ST. THOMAS — A brutal domestic dispute at a premier St. Thomas resort ended with a 43-year-old man in handcuffs at the Cyril E. King Airport as he reportedly attempted to flee the territory. Eliseo…
ST. THOMAS — Following the advice-of-rights hearing for 37-year-old Brett “Mac” McClafferty on February 23, 2026, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice (DOJ) has signaled a rigorous prosecution through its White Collar Crime and…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A routine patrol by the VIPD’s Special Operations Bureau turned into a major firearms arrest early Saturday morning on the Harwood Highway. The Midnight Maneuver At approximately 1:52 a.m. on February 21,…
ST. THOMAS — The Virgin Islands Police Department’s Economic Crime Unit has arrested Brett “Mac” McClafferty, a well-known local restaurateur and managing partner of St. Thomas Social, in connection with a sprawling fraud investigation involving…
ST. CROIX — In the hallowed halls of the University of Michigan, they sing of being the “leaders and best.” But for former Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White, that mantra apparently meant leading…
ST. THOMAS — The relative peace of the St. Thomas district was shattered early Thursday morning when a 54-year-old man was found shot to death on a public roadway, marking the first homicide for the…
Surveillance video captures the moment a bold daytime gold-chain snatching turned into a terrifying shootout in a public parking lot. ST. THOMAS — The sun was still high over Coki Point Tuesday afternoon when a…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In a scene that looked more like a low-budget action movie than a Tuesday morning in St. Thomas, a gang of burglars used a black SUV as a battering ram to smash…
While some people are busy complaining about the news cycle, the VIPD Economic Crime Unit has been busy tracking a different kind of “entrepreneur.” Jeffrey T. Howard, 65, is currently cooling his heels at the…
By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff ST. CROIX — While the West End of St. Croix is currently a fortress for “Phase II” and the “Anglo-American Shield,” our neighborhoods continue to grapple with a different…