Crime News

Search For Missing 80-Year-Old Man Enters 6th Day As Police Expand Grid of Search: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — The search for a missing 80-year-old St. Croix man entered its sixth day today as police offices and volunteers continue to look for Michael Emmanuel, who was last seen at his Canebrake Apartments in Mars Hill early Friday morning. Searchers have primarily fanned out across the Frederiksted area

2 Prison Inmates Shank 2 Others With Machete, Knife Leading To ‘Life-Threatening’ Injuries: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — Two Golden Grove prison inmates accused of shanking two other inmates with a machete and a knife — causing “life-threatening injuries” were arrested on attempted murder charges this afternoon, authorities said. 42-year-old Hector Ramos and 23-year-old Manuel “Matatan” Davis, inmates at the Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility, were

Grove Place Man Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges After Allegedly Beating, Strangling Woman: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A Grove Place man has been charged with assault after allegedly beating and strangling a St. Croix woman on Monday morning, authorities said. Shakur A.C. Joseph, 23, of Croixville Apartments, was arrested at 6:46 p.m. Monday and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

LET HER EAT CAKE: ‘Marie Antoinette’ Arrested On Elder Abuse Charges (Illicit Credit Card Use): VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman who was caring for an elderly St. Thomas woman allegedly used the senior citizen’s credit card without permission and was arrested, authorities said. Maria Antoinette Rhymer Smith, 56, of Anna’s Retreat, was arrested at 8:30 a.m. Monday and charged with fraudulent use of a credit

Upper Love Landscaper Moves Indoors To Woman’s Bedroom, Kicking Down Door, Destroying ‘Items’: VIPD
KINGSHILL — A St. Croix landscaper has been accused of doing some “interior decorating” to include unneeded alterations to a working bedroom door and destroying some of a woman’s belongings inside the house. Nigel J. Hazel, 40, of Upper Love was arrested at 7:31 p.m. Monday and charged with second-degree

Smithfield Woman Charged After Strangling Family Member During Argument: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — When words alone could not convey her message during an argument, a St. Croix woman allegedly turned to brute force and has been arrested on domestic violence related charges after choking her victim. Gloria Gerard, 61, of Estate Smithfield, was arrested at 3:14 a.m. Monday and charged with

Missing Wyoming Toddler Found Dead In Dumpster
CHEYENNE, Wyoming (AP) — Police in Wyoming continued today to investigate the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a dumpster at an apartment complex. Athian Rivera was found several hours after he was reported missing in Cheyenne around 1 p.m. Friday. Police still weren’t saying Monday

Miami Doctor Charged With Hate Crime For Stabbing Hispanic Man In Hialeah
MIAMI — A Florida anesthesiologist has been arrested and charged with a hate crime for assaulting a Hispanic man outside a supermarket, according to news outlets citing police reports. The Miami Herald reports that Dr. Jennifer Susan Wright, 58, became enraged after the man asked her in Spanish to keep her distance

Lee Rohn Gets $600,000 For St. Croix Woman Who Slipped And Fell In Puddle Inside Pueblo Supermarket
CHRISTIANSTED — A slip and fall in Pueblo Supermarket will set its Florida-based owners back $600,000. The Virgin Islands Supreme Court affirmed that jury award for a St. Croix case that has been wending its way through the territorial court system for at least 12 years. Leonor Mercedes Palermo was

Homeless Man Snubs Nose At Court, Vowing To Return To Kmart After Release From Jail Despite Store Ban
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A repeat offender has vowed to return to Kmart once he is released from jail, despite a Superior Court ruling saying he can’t. Leon Alphonso Wilkins, 35, of no fixed address, has been banned from going within 10 feet of all Kmarts in St. Thomas, after two