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Man Driving Car With License Plate That Was Not Visible Arrested On Illegal Gun Charges

KINGSHILL — Having a license plate that was not visible to police led to illegal gun charges for a St. Croix man on Thursday night, authorities said. Jahreem McIntosh, 36,…

John McCarthy March 10, 2023

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Man Who Strangled His Girlfriend 2 Weeks Ago Arrested Today

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who allegedly strangled his girlfriend at Lorraine Village two weeks ago was arrested by police late this morning, authorities said. Eliezer Martinez, 26, of…

John McCarthy August 17, 2022

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Jilted Lover Breaks In Bedroom Window, Beats Boyfriend With Broomstick and Steals His Gucci Slippers

CHRISTIANSTED — A jilted lover broke into an Orange Grove bedroom window after midnight, hit the woman's current boyfriend in the head with a broomstick and then stole his Gucci slippers…

John McCarthy August 3, 2022

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Girlfriend of Prisoner Who Died In STT Jail Wants ‘Justice For Craig’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The girlfriend of a hemophiliac man who died in the St. Thomas jail has started a GoFundMe page for his funeral expenses in California. Taylor Hayes, said…

John McCarthy June 15, 2022

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Virgin Islands Parole Board Schedules Parole Hearings

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Parole Board advises the public that the Board will convene on July 7, 2022 to hear testimony from victims, family members of victims, or other interested…

John McCarthy June 6, 2022

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3 Corrections Officers Indicted After Assault On Detainee and Cover-Up

CHRISTIANSTED — Three Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections officers have been indicted by a grand jury for falsifying documents in an attempt to cover up an assault on a detainee…

John McCarthy May 20, 2022

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18-Year-Old Arrested for Discharging Machine Gun In St. Thomas: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Ja’Haile "Pitch" Clendenin was taken into custody pursuant to an arrest warrant issued by the Magistrate Division of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands on Friday, the Virgin…

John McCarthy May 14, 2022

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Estate Diamond Man Arrested For 2019 Red Brick Shooting In Which 4 Were Injured, 1 Paralyzed

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was charged with attempted murder for his role in a 2019 Red Brick shooting in which one of four injured men became paralyzed, authorities…

John McCarthy February 15, 2022

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BOC: St. Thomas Jail Detainee Who Tested Positive For TB Released From Hospital

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The detainee at the Criminal Justice Center on St. Thomas who tested positive for Tuberculosis (TB) on November 29, 2021, has now been released from the Schneider…

John McCarthy December 20, 2021

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Orange Grove Man Held On Domestic Violence Charge After Assault: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man is being held without bail after police said he brutalized his girlfriend. Vernon Sackey, Jr., 23, of Orange Grove, was arrested at 2:58 p.m.…

John McCarthy December 17, 2021