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SOB officers seize firearm, ammunition during traffic stop, VIPD says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands police announced today that Special Operations Bureau officers seized a firearm and ammunition during a routine traffic stop on St. Thomas. Cai Jonte Andrew, 19.…

John McCarthy July 25, 2025

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City commissioner in Florida asked 12-year-old Illinois girl for nudes

FORT PIERCE, Florida — An elected official in Florida is facing two dozen felony charges after a mom in Illinois reported he had been sexting her 12-year-old daughter over Snapchat,…

John McCarthy July 25, 2025

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Haiti sends 150 soldiers to Mexico for training as gang violence surges

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government announced Friday that it has sent 150 soldiers to Mexico for training in the latest effort to fight back gangs that have gained almost entire…

John McCarthy July 25, 2025

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Jamaican police kill 5 men as department criticized for surge in fatal shootings

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Police in Jamaica say they have filled five men suspected of plotting to kill someone as the department on the Caribbean island comes under fire for a surge in…

John McCarthy July 25, 2025

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Daryl Jean-Baptiste guilty of involuntary manslaughter for fatal crash in Sion Farm

KINGSHILL — Daryl Jean-Baptiste, 26, has been found guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in connectionwith a 2019 fatal car crash, the Virgin Islands Department of Justice said today. The verdict followed…

John McCarthy July 24, 2025

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Madison Bergmann, teacher busted for ‘making out’ with 11-year-old, allegedly moved his desk so she could rub his legs during class

HUDSON, Wisconsin — Madison Bergmann, the Wisconsin teacher busted for allegedly “making out” with an 11-year-old in her classroom, allegedly moved the victim’s desk next to hers so that she could touch him…

John McCarthy July 24, 2025

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AI was asked: ‘With Trump in power as a convicted felon, is the U.S. Department of Justice on the side of the COPS or the CRIMINALS?’

The answer Gemini gave might just surprise you! Assessing the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) alignment with either "cops" or "criminals" under President Trump's administration is complex, as different perspectives…

John McCarthy July 24, 2025

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4 US cruise ship passengers accused of smuggling drugs and detained in Bermuda

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Authorities in Bermuda said that they arrested four U.S. cruise ship passengers accused of drug possession. Police said in a statement that the suspects had a “significant quantity…

John McCarthy July 24, 2025

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3 Haitian police officers killed and one missing as gangs overrun a central region

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Three Haitian policemen and an informant were killed and a fourth officer is missing in the country’s central region, where gang violence has surged, Haiti’s National Police…

John McCarthy July 23, 2025

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CIB investigates armed carjacking at Drake’s Seat in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE - The Virgin Islands Police Department is investigating an armed carjacking which took place on scenic Magen's Bay Road Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 22, 2025,…

John McCarthy July 23, 2025