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Greedy WAPA worker caught on camera stealing tip jar from Subway… but left $10 tip as she fled with the loot

CHRISTIANSTED — A hungry Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority employee traveled the thousands of feet from her base at the Sunny Isle Shopping Center Annex to the Sunny Isle…

John McCarthy June 26, 2025

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Man dies after shooting at coconut stand in Sunny Isle Shopping Center

CHRISTIANSTED — One man is dead after gunfire erupted this morning in an area of the Sunny Isle Shopping Center parking lot where ad hoc vendors sell fresh coconuts and…

John McCarthy March 12, 2025

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Two men arrested after firearm, ammunition seized during traffic stop

CHRISTIANSTED — Two men from St. Croix were charged after a firearm and ammunition were seized during a traffic stop on Monday morning. Luis Noel, 19, and Donnie Heywood, 18,…

John McCarthy January 14, 2025

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Police investigating daylight shooting in Sunny Isle’s parking lot

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after two vehicles were damaged during a reckless broad daylight shooting in the Sunny Isle Shopping Center parking lot this afternoon. The shooting began shortly…

John McCarthy January 7, 2025

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Kmart manager charged with stealing $15,358.83 from the company

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after a Kmart manager was accused of using the company credit card to buy at least $15.000 in personal items for herself. Joanne Nickeo, 59,…

John McCarthy September 14, 2024

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Shouting match leads to fatal shooting at auto repair shop near Sunny Isle

SUNNY ISLE — One man is dead after a "verbal altercation" escalated into a fatal shooting at an auto body shop near the Sunny Isle Shopping Center on Tuesday afternoon,…

John McCarthy July 24, 2024

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Traffic stop for tinted windows ends in man’s arrest on illegal gun, ammunition charges

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested on illegal gun and ammunition charges after being pulled over for excessively tinted windows while driving near Sunny Isle Shopping Center on Friday…

John McCarthy December 2, 2023

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Man Who Robbed Kmart With A Pellet Gun Found Hiding In Champs

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after a man held up Kmart with a pellet gun and then tried to blend in with customers at an athletics retail store at the…

John McCarthy October 10, 2023

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Cops Arrest St. Croix Man For Forging Check of $1,425 and Trying To Cash It At Drive-Thru

CHRISTIANSTED — Police arrested a St. Croix man after they said he forged a check for $1,425.00 and tried to cash it in the drive-through of a local bank. Gabriel…

John McCarthy June 23, 2023

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All Visits Banned At St. Croix Hospital ‘Due To Violence In Our Community’

SUNNY ISLE — "Violence in our community" forced St. Croix's only hospital to temporarily end visitation rights at the Diamond Ruby medical facility this morning. The Juan F. Luis Hospital…

John McCarthy March 4, 2023