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Public Works Closes VITRAN Office Due To ‘Several’ Confirmed Cases of COVID-19

CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Public Works is advising the community that effective immediately, VITRAN’s St. Croix office will be closed until further notice, due to at least two confirmed…

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Trump Won’t Be Able To Ride Out Into The Sunset Golfing In Scotland … Because The Scottish Government Won’t Allow Air Force 2 To Land

EDINBURGH — Great Scott! That makes two times Donald Trump has been undone by COVID-19. Once in 2020 — and once in 2021. Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic in…

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Hospital Beds That Double As Coffins Developed Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

BOGOTA — Hospital beds that can be transformed into coffins are being billed as a grim solution for shortages on each item amid the coronavirus pandemic. The mordid product, developed…

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Contant Woman Entering Her Apartment When She Hears Gunfire, Realizes She’s Been Shot: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman said she was going through the threshold of her apartment early this morning — when she heard gunfire — and then realized that…

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Mentally Disturbed Man Stabs Wendy’s Customer In The Back As He Waited In Line For Fast Food: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who reportedly suffers from mental illness allegedly snuck up on a fast food restaurant customer waiting in line for fast food and began stabbing…

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1 Person Injured In Stabbing At Wendy’s Restaurant In The Sunny Isle Shopping Center, Suspect Arrested

CHRISTIANSTED — Police have arrested a suspect who allegedly stabbed a person at a restaurant in the Sunny Isle Shopping Center this weekend. Details were sketchy but the Virgin Islands…

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St. Croix Man Watching Illegal Drag Racing Near Container Port Shot Dead

KINGSHILL — A man was shot and killed while watching illegal drag racing near the Container Port on St. Croix's south shore on Saturday night, authorities said. William Isaac, 19,…

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Police Chase Carjacking Suspect Across St. Croix But Lose Him On Foot In Deep Brush By Carambola: VIPD

CANE BAY — Police are searching for a St Croix carjacking suspect who led officers on a high speed chase from Gallows Bay to Davis Bay on Saturday evening. The…

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8 Men Arrested On 2 Islands For Celebratory Gunfire As Part Of Operation Eagle Eye

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police arrested four men on St. Thomas and four men on St. Croix for illegally discharging firearms on New Year's Eve. Police Commissioner Trevor A. Velinor said…

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BEAUTY TO BOOTS: Former Miss U.S. Virgin Islands United States Joins Air Force Reserve To Be A Doctor

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland — A former Miss U.S Virgin Islands United States 2016 recently joined the Air Force Reserve as a way to capture her dream to become a…

VI Free Press January 3, 2021