Police News – Page 169 – Virgin Islands Free Press

UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.…

John McCarthy June 25, 2024

Breaking News Crime News Police News

GRAND THEFT AUTO! 2 suspects arrested after taking stolen car to St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two people are in custody today after a stolen rental vehicle was moved from St. John to St. Thomas. Amie Viera, 40, was arrested and charged with…

John McCarthy June 24, 2024

Breaking News Crime News Police News

Man accused of hitting victim in head with bottle as they were driving Crown Mountain

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man was arrested after he struck the victim with a glass bottle as the vehicle was being operated on Crown Mountain roadway in St. Thomas. Joseph…

John McCarthy June 21, 2024

Breaking News Caribbean News Crime News

American man awaits news of fate in Turks and Caicos ammunition case

COCKBURN TOWN — One of the remaining three Americans charged in the Turks and Caicos Islands will be in court today. Ryan Watson of Oklahoma will be sentenced on possession…

John McCarthy June 21, 2024

Breaking News Crime News Police News

Woman accused of stealing $500,000 in stimulus funds from the government

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman accused of taking at least $500,000 from a government program has been arrested. Kristy Bochecchio, 45, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested and…

John McCarthy June 21, 2024

Breaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Turks and Caicos revises ammunition laws that left 5 Americans behind bars

COCKBURN TOWN — After a vacation to Turks and Caicos left five Americans behind bars, the island is revising its law regarding ammunition that put them in jail in the…

John McCarthy June 21, 2024

Breaking News Crime News Police News

2 dead, 2 injured after 4 men shot while playing dominoes in Frangipani: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — Police have named the two people who died after a shooting that took place while men were playing dominoes in Frangipani on Wednesday night, authorities said. The 911…

John McCarthy June 20, 2024

Art News Breaking News National News

Aliens, artists or pranksters? Another mysterious monolith appears

LAS VEGAS — A tall, rectangular mirrored structure emerged in the Nevada desert recently. How it got there and why is a mystery. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department spotted…

John McCarthy June 20, 2024

Breaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report says

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs since March has displaced nearly 580,000 people, according to a new report from the U.N. migration agency, a sobering figure…

John McCarthy June 20, 2024

Breaking News Caribbean News Military News

Haiti police meet Kenyan commanders ahead of deployment of UN-backed mission to fight gangs

NAIROBI (AP) — A team of Haitian police commanders on Tuesday met Kenya’s inspector general of police ahead of a planned deployment to the violence-hit Caribbean country expected to take place by…

John McCarthy June 19, 2024