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Woman accused of slashing cousin’s head with a ‘brass knuckle knife’

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix woman faces an assault charge after police said she slashed her cousin's head with a "brass knuckle knife," authorities said. Donna Emmanuel, 35, was arrested…

John McCarthy April 22, 2025

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Victim robbed at gunpoint in St. Thomas identifies suspect for cops

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department is calling on the public for clues to an armed robbery that took place in St. Thomas last week. On Friday, April…

John McCarthy April 22, 2025

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Pedestrian ‘flew’ 24 feet in the air after being struck by hit-and-run driver near The Market in Plessen Saturday night

FREDERIKSTED – A 54-year-old woman was struck and killed on the Queen Mary Highway in Estate Plessen on Saturday night, Virgin Islands Police said. Emergency 911 dispatchers directed Traffic Investigation…

John McCarthy April 22, 2025

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49-year-old woman shot and killed at Louis E. Brown Villas

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a 49-year-old woman was shot and killed at a housing project in St. Croix on Monday night. Edna Smith, of St. Croix, was positively…

John McCarthy April 22, 2025

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Two teen girls subjected to full-body scans, strip searches, for wanting to backpack in Hawaii

HONOLULU (Daily Beast) — Two teenage girls from Germany were detained, arrested, and deported at an airport in Hawaii after immigration officials said it was suspicious they had not booked…

John McCarthy April 21, 2025

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Bodycam shows bizarre post-arrest behavior of teen who killed boyfriend by intentionally driving 100 mph into brick wall

COLUMBUS, Ohio (People) — New bodycam footage shows the surprising behavior of an Ohio teen convicted of intentionally crashing her car into a wall at 100 mph and killing two…

John McCarthy April 21, 2025

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France’s president says that making Haiti pay for its independence was unjust

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for…

John McCarthy April 21, 2025

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Video shows ICE agent smash window to detain man in Massachusetts. Attorney says they have wrong person.

NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (CBS) — Video shows the moment ICE agents smashed a car window and forcibly removed a man in New Bedford, Massachusetts on Monday. His attorney says he is not…

John McCarthy April 20, 2025

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A US citizen was held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the country

MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a…

John McCarthy April 20, 2025

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College student sues Iowa city after being arrested during traffic stop… despite blowing zero in breath test

DES MOINES (Daily Mail) — A college student is suing his hometown after he was arrested during a traffic stop despite blowing zero during a breathalyzer test. Tayvin Galanakis began…

John McCarthy April 20, 2025