St. Croix News
VIPD: Ivia Rivera Prints Out Temporary Check For $4K From Old Woman’s Account
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix woman is accused of taking $4,000.00 from an elderly woman’s bank account without her knowledge, authorities said. Detectives from the VIPD’s Economic Crimes Unit and officers from the Virgin Islands Crime Initiative Unit arrested Ivia Rivera about 4:31 p.m. on Friday, the Virgin Islands Police
Two Arrested In Prescription Drug Ring That Used False ID’s To Get Drugs: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — Two women, one an employee of a local pharmacy, conspired to acquire prescription drugs by posing as the person who legitimately had the prescription order, authorities said. Officers from the Virgin Islands Crime Initiative (VICI) unit arrested Kaminah Davis, 29, of Estate St. John and Marissa Schneider, 29,
Sion Farm’s Wayne Sobratti Jr. Steals Woman’s Car, Then Crashes It In F’sted: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A freewheeling St. Croix man who allegedly took a woman’s car for a joyride and then crashed it — was arrested by police this weekend, authorities said. Wayne Sobratti, Jr., 29, of Sion Farm was arrested on Sunday about 3:33 a.m. and charged with unauthorized use of a
St. Croix’s Eric Tushim Arrested For Allegedly Preying On The Elderly
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix handyman was arrested this weekend on charges related to preying on the elderly, authorities said. Officers of the Virgin Islands Police Department’s Special Operations Bureau arrested Eric Tushim, 59, about 9:02 p.m. on Saturday on a warrant for aggravated identity theft, obtaining money by false
2 Women On St. Croix Assume Other Identities To Fraudulently Cash Checks Worth In Excess of $14,000
CHRISTIANSTED — One Puerto Rican woman and one St. Croix woman were arrested by the VIPD’s Economic Crimes Unit after they allegedly assumed other identities to cash checks worth at least $14,000, authorities said. Sandra L. Madrigal, 42, of Vieques and Michelle M. Mateo, 25, of St. Croix were arrested
FEMA Pledges to Expedite Territory’s Hurricane Recovery By Working Closer With USVI Government
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan Jr., Office of Disaster Recovery Director Adrienne L. Williams-Octalien and Virgin Islands Emergency Management Agency Director Daryl Jaschen met with Federal Emergency Management Agency Acting Administrator Peter Gaynor and FEMA’s U. S. Virgin Islands Recovery Director Jacquelyn Heyliger to expedite major recovery projects in the
GITTENS: Why The Harsh Rush To Legalization of Marijuana In The USVI?
CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix Senator Kenneth Gittens is calling for public hearings to be held territory-wide before the 33rd Legislature acts on Governor Albert Bryan, Jr.’s bill to allow for non-medical cannabis use. “Such a sweeping change to public policy and the extensive accompanying regulations beg for community review and input,” Gittens said.
St. Croix Man Who Killed Peppertree Terrace Resident Over Gold Chain Pleads Guilty
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who was facing first-degree murder charges for the killing of Terrance Moorehead in 2015 confessed to the crime moments before trial was set to begin in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, authorities said. Menelik Petersen, 25, agreed to the guilty plea in
Man Shot In Broad Daylight At Sunny Isle Gas Station; Hospital Put On Lockdown
CHRISTIANSTED — The St. Croix hospital was put on lockdown after four gunmen tried to assassinate a man in broad daylight in the parking lot of gas station in front of the Sunny Isle Shopping Center on Thursday afternoon. The shooting took place about 2:51 p.m. on Thursday as the
‘Unapologetic’ C’sted Woman Writes Checks From Elderly Relative’s Account To Herself
CHRISTIANSTED — Within three days of testifying before the Virgin Islands Legislature and supporting a bill to curb financial exploitation of the elderly and dependent adults, the Virgin Islands Police Department arrested 30-year-old Rasheda Bell on charges pertaining to exploiting the elderly. Bell, whose nickname is “Crazo,” allegedly forged the
