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Police Need A Suspect In Beverly’s Jewelry Heist That Netted $3,000 In Goods: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a daylight jewelry store heist on Main Street, St. Thomas that made off with $3,000 in merchandise on Wednesday afternoon. The 911 Emergency Call…

John McCarthy August 27, 2021

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2 Colombians, 1 Ecuadorian Caught With 1,748 Pounds Of Cocaine On The High Seas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three South Americans caught with 1,748 pounds of cocaine on the high seas have been arrested near Colombia in the Caribbean, authorities said. Ignasio Espana, 30, and…

John McCarthy August 24, 2021

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Convicted New Jersey Carjacker Detained By Feds At St. Thomas Airport: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A New Jersey man who was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2017 for being the "ringleader" of a "major international carjacking and stolen car trafficking…

John McCarthy August 17, 2021

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Teacher Can’t Be Extradited To Colorado For Sex Crimes Because He Is In Florida

MIAMI — Teacher James Dingle, who had recently relocated to St. Thomas, appeared in a virtual courtroo and agreed to return to Colorado to face prosecution for child sex crimes.…

Bro Bot August 12, 2021

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Woman Says Man Fired Shots At Her On F’sted Waterfront, Then Stole Her Car

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix woman told police she was walking back to her car on the west end waterfront Monday night when an armed man fired shots at her…

John McCarthy August 11, 2021

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St. Thomas Man Arrested At Airport With 4.4 Pounds Of Marijuana In His Luggage

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested after federal authorities found 4,4 pounds of marijuana stashed in his luggage. Allany Peterson-Mendez, 25, of St. Thomas, was arrested on…

John McCarthy July 26, 2021

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Ringleader of Mother-Daughter Tax Fraud Scheme Gets 10 Months In Prison

CHRISTIANSTED — The ringleader of a mother-and-daughter tax fraud scheme was given two more months in prison than her daughter by a federal judge. Patricia Henry, 52, was sentenced Friday…

John McCarthy July 26, 2021

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Skylarker Escapes Jail By Promising Judge He’ll Smoke All The Weed He Smuggled

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Texas man who told federal officials he wasn't a drug dealer because he planned to smoke nearly 10 pounds of marijuana all by himself was given…

John McCarthy July 23, 2021

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Dominican Man Who Took 2,500 Pounds Of Cocaine To Puerto Rico Gets 11 Years

CHARLOTTE AMAKIE — A Dominican Republic man who thought he would make $200,000 by taking 2,500 pounds of cocaine from Venezuela to Puerto Rico — instead got 11 years in…

John McCarthy July 23, 2021

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VIDOJ Opens New Medical Examiner’s Office In St. Thomas With Feds Funds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Attorney General Denise George announced Tuesday the opening of the V.I. Department of Justice’s (VIDOJ) new Medical Examiner’s (ME) Office at 10A & 11A Bjerge Gade, St.…

John McCarthy July 22, 2021