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Anna’s Retreat Man Who Fired Gun During Bank Robbery Attempt Gets 12 Years In Prison: USAO

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who was part of a duo that put a bullet in a security guard's leg after he interfered with their botched bank robbery…

VI Free Press March 11, 2021

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Dominican Who Re-Entered United States After Being Previously Deported Gets 1 Year In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic native who came back to the United States after being previously deported was given one year in prison, authorities said. Eilin Castillo Montano of…

VI Free Press March 11, 2021

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Montana Landscaper Hid Out In St. Thomas While A Fugitive After Attacking Police In Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Montana native wanted in the deadly U.S. Capitol Riots on January 6 hid out briefly in St. Thomas before eventually absconding to Africa, federal authorities said.…

VI Free Press March 10, 2021

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Coast Guard Returns 58 Illegals To Dominican Republic After Plucking Them Off Makeshift Boats

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard repatriated 58 migrants to the Dominican Republic Sunday, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages in Mona Passage waters between the Dominican Republic and Puerto…

VI Free Press March 9, 2021

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Florida Woman, Homeless In St. Thomas, Charged As Fugitive From Justice After Arrest For ‘Other Incident’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A routine background check on a homeless woman arrested in St. Thomas for "another incident" revealed that she was a wanted fugitive from justice in Florida, authorities…

VI Free Press March 9, 2021

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Police Need Your Help To Find Tarik Babrow Wanted For Shooting On Veteran’s Drive: VIPD Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department is looking for 23-year-old Tarik Babrow in connection to a shooting incident that occurred on Tuesday on Veteran’s Drive near the Cancryn…

VI Free Press March 7, 2021

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Dominica Native Fighting Extradition To The USVI On Murder Charges Denied Bail

ROSEAU — A Dominica native who allegedly fled murder charges in the U.S. Virgin Islands five years ago, has been denied bail in his home country because the court said…

VI Free Press March 6, 2021

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Convicted Cocaine Dealer Malachi Benjamin Charged In New Cocaine, Weapons Conspiracy, Indictment Says

FREDERIKSTED — The hits keep coming for St. Croix's Malachi Benjamin, who was sentenced Thursday to just over a year in prison for dealing cocaine. Benjamin and four co-defendants are…

VI Free Press March 6, 2021

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St. Croix Man Gets 1 Year In Prison For Having Cocaine In Car Where He Was A Passenger

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man was given a little over a year in prison for having cocaine in a car in which he was a passenger, authorities said.…

VI Free Press March 5, 2021

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Coast Guard Snatches 3 Smugglers, $5.6 Million In Cocaine Off Of St. Croix

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez transferred custody of three suspected smugglers and $5.6 million in seized cocaine to federal agents at Coast Guard Base San Juan…

VI Free Press March 4, 2021