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Help cops ID 2 men caught on camera in trucking company arson incident

CHRISTIANSTED – Authorities are trying to identify and locate two men who were caught on security footage setting fire to a trucking company's fleet on St. Croix earlier this month.…

John McCarthy January 22, 2025

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VIPD captures wanted accused rapist Jimmy Davis

FREDERIKSTED— A St. Croix man has been charged with the New Year's Eve rape of a woman in Estate Whim. Jimmy Davis, 46, of Williams Delight, was arrested and charged…

John McCarthy January 22, 2025

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VIPD now offers 24/7 access to car accident reports

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police Department receives dozens of requests from citizens and insurance companies each day to obtain crash reports. The Virgin Islands Police Department now makes it…

John McCarthy January 21, 2025

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VIPD holds Amber Alert training summit on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department hosted a summit for the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program’s national director and team members on January 14-15, 2025, at…

John McCarthy January 19, 2025

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2 tourists struck by red-light running driver in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two tourists were struck by a speeding hybrid car that police say ran a red light in St. Thomas on Wednesday afternoon, Virgin Islands Police said. Emergency…

John McCarthy January 17, 2025

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Woman arrested for beating 9-year-old boy with metal hanger, belt

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —A St. Thomas woman was arrested after being accused of beating a 9-year-old boy with a metal clothes hanger and a belt, authorities said. Althia Henry, 33, was…

John McCarthy January 17, 2025

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Man arrested on warrant in connection with sexual assault of minor

FREDERIKSTED — A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault charge in a three-year-old case, authorities said. Jahamon Bruce was arrested and charged with first-degree unlawful…

John McCarthy January 16, 2025

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St. Croix man gets 90 days ‘home confinement’ for gun in school zone

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was sentenced to home confinement, probation and fines for having a gun in a school zone. Jimmar A. Payne, 31, was given four years…

John McCarthy January 15, 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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ECU arrests accomplice in Home Depot refrigerator theft

CHRISTIANSTED — The boyfriend of a former Home Depot employee accused of stealing a $1,300 refrigerator has been charged with multiple crimes in connection to the theft. Lou Hermon, 55,…

John McCarthy January 14, 2025