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St. John Man Wanted For Setting Fire To Auto Parts Store Turns Himself In: VIPD

CRUZ BAY — A St. John man who was wanted by authorities in connection to an arson incident three weeks ago surrendered to police without incident on Wednesday afternoon. Steven…

May 27, 2021

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Judge Orders Tourist To Fly Home As Punishment For Drunken Assault On Woman

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Superior Court judge ordered a Chicago tourist to fly back home as punishment after a brutal drunken assault of a woman celebrating her birthday in Peterborg,…

May 26, 2021

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Coast Guard Rescues Stranded Diver Off Dutchcap Cay In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A diver’s worst fear is being stranded alone in the open sea, and a man in his 60s faced that terrifying situation after he was stranded in…

May 26, 2021

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Police Station Closed After 5 Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Leadership of the Virgin Islands Police Department was notified Sunday that five employees of the Mariel C. Newton Command police station in Anna’s Retreat tested positive for…

May 26, 2021

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Man Reported Missing Found Dead In Water Near Frederiksted Beach: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who was reported missing on Monday was found dead in the water near a west end beach on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Oswald A.…

May 26, 2021

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Combat Ship With Coast Guard Detachment Seizes $12 Million In Drugs In Caribbean

SANTO DOMINGO — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 402 seized an estimated $12 million in suspected…

May 25, 2021

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SILVER ALERT: Police Need Your Help To Find Elderly Man Last Seen In Carlton

FREDERIKSTED — Police issued a "Silver Alert" this morning after an elderly St. Croix resident went missing on Monday. Oswald A. Small, 85, was last seen driving his white sedan…

May 25, 2021

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Trinidad Man Chopped To Death After Dispute Over Dog Gets Lopsided

PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad Express) — A Trinidad and Tobago man was chopped to death during an altercation in a dispute over a dog on Friday. He was identified as…

May 23, 2021

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3 Males Shot In Sion Farm, 1 Dies; Elementary School Locked Down

CHRISTIANSTED — A lone gunman approached on foot and shot three males — killing one of them — near a concrete house in Sion Farm late Friday morning, authorities said.…

May 22, 2021

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Man Who Used Relative’s ATM Card To Steal $4,000 From Bank Account Wanted

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who allegedly stole an ATM card and used it to withdraw $4,000 from a relative's bank account without permission is wanted by police. Keith Drigo…

May 20, 2021