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REPORT: Pirate Attacks In Caribbean and Latin America Up 163 Percent in 2017

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GEORGETOWN -- Pirate attacks around Caribbean and South American waters are growing, and violence is increasingly used during robberies committed on vessels at anchor, a…

John McCarthy May 23, 2018

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St. John Man Tells EMTs He Doesn’t Remember Who Stabbed Him on Monday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CRUZ BAY -- Police said a man who doesn't know how his skull cracked open during an incident of violence in St. John will have…

John McCarthy May 22, 2018

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Recovery Worker ‘Swims’ At Only Beach In Territory Closed For Pollution … And Drowns

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police said a recovery worker ignored local government warnings and swam at the only beach closed to the public for environmental reasons…

John McCarthy May 22, 2018

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Former Beauty Queen Gets Two Years For Trying To Smuggle Nearly 18 Pounds of Cocaine Into USVI

SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON: KINIA BLYDEN CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The 2011 St. John Festival queen has been ordered to serve at least two years in prison for her…

John McCarthy May 22, 2018

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VIPD: Adrián Agustin Shot To Death, Woman Shot In Leg At Gertrude’s Early Saturday

CHRISTIANSTED -- A St. Croix man was shot to death and a woman injured by a gunshot early Saturday in Castle Coakley, the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) said. Adrián Agustin,…

John McCarthy May 19, 2018

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VIPD: St. Thomas’ Arthur Greaves Accused Of Snatching Gold Chain From Man At Gunpoint

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man who allegedly robbed a male victim at gunpoint on Commandant Gade Thursday morning was arrested by police shortly afterwards. Arthur Greaves, 19, was…

John McCarthy May 18, 2018

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Coast Guard Searches For Missing Filipino Crew Member Who Fell Off Cruise Near St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue crews are still looking for a crew member of the cruise ship MSC Seaside who went overboard about eight nautical miles southeast of…

John McCarthy May 17, 2018

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Honeymoon Husband From Alaska Took Bullet In Puerto Rico Meant For His Wife

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A wedding trip almost turned deadly for one couple while in Puerto Rico after a robbery went horribly wrong. The husband, who took…

John McCarthy May 15, 2018

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Puerto Rico Cops Find $15.6 Million Worth of Cocaine on Fishing Boat in Cabo Rojo

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Authorities in Puerto Rico say they found cocaine worth an estimated $15.6 million on a fishing boat off the southwestern coast. U.S.…

John McCarthy May 15, 2018

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St. Thomas Boat Captain Arrested on Charges of Smuggling 4 Illegal Migrants

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas boat captain and four illegal aliens from the Dominican Republic were in federal court on Thursday to hear the charges against them. Shawn A.…

John McCarthy May 11, 2018