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VIPD: Routine Traffic Stop Yields Cache of Guns And Drugs … Two St. Croix Men Arrested

CHRISTIANSTED — Police patrolling in the Christiansted Town area were traveling east bound on Contentment Road towards the Christiansted Bypass when they observed a gray Kia Sorento four door overtake…

VI Free Press May 23, 2019

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USAO: St. Croix’s Mikhail ‘NastyMik’ Munoz Charged With Being A Cocaine Mule

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man has been charged with trying to export 18 bricks of cocaine weighing about 42 pounds on a commercial airline flight leaving St. Thomas.…

John McCarthy May 22, 2019

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Barber Who Ordered 21 iPhones On Another’s Cell Phone Charged With Importing Stolen Goods

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The U.S. Attorney's Office in St. Thomas said today that Raphi Joseph has been arrested on a complaint charging him with transportation of stolen goods, U.S. Attorney…

John McCarthy May 22, 2019

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DPNR To Host Free Safe Boating Expo In Gallows Bay This Saturday

CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said it is inviting the public to participate in a free safe boating exposition this weekend. DPNR's Division of Environmental Enforcement…

VI Free Press May 22, 2019

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USAO: Three South Americans and One Central American Smuggled 3,384 Pounds Of Cocaine By Sea

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three South Americans and one Central American were charged with smuggling 3,384 pounds of cocaine into the region, authorities said. Freddy Montano Paz, 29, Calixto Tumbaco, 41,…

John McCarthy May 20, 2019

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Faith Community Can Be A Critical Link Between Police And The Citizens They Serve

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As a part of the VIPD'S Initiative in "Meeting the People" Deputy Police Commissioner Celvin G. Walwyn visits a local church every other Sunday. The idea is…

John McCarthy May 20, 2019

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VIPD: Ray Harris Jr. Accused Of Breaking Into Woman’s Home And Assaulting Her

FREDERIKSTED — A 26-year-old St. Croix man has been charged after he allegedly broke into his girlfriend's home early Sunday morning and assaulted her. Ray O. Harris, Jr. of Campo…

John McCarthy May 20, 2019

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USAO Hosts Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Training

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today that her office will be hosting a multi-district training this week, focusing on the investigation and prosecution of transnational organized…

VI Free Press May 20, 2019

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Fourth Person Arrested In 1st Stop Gas Station Shooting Is A St. Croix Native: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix native became the fourth person arrested in connection with the non-fatal assault rifle shooting of local marshal 12 days ago. Kadeem Baptiste, 23, of…

VI Free Press May 19, 2019

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VIPD: Two Masked Men With Guns Rob Tap & Still Bar and Restaurant After Closing

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two masked men with guns robbed a popular bar and restaurant in the Havensight Shopping Mall on St. Thomas hours after closing this morning. No injuries were…

John McCarthy May 19, 2019