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Comedian’s teenage alleged killer revealed in police mug shot

FREDERIKSTED — Police revealed the teenager who shocked all of St. Croix when he allegedly shot dead a popular comedian on the Christiansted Boardwalk in order to heist a gold…

John McCarthy June 27, 2025

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Man tells police he broke into house, stole car key and car ‘for personal reasons’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is accused of breaking into a person's house, stealing their car key — and then their car. Bruce F. Wheatley, 18, was arrested…

John McCarthy October 17, 2024

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Man Drives Himself To Hospital After Being Shot In St. Thomas, VIPD Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who was shot in southeast St. Thomas on Wednesday night drove himself to the hospital, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Patrol officers and CIB…

John McCarthy August 3, 2023

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Gas Station Shooting Leaves One Man Injured Across From Kmart West

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a St. Croix man was shot and injured at a gas station next door to Subway West this morning. The 911 Emergency Call Center…

John McCarthy August 2, 2023

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Elderly Newspaper Vendor Struck Down Dead By Taxi Van On Thanksgiving Day

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An elderly newspaper vendor was struck and killed by a taxi driver while selling papers in brisk traffic near a St. Thomas shopping center on Thanksgiving Day.…

John McCarthy November 26, 2022

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Woman Voids Home Depot Purchases Then Gives Rebate To Herself To Pay Credit Cards

KINGSHILL — A former Home Depot employee who allegedly used store resources to pay off her private credit cards was arrested after a year-long investigation, authorities said. Wendy Roberts, 41,…

John McCarthy November 10, 2022

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2 St. Croix Homicide Fugitives Called ‘Wrong’ By Police For Hiding Out In Lakeland Florida

LAKELAND — Two suspects wanted for murder in St. Croix were apprehended by Florida police deputies in Lakeland on Thursday, authorities said. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, 30-year-old Jonathan Rivera and his girlfriend,…

John McCarthy November 4, 2022

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Male Knocked Off Motorcycle On Veterans Drive Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after the driver of a motorcycle was knocked off of his vehicle near the St. Thomas waterfront area this evening, authorities said. The 911…

John McCarthy October 11, 2022

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Man Arrested For Strangling His Girlfriend On Sunday

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested for allegedly strangling his girlfriend on Sunday, authorities said. Chesney Southwell Jr., 22, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence,…

John McCarthy August 31, 2022

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Help Police Find Merika Scafe Missing For 7 Days On St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department needs the help of the community to locate a missing minor who has been missing on St. Croix for seven days. Merika Scafe,…

John McCarthy August 15, 2022