St. Croix News – Page 146 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Light-Fingered Receptionist Uses Patient’s Credit Card To Make Purchases

FREDERIKSTED — A receptionist working in a medical office used a patient's credit card information to buy things for herself — under the guise of a past-due office bill. Solly…

John McCarthy September 2, 2022

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Ricardo Richards Arrested As 2nd Shooter In Murder of Two Minors

CHRISTIANSTED — A second St. Croix man has been arrested in connection to a Castle Coakley shooting in January that left two teens dead and a third victim wounded. Ricardo…

John McCarthy August 31, 2022

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Man Arrested For Strangling His Girlfriend On Sunday

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested for allegedly strangling his girlfriend on Sunday, authorities said. Chesney Southwell Jr., 22, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence,…

John McCarthy August 31, 2022

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Banco Popular Eliminates NSF Charge

SAN JUAN — Banco Popular announced significant changes to its overdraft practices, including eliminating the charge for insufficient funds for returned transactions. The bank becomes the first financial institution from…

John McCarthy August 30, 2022

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Woman Who Used Bank Float To Heist $20,000 Faces Grand Larceny Charge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman who used a banking institution's own float against it to net almost $20.000 was arrested by police on Monday. Semone Rey, 30, was…

John McCarthy August 30, 2022

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4 Shooting Deaths In 5 Days Shocks St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Crucians reacted with shock and dismay on social media after waking up to the news this morning that four St. Croix men had died by gun violence within…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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EXCLUSIVE: St. Croix Mourns Estate Paradise Shooting Victims

FREDERIKSTED — Two St. Croix men are dead after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in Estate Paradise late last night. Steven Hodge Jr., 18, and Aurelio Rivera, 34, have been positively…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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Help Police Find Man Who Shot Woman In Face At Dance Party

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department is asking for your help to find a man wanted for shooting a woman in the face at a dance party this summer.…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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2 Confirmed Dead After Gunfire Erupts at Louis E. Brown Villas in Estate Paradise

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a shooting at Louis E. Brown Villas left two dead in Estate Paradise last night. A call came in to the 911 Emergency Call…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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EXCLUSIVE: V.I. Free Press Obtains Photo of Northside Crash Victim Hakeem Alfred

KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Free Press has obtained a photo of the crash victim who lost control of his vehicle in Estate Kingshill this weekend. Hakeem O. Alfred, 31, was…

John McCarthy August 28, 2022