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St. Croix Man Shot To Death Near The Cool Out Bar in Peter’s Rest Two Hours After Midnight: VIPD
FOUR FRIENDS AND THE FINGER: A man who can’t be identified (left, cap pulled down) stands next to “Naldo Cinco,” “Keenan StackPaper dtn” and Markel Joseph (far right). (Photo: Facebook) CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was shot to death about two hours after midnight today near the Cool Out

St. Thomas Man Accused Of Grabbing Woman By The Hair, Punching Her and Biting Her And Then Stealing Her iPhone
ARRESTED: Gabriel Delgado, 19 CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man accused of grabbing a woman by her hair, dragging her to the ground, punching her, biting her on her cheek and then stealing her smart phone was arrested by police on Wednesday. Gabriel Delgado, 19, of St. Thomas

Two Dominican Republic Natives Plead Guilty in McDonald’s Shotgun Robbery at Lockhart Gardens
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Dominican Republic native will be given at least a mandatory minimum 10-year federal prison sentence in four months for firing a weapon during the shotgun robbery of the McDonald’s restaurant at Lockhart Gardens in late March, the Virgin Islands Free Press has learned. Hanselo Recio, 18,

Classmates, Teachers Remember 15-Year-Old Puerto Rico Plane Crash Victim Molly Wrede As An Athlete With An Easy Smile
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Molly Wrede, 15, died after the plane she was in crashed near a crowded beach in Piñones, Puerto Rico on Saturday afternoon. ATLANTA — Ironically, the school Molly Wrede went to was located on Ponce de León Avenue. And one of the major cities in Puerto Rico where

Police Need Your Help Today To Find Missing Man Clifford Leroy Clarke On St. Thomas
MISSING MAN: Clifford Clarke CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) is asking for your help today to help them find an elderly man on St. Thomas who has been reported missing. Clifford Leroy Clarke is an old black man who was last seen on May, 26, 2017 wearing

VIPD: Two St. Croix Men Have Been Arrested In Connection With The Shooting Death of Dean Schneider Near The Watergut Shanty On Sunday
ARRESTED AS ‘PERSONS OF INTEREST:’ Andre P. Auguste (left) and K’Shuan Hughes (right). CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was shot to death near the Watergut Shanty in downtown and police said they were successful in capturing two men who are “persons of interest” in the shooting seen fleeing the

VIPD: Man Tells Police He Was Shot After Answering Question About Whether A Car Wash Was Open After Midnight In St. Thomas
KRONPRINDSENS GADE: The area near where police say a man was asked if a car wash was open after midnight, then shot. CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is lucky to be alive today after someone walked up to him near Kronprindsens Gade and Simmonds Alley and asked him

Puerto Rico Identifies Dead Teen From Piñones Plane Crash As 15-Year-Old Molly Wrede of Atlanta, Georgia
RESCUE AND RECOVERY MISSION: Puerto Rican authorities used scuba divers to search for the missing and dead after a plane from a commuter airline crashed near a crowded beach in Piñones. SAN JUAN — Puerto Rican authorities have identified a girl who died in a small plane crash as 15-year-old Molly

VIPD: St. Thomas’ Wingrove Clarke Arrested On Charges Of First-Degree Rape
ARRESTED: Wingrove Clarke CHARLOTTE AMALIE — On Friday, June 2, 2017 at about 9:21 p.m., officers were present at the Eldra Schulterbrandt Facility in Estate Tutu, in reference to a sexual assault. Contact was made with the suspect who was transported to the Criminal Investigation Bureau; during the process the

Police Warn Businesses On St. Thomas To Watch Out For Counterfeit $20 Bills … Plaza Extra Got $460 Worth On Thursday
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) warned businesses in St. Thomas today to be on the lookout for counterfeit $20 bills. Officially, the U.S. Secret Service investigates instances of counterfeiting. CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) said today that it is “urging everyone