CHRISTIANSTED — A man now sitting in prison is accused of forging a dozen checks for nearly $14,000 from a gas station in La Grande Princesse last year, authorities said. Claudio Ponce, 56, of Golden Grove, was arrested at 11:29 a.m. today and charged with obtaining money by false pretense, grand larceny, and forgery. the Virgin Islands […]
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Pedestrian Suffers ‘Life-Threatening’ Injuries After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Him
CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after a full-size pickup truck crashed into a pedestrian west of Five Corners, leaving the man with life threatening injuries on Friday night. Traffic Investigation Bureau (TIB) officers were notified by the 911 Emergency Call Center to investigate a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian that occurred in the eastbound lane of Northside Road […]
Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide For Killing Pedestrian
FIVE CORNERS — A St. Croix man is facing an aggravated vehicular charge after the Jeep he was driving crashed into a pedestrian in La Grande Princesse as he was leaving 2+2 Nightclub, authorities said. The Traffic Investigation Bureau (TIB) officers were notified by the Emergency Call Center 911 to investigate a vehicle collision at […]
La Grande Princesse Man Accused Of Repeated Sexual Abuse and Rape Of Minor Arrested: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man accused of the repeated sexual child abuse and rape of a minor was arrested on a warrant by Criminal Investigation Bureau detectives this morning. Lyndon Tyson, 40, of La Grande Princesse, was arrested at 10:07 a.m. and charged with first-degree aggravated rape, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Tyson […]
Gas Station Owner By Former Police Commissioner Robbed At Gunpoint
CHRISTIANSTED — A gas station in La Grande Princesse owned by the former police commissioner was robbed at gunpoint on Wednesday night, authorities said. Two masked, armed men demanded money from the cashier and a customer of One Love Service Station at 8:32 p.m. Wednesday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The victims told police […]
La Grande Princesse Man Crashes Car In Bank ATM Line, Shots Fired In Orange Grove
CHRISTIANSTED — Five police cars were used to cordon off a section of Miracle Mile after a St. Croix man purposely crashed his car in a bank ATM line and shots were fired this afternoon. No one was injured in the incident. Wingrove J. Creighton, 39, of La Grande Princesse, was arrested at 6:54 p.m. […]
3 Armed Men Attempt To Rob Couple In Parked Car At Granada del Mar Condos
NORTH SHORE — Two people waiting in a vehicle in the parking lot of a low-end condominium complex in La Grande Princesse after midnight were held up by three armed men early this morning, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center was notified of an attempted robbery at the Granada Del Mar Condominiums at 1:30 […]
White Lady Man Caught In Robbery At The Palms-Pelican Cove Linked To Carjacking
NORTH SHORE — Police need your help to identify additional suspects involved in the carjacking of a pickup truck Salt River beach last week, authorities said. Keishawn D. Monsanto, 19. of White Lady, was arrested at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday and charged with first=degree robbery, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Monsanto was spotted in a […]
Police Investigate 4 Armed Robberies On St. Croix Saturday; One At The Cemetery
KINGSHILL — Police are investigating four incidents of armed robbery that took place at four different locations on St. Croix Saturday. At 2:26 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to a residence in White Bay to investigate the first reported robbery, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The female victim reported that as […]
New Hampshire Victim Of Armed Robbery Explains Why He Won’t Be Back: OP-ED
For Katie and me, our trips to the USVI will end. It’s sad, we have been traveling to the Island of St. Croix since June of 2018. We were married there, made many good friends, adventured and we were even thinking of moving there someday. Bottom line we fell in love with the island. Unfortunately, […]