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Help cops find Steven Moore wanted for domestic violence on St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help to find a man wanted for an incident of domestic violence on St. Croix, authorities said. Steven Moore, 30, is being sought for disturbance…

John McCarthy July 23, 2025

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49-year-old woman shot and killed at Louis E. Brown Villas

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a 49-year-old woman was shot and killed at a housing project in St. Croix on Monday night. Edna Smith, of St. Croix, was positively…

John McCarthy April 22, 2025

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Man, 35, Faces Assault and Battery Charges After Strangling Woman At Paradise Mills

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a woman said she was strangled at Paradise Mills last week, authorities said. Elvis E. Hansen, 35, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence,…

John McCarthy April 25, 2023

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Help Police Find ‘Yellow’ Suspect Wanted For Domestic Violence In Attack With Knife

FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help tonight to find a St. Croix man wanted for a domestic violence incident. Jelani "Yellow" Ferdinand is wanted in connection to a first-degree burglary-domestic…

John McCarthy November 29, 2022

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4 Shooting Deaths In 5 Days Shocks St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Crucians reacted with shock and dismay on social media after waking up to the news this morning that four St. Croix men had died by gun violence within…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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EXCLUSIVE: St. Croix Mourns Estate Paradise Shooting Victims

FREDERIKSTED — Two St. Croix men are dead after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in Estate Paradise late last night. Steven Hodge Jr., 18, and Aurelio Rivera, 34, have been positively…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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2 Confirmed Dead After Gunfire Erupts at Louis E. Brown Villas in Estate Paradise

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a shooting at Louis E. Brown Villas left two dead in Estate Paradise last night. A call came in to the 911 Emergency Call…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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Paradise Man Who Gun-Butted Girlfriend, Threw Her Into Wall Arrested In Bar: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — The VIPD's Special Operations Bureau found a man in a Grove Place bar who was accused of gun-butting his girlfriend and then throwing her into a wall at…

John McCarthy December 21, 2021

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Police Need Your Help To Find Johnny Caines, Missing On St. Croix: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — The VIPD is asking for the St. Croix community’s assistance in locating 65-year-old Johnny E. Caines. Caines is a Black male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 230…

John McCarthy October 18, 2021