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Man found dead in Cottage junkyard of ‘head injury’ Tuesday morning

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating the death of an unnamed man found with a "head injury" in Estate Cottage on St. Croix Tuesday morning. A concerned citizen reported to the…

John McCarthy January 14, 2026

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Former peace officer arraigned on ‘assault’ charge after Christmas Eve shooting in St. John: docket report

KINGSHILL — Superior Court Magistrate Judge Yolan C. Brow-Ross is scheduled to see eight defendants in her courtroom in Estate Kingshill on St. Croix this morning: Yahya K. Daniel, 46, of Estate St.…

John McCarthy January 14, 2026

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Jessica Huoschke hears charge of trespass in Superior Court: docket report

KINGSHILL — Superior Court Magistrate Judge Yolan C. Brow-Ross is scheduled to see one defendant in her courtroom in Estate Kingshill on St. Croix this morning: Jessica Huoschke has an advice-of-rights hearing after…

John McCarthy January 13, 2026

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Five human heads are found hanging from ropes at a tourist beach in Ecuador

QUITO, Ecuador — Five human heads were found hanging from ropes on a tourist beach in Ecuador, police said on Sunday. As the country reels from a wave of violence…

John McCarthy January 12, 2026

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‘Human hurricane’ destroys ‘storage room, pump room, tool shed’: DV report

FREDERIKSTED – A St. Croix man is accused of destroying three structures on a person's property as an act of domestic violence, authorities said. Francisco Cruz-Santiago, 39, was arrested and…

John McCarthy January 12, 2026

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53-year-old Anna’s Retreat woman dies from ‘self-inflicted wound,’ cops say

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 53-year-old St. Thomas woman was found dead of a "self-inflicted" wound Thursday night, the Virgin Islands Police Department said this afternoon. Emergency 911 dispatchers got a…

John McCarthy January 11, 2026

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Cops seize gun, ammunition from car reeking of marijuana on Main Street

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A teenage passenger riding in a car without a license plate on Main Street in St. Thomas was arrested on gun and ammunition charges Friday. Robert Guerrero,…

John McCarthy January 11, 2026

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St. Croix man uses ruse to get woman to return to his apartment for beating

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man told his girlfriend she had forgotten some of their child's belongings on her last visit in order to lure her into a trap where…

John McCarthy January 10, 2026

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KFC employee allegedly stabbed in a dispute with customers over gravy

LAS VEGAS — An investigation is ongoing after a KFC worker was allegedly stabbed over a gravy-related argument. On Saturday, December 27, an employee at a Las Vegas KFC was…

John McCarthy January 10, 2026

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Officials say a shark killed an American woman along a beach in St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED (AP) — A shark attacked and killed an American woman along a beach in St. Croix, officials said today. Police identified the victim as 56-year-old Arlene Lillis of Detroit…

John McCarthy January 9, 2026