CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Pennsylvania women were handed sentences of 5.2 years and 6.4 years for a crack cocaine conviction in federal court. Ngoc Nguyen, 22, and Fendi Brooks, 26, both from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, were sentenced Thursday for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. […]
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Florida-Bound Traveler Stopped With 5 Bags of Cocaine In His Suitcase
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man wanting to fly to Florida with five bags of cocaine in his suitcase was thwarted by federal law enforcement authorities in St. Thomas this weekend. Aubrey Meyers was arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, U.S Attorney Gretchen C.F. […]
Man Arrested On Illegal Gun Charges After Police Investigate Stabbing Near Tap and Still Havensight
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Emergency 911 dispatchers received a call of a reported stabbing in the area of Tap and Still restaurant near the Havensight dock about midnight on Saturday, authorities said. Members of the Virgin Islands Crime Initiative (VICI) team made an inspection of the area in an attempt to locate suspects and came upon a vehicle […]
Routine VIPD Traffic Stop Nabs Alleged Drug Dealer on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police officers assigned to the Virgin Islands Crime Initiative (VICI) team conducted a traffic stop after seeing a silver Toyota Corolla run a red light near Wendy’s restaurant in Mandela Circle, authorities said. When police made a traffic stop of the vehicle about 9:10 p.m. on Thursday they smelled “a strong odor of […]
St. Thomas Man Who Used Assault Rifle To Gain Gold Chain Gets Stiff Sentence
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man accused of being a serial gold chain snatcher … had the book thrown at him by a federal judge… after he used an assault rifle in a petty crime. Arthur Greaves, Jr., 20, of St. Thomas, was sentenced today after being convicted of possession of a firearm with […]
Puerto Rico Subcontractor Pleads Guilty In $1.2 Million Federal Kickback Case
CHRISTIANSTED — A Puerto Rican subcontractor has signed a plea deal with federal prosecutors that includes a possible three-year prison sentence and a promise to pay $1.2 million in restitution for paying kickbacks on a government contract, authorities said. Reinaldo Cruz Taura, the president of Puerto Rico-based RCT Mechanical Engineering, has agreed to plead guilty […]
VIPD: Armed Robber Takes Cell Phone From Woman At Southgate Courtyard Villas
EAST END, St. Croix — Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place near a condominium complex and popular bar and restaurant in Estate Southgate on Sunday night. A masked gunman held up a woman outside of Southgate Courtyard Villas next door to Cheeseburger in Paradise about 8:51 p.m. on Sunday, the Virgin Islands […]
Conn. Lawyers Linked To Panama Papers Try To Stop Netflix Movie About The BVI
HARTFORD, Connecticut — Two lawyers linked to the so-called Panama Papers are asking a federal judge to stop Neflix’s upcoming release of “The Laundromat,” which they say defames them as criminal masterminds and may affect criminal cases against them. Panamanian lawyers Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca filed a defamation lawsuit and request for a temporary […]
PRPD: Massacre At Río Piedras Housing Project Leaves Six Dead In Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — At least six people were killed during a massacre at a public housing project in Puerto Rico on Monday night. Videos recorded by residents captured the terrifying moment a group of armed men stormed the Ernesto Ramos Pianini residential complex in Río Piedras at 6:45 p.m. One victim, identified as Alexis Padilla […]
Police Arrest 20-Year-Old Mt. Pleasant Man With The Same Gun Used Protect Donald Trump
CHRISTIANSTED — Alert police on patrol in the Gallows Bay area arrested a wanted 20-year-old St. Croix man who allegedly had two illegal guns in his possession — one of them the same type of semi-automatic weapon used by the U.S. Secret Service to protect President Trump. Jiovoni Smith of Mount Pleasant-East was arrested about […]