Crime News

LEARN 2 DRIVE! Police Investigating SUV Flipped Over Veteran’s Drive & Abandoned
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police on St. Thomas are investigating an SUV with firearms in it that overturned on Veteran’s Drive on Saturday night, authorities said. The vehicle seen in this VIPD image “was abandoned by occupants,” according to St. Thomas-St. John District Chief Steven Philip. “Two firearms were recovered from

Mount Pleasant Man Shot Dead At Sunny Isle-Area Strip Club Just Before Midnight
CHRISTIANSTED — A shooting at a strip club near the Sunny Isle Shopping Center left one St. Croix man dead late last night. Denver Charlery, 34, of Estate Mount Pleasant was identified by next of kin as the shooting victim, according to published reports. The 911 Emergency Call Center received

3 Teen Bystanders Shot Near Frederiksted Market As Warring Gang Factions Battle
FREDERIKSTED — Three teens were hospitalized after two men shot it out in the street near the former Legislature building late last night. The three teens injured were innocent bystanders positioned near the gun battle as shots rang out in the roadway between the Frederiksted Market and the Lagoon Street

Son Of VING Mechanic Found Shot To Death Arrested On Illegal Weapons Charge
FREDERIKSTED — The surviving son of a military veteran who was found shot to death in his own home last month has been arrested on an illegal weapons charge, authorities said. Ian Benjamin Jr., 19, of Queen Street, Frederiksted, was arrested at 5:25 a.m. Friday and charged with carrying a

Yacht Owner Charged With Raping Crew Member On Taxi Ride To Marina: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The owner of a yacht was arrested for allegedly raping one of his crew member while the pair were taking a taxi ride from Red Hook to Yacht Haven Grande on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Hugh D. Fuller Jr., 67, of Boca Raton, Florida, was arrested at

Lover’s Tiff Turns Violent For 2 Men At Posh St. Croix Condo Friday Night: VIPD
COTTON VALLEY — A St. Croix man was arrested after he allegedly attacked his male lover during a heated argument at a posh East End condominium on Friday night, authorities said. Khalaf Jerry, 35, of Estate Coakley Bay, was arrested at 7:59 p.m. Friday and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence;

Police Investigate Stabbing At Gas Station Near Cruise Ship Dock Friday Night: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are looking for a suspect after a man was stabbed near a gas station by the waterfront in St. Thomas on Friday night, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to Giant Gas, located near Mandela Circle, in reference to an assault victim at

USVI Joins Coalition Of United States AG’s Against Sale of Fake Vaccination Cards
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George joined attorneys general across the nation calling on Twitter, eBay, and Shopify to act immediately to prevent people from selling fraudulent CDC vaccination cards on their platforms. A bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general, led by North Carolina Attorney General

BUSTED! St. Thomas CBP Officer Caught Red-Handed With 40 Pounds Of Cocaine In His Carry-On Luggage At Atlanta’s Airport
ATLANTA — A St. Thomas-based federal agent’s double life as a law enforcement officer and drug smuggler was exposed by an alert drug-sniffing dog in Georgia, authorities said. Ivan Van Beverhoudt, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer tasked with intercepting drugs in the USVI, was indicted on federal charges

2 Nicaraguans With 3,500 Pounds Of Marijuana On Boat Face Charges In St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED – Two Nicaraguan men with 3.500 pounds of marijuana on their boat will face criminal charges in St. Croix for drug smuggling after being intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard near Colombia. Jonny Cadena Osorio and Morlin Moises Jaenstchke Calero, each of Managua, were charged with conspiracy to possess