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Man In Prison Charged With Forging Gas Station’s Checks To The Tune Of $13,750

CHRISTIANSTED — A man now sitting in prison is accused of forging a dozen checks for nearly $14,000 from a gas station in La Grande Princesse last year, authorities said. Claudio…

John McCarthy July 7, 2022

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Police Investigating Murder of Williams Delight Man at ‘The Turf’

CHRISTIANSTED — The 911 Emergency Call Center received notification of shots fired and a man down in Williams Delight today. The critically injured victim was transported to the hospital in…

John McCarthy July 6, 2022

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Third Suspect In Labor Department Check Kiting Scheme Arrested

CHRISTIANSTED — The St. Croix man who deposited the lion's share of stolen checks from the Department of Labor has been arrested, authorities said. Detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit…

John McCarthy July 6, 2022

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Department of Health Tracking Omicron Variants BA.4, BA.5

CHRISTIANSTED — During the weekly Government House briefing this afternoon, Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion said the department has confirmed the Omicron variant BA.4 and has preliminary findings of the presence of…

John McCarthy July 5, 2022

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Man Arrested For Climbing In Window To Strangle Woman Who Refused To Let Him Use Bathroom

CHRISTIANSTED — A man who asked to use a woman's bathroom at 4:20 a.m. Sunday — and then broke into her house through a window to strangle her when she refused…

John McCarthy July 4, 2022

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CIB seeks Venezuelan native in bar shooting where victim was also driven over by a truck

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help tonight to find a person of interest connected to a shooting where the victim was also driven over by a vehicle in Castle Coakley…

John McCarthy July 4, 2022

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Virgin Islands Board of Education Extends Condolences On Death of Charles W. Turnbull

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The 20th Virgin Islands Board of Education extended condolences to the family and circle of friends of former Governor Charles Wesley Turnbull on Sunday. "He was a…

John McCarthy July 4, 2022

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Police Seeking 2 Men Who Shot Man In Castle Coakley Then Drove Over Him In Car

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after a St. Croix man was shot and then purposely driven over by a vehicle in Castle Coakley last night. He remains in guarded, but…

John McCarthy July 3, 2022

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Man Who Strangled Woman For Refusing To Let Him Use The Bathroom At 4:20 a.m. Wanted By The VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help to find a man who allegedly strangled a woman who refused to let him come insider her house to use her bathroom, authorities said. The…

John McCarthy July 3, 2022

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Former USVI Governor Charles W. Turnbull Dies On U.S. Mainland He Was 87

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Former U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Charles W. Turnbull died this morning while receiving medical treatment on the U.S. mainland. He was 87. Turnbull, a historian by trade,…

John McCarthy July 3, 2022