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Body found floating in the lagoon at Red Hook spurs investigation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A body discovered floating in the sea near the Red Hook Ferry Terminal Sunday morning left onlookers in St. Thomas shocked. Lennox Todman, 65, was positively identified by a…

John McCarthy May 12, 2025

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Man who drove through 2 cops to avoid vehicle search charged with assault

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —A man who allegedly drove through two officers on foot patrol to avoid a vehicle search has been charged with aggravated assault and battery and related charges, authorities…

John McCarthy March 8, 2025

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New Jersey cops nab man wanted for shooting Red Hook robbery victim in the head

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man wanted for shooting his intended Red Hook robbery victim in the head was captured by New Jersey law enforcement to face charges here.…

John McCarthy September 23, 2024

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Federal grand jury indicts St. Thomas man on gun and cocaine possession charges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who sold cocaine to an undercover DEA agent at Red Hook has been indicted on gun and drug possession charges, authorities said. N’Kel…

John McCarthy August 12, 2024

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5 men indicted on drug charges after DEA sting operation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury retuned indictments Thursday charging five St. Thomas men with drug trafficking. The men who were charged are: Jamil Bell, 43, Peter Francis, 33,…

John McCarthy April 26, 2024

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KAREN ALERT! Scantily-Clad Woman Draws Ire Of Social Media After Display In Red Hook

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — If you want flaunt what you got in public — and let it all hang out in downtown St. Thomas — you better be prepared to be…

VI Free Press June 29, 2021

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Boat Racer Charged With Raping Crew Member On Taxi Ride To Marina: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A nationally-known Florida powerboat racer was arrested for allegedly finger-raping one of his own crew members while the pair were on a crowded taxi from Red Hook…

VI Free Press April 11, 2021

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Man Who Fled Customs Facility After Seeing His Backpack Go Through X-Ray Machine Gets 2.5 Years

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A young St. Thomas man who fled the Red Hook U.S. Customs facility when he realized that his backpack with a gun in it was about to…

VI Free Press November 5, 2020

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Three Men, Three Backpacks Travel To St. John; When They Arrive, Police Find Three Guns

CRUZ BAY -- Police said they noticed a St. John man wanted for a robbery boarding a ferry in St. Thomas and decided to follow him. Khalid Smith, 18, of…

John McCarthy December 26, 2018