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Habitual Offender Goes Down On St. Croix Gun Charge After Routine Traffic Stop

CHRISTIANSTED — A 45-year-old St. Croix man avoided federal prosecution on multiple drug charges by agreeing to a lesser charge in a plea bargain to illegal gun possession charges only,…

VI Free Press August 21, 2019

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Missouri Man Stung By Feds After He Sexted Undercover Agent Posing As A 14-Year-Old Boy On Gay Porn App

CHRISTIANSTED — A Missouri man was arrested in a federal sting operation using a gay porn phone application after he sexted an undercover agent he thought was a 14-year-old boy, authorities…

John McCarthy August 19, 2019

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trying To Kill One Bird With Two Stones: By Taxi Driver KELVIN DENNIE

By KELVIN DENNIE/St. Croix Taxi Driver Dear Editor: As a taxi driver in the territory for over 30 years, I cannot remain quiet after this second attempt to deny me…

Kelvin Dennie August 17, 2019

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VIPD’s Economic Crimes Unit Arrests St. Croix Man For Identity Theft, Grand Larceny

FREDERIKSTED — Detectives from the Virgin Islands Police Department Economic Crimes Unit along with members of the Intel Unit executed an arrest warrant on a St. Croix man yesterday morning. Tracy…

John McCarthy August 16, 2019

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Virgin Islands Government Finally Pays Its WAPA Bills (Thanks To Federal Medicaid Reimbursement)

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan Jr, announced Wednesday, along with the Department of Finance (DOF), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that all outstanding prior years and current…

VI Free Press August 14, 2019

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University of the Virgin Islands Featured in National Geographic Magazine

FREDERIKSTED — The University of the Virgin Islands’ (UVI) Agriculture Experiment Station (AES) has been featured in the August 2019 issue of National Geographic, one of the leading magazines on science,…

VI Free Press August 12, 2019

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VIPD Needs You To Identify Burglary Suspect In Freeze Frame Image

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department is seeking a person of interest in connection with a burglary that occurred on St. Croix last month. Police spokesman Glen Dratte said in…

John McCarthy August 10, 2019

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VIPD: Man Drowns While Snorkeling At Dorsch Beach

FREDERIKSTED — A man drowned Wednesday on St. Croix while snorkeling with a friend off of Dorsch Beach. Charles Horne, 65, was pronounced dead at the Luis F. Hospital in Estate Diamond…

John McCarthy August 9, 2019

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VIPD Going In To The Churches To Summon All Help Possible To Fight Violent Crime In USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As the new Commissioner nominee of Public Safety, Trevor Velinor was introduced to the community at a July 25 press conference at the Omar Brown Sr. Fire…

John McCarthy August 6, 2019

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St. Croix Man Faces 10 Years In Prison For Smuggling 19 Kilos Of Cocaine To Miami

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man admitted in federal court that he tried to smuggle about 42 pounds of cocaine from St. Thomas to Florida, authorities said. Mikhail "NastyMik"…

John McCarthy August 5, 2019