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Police investigating after man found unresponsive at St. Croix By The Sea condominiums

CHRISTIANSTED — A death at an Estate St. John condominium complex in St. Croix is being investigated as a possible suicide, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The case began at…

John McCarthy October 27, 2024

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Man found in submerged vehicle with gunshot wound at Salt River Marina

CHRISTIANSTED — A passing motorist rushed into the waters at Salt River Marina to rescue a man submerged in a vehicle only to discover that the crash victim had been…

John McCarthy October 27, 2024

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Teenager dies after being shot in the head at Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion

FREDERIKSTED — An investigation is underway into the death of a teenager who was shot in the head on Friday evening, according to a Virgin Islands Police Department news release.…

John McCarthy October 26, 2024

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VIWMA says it stemmed the tide of sewage overflow in Catherine’s Rest

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said today that sewage in no longer overflowing through a manhole in Catherine’s Rest. "The VIWMA staff continues to work diligently…

John McCarthy October 25, 2024

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Suspect charged in Lorraine Village homicide

FREDERIKSTED — Virgin Islands police quickly arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a 35-year-old St. Croix man at Lorraine Village late this morning. Kertis "Papa" Tonge, 33, was…

John McCarthy October 23, 2024

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St. Croix man shot ‘multiple’ times in Grove Place rushed to hospital

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a St. Croix man was shot "multiple" times at an apartment complex in Grove Place this morning, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The…

John McCarthy October 23, 2024

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Firefighters work to extinguish blaze at Anguilla landfill

FREDERIKSTED — A large plume of smoke could be seen rising into the St. Croix sky for much of Sunday, another telltale sign that the ever-full Anguilla Landfill was on…

John McCarthy October 21, 2024

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Police investigating fatal ambush shooting of 67-year-old man on a bike in Golden Rock

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating the fatal ambush shooting of a 67-year-old St. Croix man on a bike in a Golden Rock residential neighborhood early this morning. Walton “Selah” Macedon…

John McCarthy October 20, 2024

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LEPC awards $4.8 million for crime fighting, crime prevention, juvenile justice, crime victim services

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Commission (LEPC) is pleased to announce the awarding of approximately $4.8 million in federally funded grants to criminal justice entities in…

John McCarthy October 20, 2024

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Child Passenger Safety Week observed in the U.S. Virgin Islands

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD)/Office of Highway Safety’s (VIOHS) and Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technicians provided free car seat safety checks to caregivers with young children in…

John McCarthy October 20, 2024