Police News

VIPD: One Man Shot, Two Men Robbed At Morena’s Bar in Water Gut Near The Bus Shanty
MORENA’S BAR IN C’STED CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man told police that he was sitting outside of a Water Gut bar when he was hit by gunfire near the bus shanty after midnight today. On February 27, 2017 at approximately 12:22 a.m., 911 Emergency Call Center reported a gunshot

VIPD: St. Croix Man Accused Of Domestic Violence
CHRISTIANSTED — On February 24, 2017 at approximately 11:20 p.m., officers made contact with an adult female at the Ancilmo Marshal Command Station Christiansted. The woman stated that she was at her boyfriend’s residence with their one-year-old child. The child fell off the couch and cut his lips. After the

Aracelis ‘Fatty Fluff’ of Rock City Goes Down For The Count In St. Thomas Jewelry Store Heist
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas woman who federal authorities said was responsible for a string of jewelry store robberies in St. Thomas has been found guilty after standing trial. On February 23, 2017, Aracelis N. Ayala a/k/a “Gordita” a/k/a “Fluff,” 34, was found guilty by a federal jury of

NOT EVOLVED: Darwin Puello-Mateo Arrested For Grand Larceny, Illegal Gun Charges & More
ARRESTED: Darwin Puello-Mateo CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 19-year-old St. Thomas man was taken into police custody after a warrant was issued for his arrest. On Thursday February 23, 2017 at about 4:53 p.m. Darwin Puello-Mateo, 19, of Contant, was present at the Criminal Investigation Bureau when he was immediately taken

Police Continue To Search For Wanted Accused Murderer Samuel Roberts Who Has Eluded Capture Since Feb. 4
WANTED: Samuel Roberts FREDERIKSTED — Police reiterated tonight that they are still looking for 19-year-old St. Croix man who is wanted for murder. On February 4, the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) first put out an all-points bulletin for Samuel “Ghost” Roberts of Frederiksted who they said is “armed and

St. Croix Woman Tells Police Her Former Lover Kevon Benjamin Edwards Assaulted Her After Accusing Her of Cheating On Him
ARRESTED: Kevon Benjamin Edwards CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix woman told police that a man that she used to be “friendly” with — assaulted her. On February 19, 2017 at approximately 6:20p.m., a female victim reported to the 911 Emergency Call Center that she was assaulted by her boyfriend, Kevon

VIPD Says 3 St. Croix Women Kidnapped A Woman At Gunpoint, Drove Her To Altona Lagoon And Robbed Her of $40K Cash
ARRESTED: Tiffany Mendez CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix woman told police that three women she knew kidnapped her at gunpoint, beat her, drove her to Altona Lagoon and stole $40,000 cash from her. On February 20, 2017 the 911 Call Center reported at 10:02 p.m. that a

VIPD: 1 Dead,1 Injured When Car Overturns In DPW Construction Zone
INJURED TODAY: Christa Rice CHRISTIANSTED — One teen-aged woman is dead and one was injured after the vehicle they were driving in overturned at a high rate of speed and hit a light pole. The area where the accident occurred is a stretch of road between Sion Farm and Peter’s

VIPD Sports Two Men Taken Off The Streets For Illegal Gun Possession … But Shooting Deaths Continue To Spiral Out of Control
ARRESTED: SHAKIEME FREEMAN CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police said that as a result of continued initiatives they are conducting, two men were arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms this week. On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 about 11:45 p.m., Nevin Davis, 28 of Estate Hope was arrested and charged with Possession of Unlicensed

St. Croix Baggage Handler Ray Harris Jr. Faces 20 Years For Cocaine Smuggling At Henry E. Rohlsen Airport
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix native admitted to a federal judge that he used his airport clearance privileges as a baggage handler to try to move hundreds of grams of cocaine through the Henry Rohlsen Airport unnoticed by law enforcement authorities — but he was not successful. Ray Harris, Jr.,