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St. Croix man shot dead near Cozy Corner in Grove Place

FREDERIKSTED — Virgin Islands Police are investigating after a 38-year-old St. Croix man was shot and killed in Grove Place late this morning. Emergency 911 dispatchers got multiple calls of…

John McCarthy November 30, 2024

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U.S. Attorney Smith reminds USVI that cockfighting is prohibited by federal law

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Attorney Delia L. Smith advises Virgin Islands residents that the Agricultural Improvement Act (P.L. 115-334), which has been in effect since December 20, 2019, prohibits…

John McCarthy November 29, 2024

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Third suspect in Castle Coakley robbery, assault now in custody

CHRISTIANSTED — The third of six people accused in a violent robbery and assault that occurred in February near Castle Coakley is now in custody, authorities said. Benjamin Cabret, 31,…

John McCarthy November 29, 2024

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FBI agent arrested on sexual assault charges in Maryland

BALTIMORE — Montgomery County police have arrested a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on charges of sexual assault. Eduardo Valdivia, 40, of Gaithersburg, was taken into custody on Monday, November 25…

John McCarthy November 29, 2024

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Haiti police veteran jailed for a killing that occurred while he was elsewhere, has been freed

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A senior police precinct chief in Haiti, jailed in the assassination of a motorcycle driver with alleged gang ties, has been freed from a Port-au-Prince jail along with…

John McCarthy November 29, 2024

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Man faces possible death penalty in fatal shooting of female

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man charged with killing a female accomplice in September now faces a possible capital murder punishment, according to the territory's top law enforcement official. Rosniel…

John McCarthy November 28, 2024

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Five people were killed in Jamaica in the island’s latest mass shooting

KINGSTON (AP) — Five people were fatally shot while playing dominoes in Jamaica, marking the latest mass shooting on this Caribbean island. Local media reported that the shooting late Monday…

John McCarthy November 28, 2024

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Man driving without a seatbelt arrested on gun charge

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man was arrested after police allegedly discovered an unregistered firearm during a search of his vehicle at a traffic stop. James Thomas Thomas was arrested…

John McCarthy November 27, 2024

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The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says

A new UNICEF report has found that the number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti has surged by 70% in the past year PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs in Haiti…

John McCarthy November 25, 2024

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Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations and…

John McCarthy November 25, 2024