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Police Chase Carjacking Suspect Across St. Croix But Lose Him On Foot In Deep Brush By Carambola: VIPD

CANE BAY — Police are searching for a St Croix carjacking suspect who led officers on a high speed chase from Gallows Bay to Davis Bay on Saturday evening. The…

VI Free Press January 4, 2021

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8 Men Arrested On 2 Islands For Celebratory Gunfire As Part Of Operation Eagle Eye

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police arrested four men on St. Thomas and four men on St. Croix for illegally discharging firearms on New Year's Eve. Police Commissioner Trevor A. Velinor said…

VI Free Press January 4, 2021

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St. Thomas Man Who Fought Gunman In Smith Bay Dies 4 Days After Shooting: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – One of four men injured during a December 27 shooting in Smith Bay succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The victim,…

VI Free Press January 2, 2021

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United States Blacklists 2 Venezuelan Officials Over Former Citgo Executives’ Trial

WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a Venezuelan judge and a prosecutor over their roles in the trial of six former executives of U.S. refiner Citgo…

VI Free Press January 1, 2021

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An Ode To Violent Crime In The U.S. Virgin Islands: OPINION COLUMN

There are some folks going around this land Who have no fear of God or man Waving around a gun in their hand Steal, kill and destroy seems like the…

Sandra Bradley December 30, 2020

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Family Of Smithfield Man Fatally Shot At Fish Market In Frederiksted Release Photo Tribute Of Loved One

FREDERIKSTED — The family of an Estate Smithfield man have released a photograph of their slain loved one as a tribute. Jahmandi Simon, 25, of Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion was…

VI Free Press December 29, 2020

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St. Croix Handyman Accused Of Using His Hands To Strangle, Assault Woman: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix handyman who allegedly used his hands for the wrong purpose — assaulting a woman — has been arrested, authorities said. Christopher Dahl, 44, of Caribbean…

VI Free Press December 29, 2020

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Shooting In Smith Bay Leaves 4 Men Wounded After Fist Fight Turns More Violent: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a fight in Smith Bay on Sunday night in which one of the participants was shot along with three innocent bystanders standing nearby, authorities…

VI Free Press December 29, 2020

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Cryptocurrencies, The ‘Untraceable’ Cyber Money Preferred By Organized Crime … Now Is Traceable

MEXICO CITY — In April 2019, Mexican police arrested suspected human trafficker Ignacio Santoyo in a plush area of the Caribbean resort of Playa del Carmen after linking him to…

VI Free Press December 28, 2020

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Police Investigate Fatal Shooting At Fish Market In Frederiksted Tonight: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a man dead near the Fish Market in Frederiksted this evening. Officers were dispatched to the scene…

VI Free Press December 27, 2020