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V.I. Office Highway Safety Program Announces 2020 National Seat Belt Day

CHRISTIANSTED — When vehicle drivers and passengers consistently use seatbelts, they save much more than the costs associated with hefty traffic citations, they save lives! Seat belts, when worn correctly,…

VI Free Press November 12, 2020

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Police Find A ‘Large’ Package Of Cocaine On Halfpenny Beach, 2 Suspects Nearby Get Away: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — Police, acting on a tip, found a "large" package of cocaine on a South Shore St. Croix beach and two men near the contraband escaped from the area,…

VI Free Press November 11, 2020

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Largest Drug Bust In BVI History Finds $250 Million Worth of Cocaine On A Royal Policeman’s Property

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A record 2.35 tonnes haul of cocaine worth more than $250 million has been discovered in the British Virgin Islands after a covert operation that led…

VI Free Press November 11, 2020

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8 Days Left To Live, Orlando Hall’s Attorneys Look For A Legal Loophole To Spare Him From Lethal Injection

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana — Orlando Cordia Hall, who has been sentenced to die — within eight days — for kidnapping and raping high school student Lisa Rene of St. Croix,…

VI Free Press November 11, 2020

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VIPD’s Economic Crime Unit Issues Holiday Season Fraud Alert

FREDERIKSTED — Police Commissioner Trevor A. Velinor wishes to advise the public that the Christmas Season is fast approaching and there are those among us who seek to prey on…

VI Free Press November 11, 2020

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BUSY 2 DAYS! Coast Guard Rescues 2 BVI Fishermen, 2 PR Jetskiers, Recovers 1 Body

SAN JUAN — U.S. Coast Guard aircrews rescued two men Monday morning from a capsized boat in the British Virgin Islands, and they also rescued a man and a woman…

VI Free Press November 10, 2020

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Senator James Sits Down With Police To Discuss Crime Prevention, PAL Headquarters In Whim

FREDERIKSTED — A newly re-elected St. Croix sophomore Senator sat down with the Virgin Islands Police Department to talk about ways to prevent crime and fundraising efforts for a police…

VI Free Press November 10, 2020

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St. Croix Man Arrested By Economic Crimes Unit After Trying To Kite $2,000 Check At Bank

CHRISTIANSTED — A man who tried to cash a forged check worth at least $2,000 at a St. Croix bank was arrested on Monday, authorities said. Andrew Thomas, 23 of…

VI Free Press November 10, 2020

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Police Need Your Help To Find Boy Who Has Been Missing For 11 Days: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help to find a boy who has been missing on St. Croix for the last 11 days. Shelton H. Charles, 16, was last seen at…

VI Free Press November 9, 2020

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Police Step Up Motor Patrols Of High Crime Areas Like Hospital Ground And Savan On St. Thomas: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department continues to make its presence known with motor patrols of the high crime areas in St. Thomas. On Sunday, VIPD officer Shahim…

VI Free Press November 9, 2020