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3 U.S. Mainland Tourists Stabbed in Puerto Rico Barrio ‘La Perla’

SAN JUAN (AP) — Three tourists from the U.S. mainland were stabbed in Puerto Rico early Monday after police said someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known…

John McCarthy February 7, 2023

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Ricky Martin Could Face 50 Years In Prison After Romantic Imbroglio With 22-Year-Old Nephew

SAN JUAN — The lawsuit facing Ricky Martin for alleged domestic violence was recently revealed. Please bear in mind that the name of the complainant who remained anonymous until this…

John McCarthy July 9, 2022

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41 People Arrested At Illegal Cock-Fighting Event In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The Arecibo Puerto Rico Drug Division, with the cooperation of personnel from the Aguadilla, Mayagüez and Utuado Drug Divisions, Special Arrests, Intelligence, Comprehensive Plan and K9, arrested…

Bro Bot January 31, 2022

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TRICK OR TREAT? PRPD Gets ‘Blue Flu’ On Halloween In Protest Over Pension Cuts

SAN JUAN — Some 1,900 police officers across Puerto Rico went on strike this morning to demand a better public pension plan, authorities said. The absences are expected to continue through the…

John McCarthy October 29, 2021

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St. Croix Man Found Shot To Death After Agents Raid His Home In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — A St. Croix man was shot to death early Sunday morning on Boulevard Buenos Aires, near the San Juan Park housing complex in Santurce, authorities said. Joshua…

VI Free Press April 21, 2021

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3 Puerto Rican Police Officers Killed During Carjacking Incident

SAN JUAN — Three police officers were killed and a fourth was injured Monday near Puerto Rico’s capital following a carjacking, authorities said. Two of the dead officers were shot…

VI Free Press January 13, 2021

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HOG WILD! Pot-Bellied Pigs Running Amok In Puerto Rico And Ruining Christmas

SAN JUAN — Thousands of Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs are snorting and squealing their way across Puerto Rico in what many fear has become an unstoppable quest to eat and reproduce…

VI Free Press December 24, 2020

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Drunk Man Goes Berserk In Puerto Rico Airport When Asked To Put On A Face Mask

SAN JUAN — An impaired man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after attacking a Department of Health employee at Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport this past weekend.…

VI Free Press December 1, 2020

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Puerto Rico Cops Find $15.6 Million Worth of Cocaine on Fishing Boat in Cabo Rojo

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Authorities in Puerto Rico say they found cocaine worth an estimated $15.6 million on a fishing boat off the southwestern coast. U.S.…

John McCarthy May 15, 2018

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Former Puerto Rico Police Officer Sentenced To 15 Years in Prison For Making Child Porn

SAN JUAN – A former Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) police officer was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for possessing and…

John McCarthy April 6, 2018