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1 Male Shot Near Commercial Condo Complex In Bovoni Monday Night: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One male was injured after a shooting near a commercial condominium complex in Bovoni on Monday night, authorities said. Officers were dispatched by the 911 Emergency Call…

John McCarthy December 28, 2021

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Contant Knolls Man With Illegal Gun Surprised By Shakedown Christmas Eve

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was found with an unregistered gun in his home during a police operation on Christmas Eve morning, authorities said. Leroy Cornelius 44, of…

John McCarthy December 27, 2021

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Police Investigating Shooting Of 2 Males Near St. John Post Office On Boxing Day

CRUZ BAY — Police are investigating a shooting of one man and one teenager that took place near the U.S. Post Office in St. John on the night after Christmas,…

John McCarthy December 27, 2021

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Brutes Sacrifice 5 Dogs Near Sunny Isle On Christmas Eve Day: VIPD

SUNNY ISLE — Five St. Croix dogs were mercilessly killed on Christmas Eve Day near the Sunny Isle Shopping Center, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a call…

John McCarthy December 27, 2021

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St. Thomas Man Gets 7 Months For Smuggling 14 Pounds Of Pot To St. Croix

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who smuggled 14 pounds of marijuana into St. Croix was given just over a half year in prison, authorities said. Jahvar Looby, 31,…

John McCarthy December 23, 2021

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2 USVI Women Must Pay Back $107K They Stole In Tax Fraud Scheme, Judge Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Lynell Hughes, 35, St. Croix, and Nicolette Alexander, 30, of St. Thomas, were sentenced recently in federal court…

John McCarthy December 22, 2021

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Paradise Man Who Gun-Butted Girlfriend, Threw Her Into Wall Arrested In Bar: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — The VIPD's Special Operations Bureau found a man in a Grove Place bar who was accused of gun-butting his girlfriend and then throwing her into a wall at…

John McCarthy December 21, 2021

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HAITI: Captive Missionaries Made Daring Nighttime Escape With Toddler In Tow

BERLIN, Ohio — Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an…

Bro Bot December 21, 2021

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Enighed Contant Man Captured On Video Surveillance Arrested For Stabbing: VIPD

CRUZ BAY — A St. John man who was allegedly captured on surveillance video stabbing another individual surrendered to police without incident this weekend, authorities said. Gregory B. Louis, Jr.,…

John McCarthy December 20, 2021

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Ex-Hostages Doing Well, Have Left Haiti, Mission Agency Says

PORT-AU-PRINCE — All the former hostages from a U.S.-based missionary group kidnapped in Haiti have been flown out of the country after a two-month ordeal, the leader of their Ohio-based…

Bro Bot December 18, 2021