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VIPD Needs Your Help To Find Missing Woman Jamequa Kuntz On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding Jamequa Kuntz. Kuntz, 22, of Hospital Ground was reported missing by family members yesterday.…

John McCarthy April 29, 2020

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Stepped-Up Response To Crime In St. Thomas Taking Guns Out Of The Projects

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — St. Thomas District Police Chief Ludrick Thomas, in a recent appeal on social media, told the public that the VIPD was concerned about the recent acts of…

VI Free Press April 29, 2020

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COVID-19 Claims 8,000 Lives In The Caribbean, Latin America

BOGOTA — Coronavirus cases topped 170,000 in Latin America and the Caribbean and caused the deaths of more than 8,000 people in the region, according to data from Johns Hopkins…

VI Free Press April 29, 2020

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Caribbean Has 10,000 COVID-19 Cases … Dominican Republic Has 278 Deaths

SANTO DOMINGO — The number of cases of the novel coronavirus in the Caribbean continues to increase, despite a slow down in some countries, with the total passing 10,000 last night.…

Bro Bot April 27, 2020

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VIPD Has Tips For USVI So You Can Avoid Being A Victim Of Violent Crime

FREDERIKSTED — As part of our continued Crime Prevention and Community Policing initiative, the VIPD Crime Prevention Bureau presents the following suggestions that when followed, reduces burglaries and robberies within…

VI Free Press April 26, 2020

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Smith Bay Man Who Spiked Woman’s Drink With Marijuana Charged With Assault: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who allegedly slipped a woman a mickey was arrested on a domestic violence-related charge Friday, authorities said. Job N. Nicholas, 46 of Smith…

John McCarthy April 26, 2020

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2 Armed Men Make Off With Cash From Pizza Hut At Fort Mylner Shopping Center

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two armed men robbed a fast food restaurant of an undetermined amount of cash at a shopping center in mid-island St. Thomas on Friday night, authorities said.…

John McCarthy April 25, 2020

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Work On VING Readiness Center Continues Despite Ongoing Coronavirus Crisis

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the reconstruction of the Leonard B. Francis Readiness Center in St. Thomas is on schedule to meet its November 2020 deadline. After…

VI Free Press April 25, 2020

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Woman Arrested At St. Thomas Airport With 11 Pounds Of Marijuana In Luggage

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman was arrested at the St. Thomas airport for trying to smuggle at least 11 pounds of marijuana into the territory, federal authorities said. A criminal…

John McCarthy April 24, 2020

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St. Thomas Man Turns Himself In To Police, Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man wanted for attacking a family member earlier this month voluntarily surrendered himself to police without incident, authorities said. Shawn Blake, 40, was arrested…

John McCarthy April 24, 2020