FREDERIKSTED — A homeless man has been arrested by police on rape charges after brutally beating and raping a woman on St. Croix, authorities said. Nicholas Greaves, 26, of no fixed address, was arrested at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday and charged with first-degree rape, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Greaves

FREDERIKSTED — A Grove Place man has been charged with assault after allegedly beating and strangling a St. Croix woman on Monday morning, authorities said. Shakur A.C. Joseph, 23, of Croixville Apartments, was arrested at 6:46 p.m. Monday and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman who was caring for an elderly St. Thomas woman allegedly used the senior citizen’s credit card without permission and was arrested, authorities said. Maria Antoinette Rhymer Smith, 56, of Anna’s Retreat, was arrested at 8:30 a.m. Monday and charged with fraudulent use of a credit

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix landscaper has been accused of doing some “interior decorating” to include unneeded alterations to a working bedroom door and destroying some of a woman’s belongings inside the house. Nigel J. Hazel, 40, of Upper Love was arrested at 7:31 p.m. Monday and charged with second-degree

FREDERIKSTED — When words alone could not convey her message during an argument, a St. Croix woman allegedly turned to brute force and has been arrested on domestic violence related charges after choking her victim. Gloria Gerard, 61, of Estate Smithfield, was arrested at 3:14 a.m. Monday and charged with

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is in official custody after dangerously firing a gun in the middle of a crowded Red Hook, authorities said. George “G.G.” Penn, 56, Estate Frydenhoj, was arrested about 9:30 p.m. Friday after officers heard gunshots coming from the area of Red Hook, The

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who cashed his $1,200 stimulus check twice — by using a phone app for it before he took it to his bank — has been arrested by police after being extradited from Florida on check kiting charges. Dennis Hospedales, 47, of Estate Barren Spot,

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Alert federal officers noticed Monday afternoon that a Minnesota air traveler clearing customs in St. Thomas was wanted on an outstanding criminal warrant and she is now in official custody. Crystal Renee Simmons, 34 of Coon Rapids, Minn. was arrested at 5:00 p.m. Monday and charged with

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman and her alleged accomplice remain in official custody today after police said they ambushed a man in a housing project after luring him out of his apartment by damaging his vehicle in plain view in broad daylight. Katina Evans. 23, of Paul M. Pearson Gardens

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man told police he was cornered by two people in the community center of a housing project, tasered, beaten and threatened with a knife Friday evening resulting in the arrest of one woman the next day. His car was also damaged during the incident.