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U.S. COAST GUARD: ‘We Have Disrupted The Flow Of Drugs To Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands’

SANTO DOMINGO — The U.S. Coast Guard says it seized nearly 2,000 pounds of marijuana, with a street value of at least $3.5 million, during an exercise near the Dominican…

John McCarthy March 31, 2019

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VIPD: Watch Out For ‘Phone Cloning’ Scams Taking U.S. Virgin Islanders’ Money

FREDERIKSTED -- Police are asking the public to watch out for a "phone cloning" scam currently being used to dupe people in the territory. Criminals make victims believe they are…

John McCarthy March 31, 2019

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BAD SHOTS! Fusillade of 70 Rounds Expended On ‘Unnamed Man’ Who Lives To Tell Tale In St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED -- Police said an unnamed man was walking in Watergut area near the shanty early this morning when a fusillade of about 70 rounds were unloaded on him --…

John McCarthy March 29, 2019

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SWEENEY ARRESTED! For Allegedly Trying To Deal 11 Pounds of Cocaine on St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man is accused by federal authorities of trying to deal 11 pounds of cocaine on the Big Island. Jakwan Sweeney, 21, of St. Croix arrested…

John McCarthy March 28, 2019

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VIPD: St. Thomas Man Shot While Parking Vehicle On Goat Street

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — On Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at approximately 10:28 p.m., 911 Central Dispatch received a call about shots being fired in the area of Goat Street (Prindsens Gade)…

John McCarthy March 28, 2019

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Florida Man Dies In Freak Accident Near Miss Bea Road On St. Croix Monday Night

CHRISTIANSTED -- A Florida man lost his life when he drove straight into a utility pole on the East End of St. Croix. William Littell, 49, of Ocala, Florida, was…

John McCarthy March 26, 2019

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Teenager Ezius Ashly Arrested As St. John’s Gun-Toting, Gun-Butting ‘Good Samaritan’ Attacker

CRUZ BAY -- A 19-year-old St. John man has been arrested as the gun-toting, gun-butting "Good Samaritan" attacker of a hitchhiker from earlier this month. Ezius Ashly, 19, of Cruz…

John McCarthy March 25, 2019

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Natasha Natile France Fights To Keep USAO From Using Smartphone Images of Her With Illegal Assault Rifles

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A woman charged with helping to illegally import firearms into the territory is fighting to have a judge suppress key evidence in the case, including incriminating photos…

VI Free Press March 25, 2019

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St. Croix’s Pernell Towers Jr. Arrested On Illegal Possession of Ammunition Charges Thursday

CHRISTIANSTED — Members of the VIPD's Criminal Investigation Bureau and Special Operations Bureau paid a visit to Harbor View Apartments in Golden Rock on Thursday. Pernell A. Towers, Jr., 32,…

John McCarthy March 22, 2019

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St. Croix’s Kelvin ‘Gerbil’ Woodson Gunned Down Inside Harmony Grocery Store … Gunman Eludes Cops

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was shot dead at the Harmony Grocery Store near the Watergut Shanty when an argument escalated past the point of words late last night.…

John McCarthy March 21, 2019