CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix woman is accused of taking $4,000.00 from an elderly woman’s bank account without her knowledge, authorities said. Detectives from the VIPD’s Economic Crimes Unit and officers from the Virgin Islands Crime Initiative Unit arrested Ivia Rivera about 4:31 p.m. on Friday, the Virgin Islands Police

CHRISTIANSTED — Two women, one an employee of a local pharmacy, conspired to acquire prescription drugs by posing as the person who legitimately had the prescription order, authorities said. Officers from the Virgin Islands Crime Initiative (VICI) unit arrested Kaminah Davis, 29, of Estate St. John and Marissa Schneider, 29,

FREDERIKSTED — A freewheeling St. Croix man who allegedly took a woman’s car for a joyride and then crashed it — was arrested by police this weekend, authorities said. Wayne Sobratti, Jr., 29, of Sion Farm was arrested on Sunday about 3:33 a.m. and charged with unauthorized use of a

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix handyman was arrested this weekend on charges related to preying on the elderly, authorities said. Officers of the Virgin Islands Police Department’s Special Operations Bureau arrested Eric Tushim, 59, about 9:02 p.m. on Saturday on a warrant for aggravated identity theft, obtaining money by false

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested this weekend for allegedly strangling and punching a woman, authorities said. Alton Vidal, age 46 was arrested about 11:50 p.m. on Saturday and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “The victim reported that Vidal assaulted her

CHRISTIANSTED — One Puerto Rican woman and one St. Croix woman were arrested by the VIPD’s Economic Crimes Unit after they allegedly assumed other identities to cash checks worth at least $14,000, authorities said. Sandra L. Madrigal, 42, of Vieques and Michelle M. Mateo, 25, of St. Croix were arrested

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating an early morning shooting of at least two people in Hospital Ground that left at least one St. Thomas man dead, authorities said. Cedric Henry, 32, was identified by next of kin as the man who died today in St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands

CHRISTIANSTED — The St. Croix hospital was put on lockdown after four gunmen tried to assassinate a man in broad daylight in the parking lot of gas station in front of the Sunny Isle Shopping Center on Thursday afternoon. The shooting took place about 2:51 p.m. on Thursday as the

CHRISTIANSTED — Within three days of testifying before the Virgin Islands Legislature and supporting a bill to curb financial exploitation of the elderly and dependent adults, the Virgin Islands Police Department arrested 30-year-old Rasheda Bell on charges pertaining to exploiting the elderly. Bell, whose nickname is “Crazo,” allegedly forged the

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas resident lost his cool in a dispute with a neighbor and allegedly pulled an illegal gun out to settle the argument earlier this week, authorities said. Travis Mitchell, 49 of Estate Mandahl, was arrested and charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm at 11:51