facing new charges for failing to adhere to the requirements of the sex offender registry, according to Acting Virgin Islands Attorney General Carol Thomas-Jacobs.…

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Man Who Bit Woman On Her Face, Arms and Strangled Her Arrested For Domestic Violence

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who bit a woman on her face and arms and strangled her has been arrested on domestic violence charges, authorities said. Clinton Whyte Sr., 34,…

John McCarthy January 16, 2023

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2 Killed in Shootout With Federal Agents Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two suspected drug traffickers were killed early Sunday in a shootout with federal agents off Puerto Rico’s northeast coast, officials said. The incident occurred…

John McCarthy January 16, 2023

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Former Ranger American Security Guard Re-Arrested As A Sex Offender On St. Croix

KINGSHILL — A former security guard was re-arrested for failing to register as a sex offender on St. Croix, authorities said. Antonio Sanes-Carmona, 51, a registered sex offender, was arrested…

John McCarthy January 14, 2023

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Diamond Man Booked After Ammunition and Illegal Drugs Found at Sunny Isle Trailer Park

CHRISTIANSTED — A search warrant presented on St. Croix found live ammunition, illegal drugs in a Sunny Isle-area residence and led to the arrest of one man Friday, authorities said.…

John McCarthy January 14, 2023

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President Biden, First Family and Air Force One Say Sayonara To St. Croix!

FREDERIKSTED — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden bid farewell to St. Croix at Rohlsen Airport on Monday, concluding a year-end vacation that began Tuesday night with the…

John McCarthy January 3, 2023

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Police Shut Down New Years Celebratory Gunfire During ‘Operation Humble’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A prepositioned police force was able to detain one suspect for firing a gun to celebrate the New Year in downtown St. Thomas. Members of the Special…

John McCarthy January 3, 2023

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Police Release Mugshot of Accused Stalker Aaron Farmer of Charlotte, North Carolina

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police have issued a mugshot of accused stalker Aaron Farmer on St. Thomas. Farmer, 41, of North Carolina,, was arrested at 6:30 a.m. Saturday and charged with…

John McCarthy January 2, 2023

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Walking Man Given New Year’s Salute With A Gun, Then Robbed On Crown Mountain

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man walking on Crown Mountain was shot and then robbed at gunpoint early this morning, authorities said. Officers from the Adam Command…

John McCarthy January 2, 2023

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Tire Slasher Arrested For Stalking, Threatening Woman After Breaking Bad on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman who broke a man heart on St. Thomas has had to suffer at least six months of harassment and vehicle sabotage ever since, authorities said.…

John McCarthy January 2, 2023