St. Croix News – Page 353 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Millin Young Says WAPA’s Proposed Compensation Package ‘Barely Accounts For Inflation’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Senator Janette Millin Young said that she was an eyewitness and "willing listener" to the "strong protests" that WAPA employees voiced at the Earle B. Ottley Complex…

John McCarthy October 19, 2018

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64 INDICTED: U.S.P.S. Has Been Delivering Illegal Drugs In PR and USVI Since 2010

SAN JUAN -- Authorities dismantled a transnational drug trafficking organization that used the U.S. Postal Service to purchase and traffic drug shipments to and from Puerto Rico, highlighting how vulnerabilities…

John McCarthy October 18, 2018

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VIPD: St. Croix’s Jose Acosta Arrested For Allegedly Slapping, Hitting Woman

CHRISTIANSTED -- A St. Croix man has been arrested on domestic violence-related charges after he allegedly slapped a woman and hit her in the chest in at least two separate…

John McCarthy October 16, 2018

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Man Shot To Death in F’sted Fooled Cops Into Thinking His Name Was Brandon Nesbitt

FREDERIKSTED -- An Antigua man who was shot to death at a West End bar last month was using an alias to conceal his true identity, authorities said. Ulcier "Fire" Crump…

John McCarthy October 16, 2018

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VIWMA Closes St. Croix Transfer Station and Anguilla Landfill Due To ‘Heavy Smoke’

FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said today that the St. Croix Transfer Station and Anguilla Landfill are now closed. The facilities were temporarily closed today due…

John McCarthy October 15, 2018

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DPNR Says It Is Monitoring Anguilla Landfill Fire, Warns People To Avoid Breathing Smoke

FREDERIKSTED -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said that it in monitoring the fire that began at the Anguilla Landfill in the early morning hours Sunday. The…

John McCarthy October 15, 2018

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Fire Services, VIWMA Working To Bring Anguilla Landfill Fire Under Control

FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said this morning there is an active fire in the mulch section at the entrance of the Anguilla Landfill. The fire…

John McCarthy October 14, 2018

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CRUCIAN CONFUSION: CHS DOESN’T Go On Lockdown After Student Gun Detected

MID-ISLAND ST. CROIX -- A high school student who attacked a teacher on Thursday was found to have a loaded handgun in his bag, authorities said. On Thursday, October 11,…

John McCarthy October 12, 2018

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Bush Tea With A Cop Community Outreach Program Moves To St. Croix Tomorrow

CHRISTIANSTED — The National Crime Prevention Council has designated the month of October as Crime Prevention Month. The theme for 2018 is “Celebrating communities that are making a difference." The Virgin…

John McCarthy October 12, 2018

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DEA and U.S. Attorney’s Office Sponsor Rx Takeback Day on October 27

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, A.J. Collazo and U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said that an upcoming prescription take-back event is scheduled for…

John McCarthy October 10, 2018