CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a St. Thomas man wanted on rape charges. Carl Gumbs, 30, is wanted by the Virgin Islands Police Department for first-degree rape. The VIPD described Gumbs as a Black male who stands 6-feet, 3-inches tall and weighs about 190 pounds. If you have seen Carl Gumbs, […]
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Clifton Hill Man Accused Of Kidnapping Man At Gunpoint Along Highway: VIPD
KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man is behind bars this morning after police said he kidnapped another man at gunpoint along the Melvin Evans Highway. Talibe Suleiman, 25, of Clifton Hill, was arrested at 6:28 p.m. Wednesday and charged with first-degree kidnapping, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Suleiman allegedly forced an adult male against […]
St. Croix Man Arrested After Gun Linked To Shooting Death of 9-Year-Old Boy: VIPD
KINGSHILL — A gun registered to a St. Croix man has been linked to the shooting death of a nine-year-old boy nearly two years ago, authorities said. Jahmeel R. Williams, 39, of Barren Spot, was arrested Tuesday and charged with failure to safely store firearm and child abuse, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Detectives […]
Homeless Man Who Used Bank Card Of Man Reported Missing Arrested By Cops
CHRISTIANSTED — A homeless man who allegedly used the bank card of a man reported missing on St. Croix was arrested by police late Tuesday night, authorities said. Michael T. Conklin, 50, of no fixed address, was arrested at 11:40 p.m. and charged with obtaining money under false pretenses and forgery, the Virgin Islands Police […]
Police Find Badly Decomposed Body Near Parked Car In Estate Welcome On Tuesday
CHRISTIANSTED — Police near Gallows Bay on Tuesday night found a badly decomposed of a man in the bushes near a parked car of someone reported missing on St. Croix, authorities said. Detectives discovered the vehicle at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday — parked on the roadside in Mount Welcome — east of Sharkey’s Bait Stand […]
Police Need Your Help To Find Johnny Caines, Missing On St. Croix: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — The VIPD is asking for the St. Croix community’s assistance in locating 65-year-old Johnny E. Caines. Caines is a Black male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 230 pounds. He has black and grey hair in a low haircut, with a dark complexion. He is known to frequent the Louis E. Brown Villas […]
3-Car Accident Temporarily Shuts Down Veteran’s Drive On Sunday Night
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police and emergency personnel responded to a three-car accident on Veteran’s Drive that left at least one person hospitalized late Sunday night. The accident — in which a small SUV, a sedan, and a SUV all collided — temporarily closed the nearby Lucinda A. Millin Home, AllAhWeTV reported on Facebook. “It’s 11:00 […]
Injured Person Taken To Hospital After Car Flips On Veteran’s Drive This Morning
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One person was injured after a vehicle overturned on Veteran’s Drive in St. Thomas shortly before 3 a.m. today, AllAhWeTV reported on Facebook. The extent of the injured person’s injuries is not known. Police and emergency personnel arriving on the accident scene found an overturned sedan in front of the bus stop […]
St. Thomas Man Dies After Losing Control Of Car And Crashing Into A Tree: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man died after he lost control of the car he was driving and hit a tree in Donoe late Wednesday night, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to a one-car accident on Weymouth Rhymer Highway, in the vicinity of the Market Square East shopping center at […]
Police Scoop Up Man Accused of Waterfront Ice Cream Shop Break-In
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested on Tuesday after police said he broke into a waterfront-area ice cream shop last month. Allen “Buckwheat” Samuel, 47, of Altona, was arrested at 5:34 p.m. Tuesday and charged with third-degree burglary, petit larceny, destruction of property, and aiding and abetting, the Virgin Islands Police Department […]