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St. Thomas’ Mikal Dore Shot To Death Sitting In His Car In Estate Thomas Today: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 25-year-old St. Thomas man was shot to death in his own car today near the waterfront in downtown, authorities said. Mikal Dore of Contant was fatally…

John McCarthy February 19, 2020

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Mexican And Ecuadorian Face 10 Years To Life For Smuggling 3,384 Pounds Of Cocaine Into Caribbean

CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– A Mexican national and an Ecuadorian national each pleaded guilty to trying to smuggle 3,384 pounds of cocaine into the region just minutes before their jury trial…

John McCarthy February 19, 2020

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WANTED! Wayne Burke On St. Croix For Trying To Rob KFC At Gunpoint: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — The VIPD is asking for the community’s help to find 18-year-old Wayne Burke on St. Croix. Burke is wanted for first-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment,…

VI Free Press February 19, 2020

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When Ivan James ‘went cowboy’ in drug operation he exposed whole crew to feds’ scrutiny

CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– A St. Croix female airport employee and four men heard the formal reading of the drug trafficking conspiracy charges against them in federal court six days ago,…

John McCarthy February 18, 2020

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St. Croix’s Michael Delande Arrested For Kiting 2 Checks At Plaza Extra West: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who learned that he is wanted for alleged incidents of check kiting has voluntarily turned himself in to police, authorities said. Michael Delande, 27,…

John McCarthy February 18, 2020

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Bethlehem Village Teenager Arrested For Having Sex With 14-Year-Old Girl: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested and charged after police said he had sex with a 14-year-old girl, authorities said. Ralph Brewster, 19, of Bethlehem Village was arrested…

VI Free Press February 18, 2020

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VIPD Investigating Double Murder Near Oswald Harris Court On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating the double murder of two men fatally shot in their own vehicle outside a St. Thomas downtown east housing project late Sunday night, authorities…

VI Free Press February 18, 2020

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4 Buildings Soiled With Motor Oil By Vandal In Frederiksted Town: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — The 911 Emergency Call Center received reports over the weekend of vandalism at three offices in downtown Frederiksted. When police investigated, they discovered that four buildings had been…

VI Free Press February 18, 2020

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Man Who Police Shot In 2014 Arrested By U.S. Marshals On Murder Warrant Saturday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who was shot by police in 2014 was arrested just after midnight in connection to the shooting death of a construction worker near Veterans Drive on…

John McCarthy February 16, 2020

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3 Employees Suspended In $4M Puerto Rico Online Scam

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s government said Friday that it suspended three employees as federal agents investigate an online scam that attempted to steal more than $4 million, an official…

VI Free Press February 15, 2020