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Blinken says a multinational force is needed to help Haiti’s National Police restore order

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken said that a multinational force is needed to help Haiti’s National Police restore order, echoing recent appeals made by United Nations officials…

John McCarthy July 11, 2023

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Maryland teen killed on Puerto Rico beach in ‘targeted shooting,’ stepfather shot in the face

BALTIMORE — A teenager from Maryland vacationing in Puerto Rico died after he was shot on a beach, according to police. Tommy Grays III, a rising junior known as "Trey"…

John McCarthy July 10, 2023

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Help Cops Find Rasheed Knight Wanted In Baseball Bat Attack On Teammate

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help today to find a man wanted for a baseball bat assault on his teammate in St. Croix. Rasheed Knight, 25, is wanted for attempted…

John McCarthy July 9, 2023

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Thieves Steal 100 Solar Panels Worth $625K From Poorly-Secured High School Over July 4

KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) broke ground on the construction of a 150 kW Solar plus 300 kW battery micro-grid at the St. Croix Educational Complex (SCEC)…

John McCarthy July 8, 2023

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Help Police Find Everton Rutherford Wanted In Connection To Shooting At Peters Rest Bar

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help today to find a St. Croix man wanted in connection to a shooting at a Peters Rest bar that injured six people. Everton Rutherford…

John McCarthy July 8, 2023

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Man Wanted In Shooting of 6 At Tipsy Iguana Turns Himself In To Police

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man wanted in connection to the March shooting of six people in a Peters Rest bar has turned himself in to authorities. Devonte George, 18,…

John McCarthy July 7, 2023

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Cops Investigate Unnatural Death of Djante Carrington In Estate St. Georges On St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a man was found hanging from the neck in a bedroom in Estate St. Georges on Wednesday. Djante Carrington, 25, of Estate St. Georges,…

John McCarthy July 6, 2023

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Heavily Armed Man Out On Bail For February Murder Shoots Police Detective Dead

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man released on bail for a February murder is accused of killing a police officer in Hospital Ground St. Thomas this morning. Richardson Dangleben Jr, 50,…

John McCarthy July 4, 2023

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Governor Expresses Condolences on Killing of Police Officer In Line of Duty

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan issued the following statement today mourning the loss of Virgin Islands Police Detective Delberth "Buju" Phipps Jr., who was killed in the line of duty this…

John McCarthy July 4, 2023

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Riots erupt in French Caribbean territories in reaction to unrest in France over teen’s death

CAYENNE (AP) — Riots have erupted in French Caribbean territories to protest the police shooting death of a teenager in a Paris suburb, with at least one person killed as…

John McCarthy July 3, 2023