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Gov. Mapp Chooses AT&T To Interface With Public Safety, Fire Services In USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The territory is leading the way to modernize communications for its public safety community, according to a statement from Government House. Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced his decision today to accept the FirstNet and AT&T plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the territory’s public safety community, helping first responders save lives and protect

Grenadan Murderer Rapist Kathron ‘Cuchi’ Fortune To Face Justice For Brutal Killing Of French Woman in French St. Martin
MARIGOT, St. Martin — An immigrant from Grenada will be accused in court of the brutal rape and murder of a woman who moved from the mainland of France to this tiny twin island in the Caribbean. Kathron “Cuchi” Fortune, 39, convicted of another murder and detained in Pointe Blanche

Police Say 24-Year-Old Lyana Serieux Has Been Missing Along With Her Two Children On St. Croix Since Friday
MISSING: Lyana Serieux, 24, and her two male children Jordan, 10, and Jeremiah, 5. FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) is asking for the public’s help to find a missing young St. Croix woman and her two male children. Lyana Serieux, 24, who weighs about 140 to 160

St. Croix Man’s Suicide Leads Police To Discover Indoor Marijuana Farm In Barren Spot
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — Police say that a 43-year-old St. Croix man committed suicide in Barren Spot on Saturday. Linton Eddy was identified at the scene in Barren Spot by his brother, the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) said. On Saturday July 29, 2017 The 911 Emergency Call Center received

Police Say They Are Investigating Shooting At Kirwan Terrace On Sunday
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) said that it is currently investigating a shooting incident that took place on Sunday, July 30, 2017, at about 10:58 p.m. Citizens called the 911 Emergency Call Center, reporting that several shots were fired in the vicinity of the

Police Say N’Zinger Makeda Williams Blackmailed St. Croix Man In Imaginary Love Triangle
FREDERIKSTED — Police on Saturday arrested 23 -year-old N’Zinger Makeda Williams and charged her with blackmail. On July 22, Williams demanded money from a St. Croix man and told him if he didn’t pay her she would tell police that he had raped her, the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) said.

Police Say Kaleem McFarlande Died In Fatal Car Accident In Mon Bijou On Thursday Night
KALEEM MCFARLANDE and friends on Facebook. MID-ISLAND — Police said that an Estate Glynn man died Thursday evening in a car accident at the Mon Bijou traffic light intersection. At 7:35 p.m. Thursday the 911 call center received a report of the accident, the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) said.

VIPD Says Mon Bijou’s Akeem Javois Has Been Arrested On Rape Charges On St. Croix
ARRESTED: Akeem Javois of Mon Bijou FREDERIKSTED — Police said that a Mon Bijou man has been arrested on rape charges in St. Croix on Wednesday. Akeem Javois, 18, was arrested about 7:30 p.m. on July 26, 2017 and charged with first-degree unlawful sexual contact, the Virgin Islands Police Department

St. Thomas Notches Its 4th Murder In 7 Days With Jason Eustache Killed in Sugar Estate Wednesday Evening
KILL ZONE: A female Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officer directs traffic around the crime scene near 6th Street in Sugar Estate yesterday evening. Jason Eustache, 21, was the victim. CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Four people have been shot to death in St. Thomas in the last seven days. Jason Augustin

OFFICIAL CORRUPTION: Former Lt. Governor’s Office Chief Calford Charleswell Gets A Year In Prison For Rigging Government Property Auctions
SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR IN PRISON: Calford Charleswell fixed the property auctions conducted by the Office of the V.I. Lieutenant Governor’s Office, but will only serve one year in prison for this egregious violation of the public trust. CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Calford Charleswell was sentenced to a year in prison