Tortola Native and St. Thomian Get About 7 Years For 39 Bricks of Cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Tortola native got 7.17 years in prison and a St. Thomas native got 6.75 years in prison for introducing nearly 40 bricks of cocaine into the…
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Armed Robber Paul ‘Bogus’ Girard Is Loose On St. Croix … Considered Armed, Dangerous
FREDERIKSTED -- Crime Stoppers USVI said tonight it is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture and arrest of accused armed robber Paul “Bogus”Girard. Girard, 30, of Estate Strawberry is wanted for escaping from…
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VIPD: St. Croix’s Efrain Rivera, 74, Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound in Mon Bijou
FREDERIKSTED -- A St. Croix man apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Mon Bijou early this morning. Efrain Rivera, 74, was identified by police as the man who…
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Expectant Mother Briana Norris Charged With Child Abuse After Overdose on Heroin
CHRISTIANSTED -- Police said an eight months pregnant former FEMA employee has been charged with child abuse after overdosing on heroin. Briana Norris, 26, of St. Croix was arrested about…
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VIPD: Daniel ‘Dangles’ Peters Killed In Hail of Bullets Near Grove Place Ballpark Last Night
FREDERIKSTED -- A St. Croix man died in a hail of bullets near a baseball field in Grove Place last night. Daniel D. "Dan Dan" or "Dangles" Peters, 33 of Grove…
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VIPD Won’t Say If St. Croix Man Made Confession: Joseph Simmonds Arrested In Rape of Minor
FREDERIKSTED -- A St. Croix man has been accused in the rape of a female minor earlier in the week. Joseph Simmonds, 25, of New Works, was arrested about 3:49…
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Jailbird Aubrey ‘Biggs’ Frett Charged In September Murder, Arrested For June Shooting
ARRESTED WHILE IN A CHARLOTTE AMALIE JAIL: AUBREY A. "BIGGS" FRETT ON ST. THOMAS CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man charged in a September murder in Hospital Ground has been…
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Wanted For 2001 St. Thomas Murder, Reynarldo Rivera Jr. Captured By Georgia Police
ATLANTA -- A St. Thomas man wanted in connection to a 2001 murder has been arrested in Jonesboro, Georgia and detained pending his extradition to the territory. Reynarldo Rivera Jr. --…
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Tourist From Georgia Drowns In Trunk Bay on St. John; Second Person This Month
CRUZ BAY -- A tourist from Georgia drowned while snorkeling in St. John on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. David Cohen, 56, of Atlanta was pronounced dead at Schneider Regional Medical…
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VIPD: St. Croix’s Jose Acosta Arrested For Allegedly Slapping, Hitting Woman
CHRISTIANSTED -- A St. Croix man has been arrested on domestic violence-related charges after he allegedly slapped a woman and hit her in the chest in at least two separate…