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Drunk Man Goes Berserk In Puerto Rico Airport When Asked To Put On A Face Mask

SAN JUAN — An impaired man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after attacking a Department of Health employee at Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport this past weekend.…

December 1, 2020

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BAD! Man Slain In Chicago Dispute Over Hands In Thanksgiving Food

CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been charged with murder after a fatal fight that began when he put his hands in Thanksgiving leftovers, authorities said. James Dixon, 28, is…

November 30, 2020

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Boat Captain Pleads Guilty to Smuggling $287,660 Cash Into St. Thomas Near Savana Island

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican boat captain faces 10 years in prison after a guilty plea to attempting to smuggle about $287,000 cash into the territory by boat, authorities…

November 30, 2020

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‘Random’ Shooting On Queen Mary Highway Leaves 1 Man Dead, 1 Wounded: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — A "reckless endangerment" incident led to one man being shot dead, another wounded on the Queen Mary Highway near Estate Whim early this morning, authorities said. The 911…

November 30, 2020

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Police Investigating Armed Robbery Attempt Of KFC In Frederiksted: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who tried to rob the KFC restaurant on King Street Saturday night, authorities said. An employee of…

November 30, 2020

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St. Croix Man Wanted For Murder, Surrenders To Police Within 3 Hours Of Arrest Warrant: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man wanted for murder since Saturday afternoon voluntarily surrendered to police about three hours after authorities put out a wanted poster on him. Kareem Richardson,…

November 29, 2020

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‘Reckless Endangerment’ Leads To Woman Being Shot In The Hand At Red Brick: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — Gunfire rang out at a Watergut-area housing project Friday night leaving one woman shot in the hand, authorities and eyewitnesses said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers…

November 29, 2020

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3 Dominicans With 816 Pounds Of Cocaine Nabbed By U.S. Coast Guard, CBP Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) was involved in a $10 million drug bust in Caribbean waters recently. The U.S. Coast…

November 29, 2020

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Kareem Richardson Wanted For Murder In Shooting Of Catherine’s Hope Man: VIPD

COTTON VALLEY — Police have a person of interest in the shooting death of a Catherine's Hope man at the beginning of the month. "The VIPD is looking for Kareem…

November 28, 2020

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Dominican Cocaine Dealer From New York Takes Ferry From BVI To St. John 5 Months After Being Deported

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic national got two years in prison after he was deported from New York in 2019 for selling cocaine and returned to the United States…

November 27, 2020