Traffic stop yields drugs and loaded gun
FREDERIKSTED — A driver who ran a stop sign in St. Croix was found to be in possession of drugs and a loaded gun, authorities said. Shakeem Gilbert, 22, was arrested and charged with carrying…
Cops probe one-car crash that killed elderly man on St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating a one-car crash on Thursday afternoon in Estate Diamond that days later claimed the life of the driver at the St. Croix hospital. A Traffic Investigation Bureau police detective was…
VIPD launches gun buyback initiative
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Virgin Islands Police Department, in collaboration with Senators FranklinJohnson and Dwayne DeGraff, is pleased to announce a territory-wide firearms buyback event. This initiative provides residents with the opportunity to dispose of…
Raheim George accused of head-butting woman in Smith Bay, VIPD says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police responded to a domestic violence call in Smith Bay on St. Thomas on Saturday. Raheim George, 51, of Smith Bay, was arrested and charged with simple assault-domestic violence and aggravated assault…
Alfred James accused of plying minor with alcohol and drugs prior to rape
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A grooming suspect in St. Thomas has been accused of plying a minor with alcohol and drugs before forcing her into sexual intercourse. Alfred King James, 23, was arrested and charged with…
Police investigating gunfire on Midland Road
KINGSHILL — Police are investigating reports of gunfire on Midland Road in Mon Bijou and Calquohoun late Tuesday afternoon. The ShotSpotter detection system notified emergency personnel that 16 rounds were fired in the Mon Bijou…
Isaac Encarnacion charged with sodomizing ‘child under 13’ in Virginia
KINGSHILL — Isaac Encarnacion, 28, faces charges related to sodomizing a child under age 13 and being a fugitive from justice in Virginia, Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea said this afternoon. Encarnacion was…
St. Thomas man arrested in knife imbroglio at Hospital Ground
CHARLOTTE AMALIE —Virgin Islands Police are investigating after a St. Thomas suspect charged at a man with a knife who had been arguing with his father in Hospital Ground, authorities said. Jose Garcia Jr., 32,…
Burglary suspect hiding in woman’s bathroom also accused of sexual assault
FREDERIKSTED — A burglary suspect who allegedly hid in a woman’s bathroom and then sexually assaulted her was arrested by police on St. Croix. Omarion Webbe, 22, was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary and…
DEA Caribbean Division launches drop box Rx program
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Caribbean Division, in partnership with the U.S. Virgin Islands HIDTA Prevention Initiative, the Virgin Islands Police Department, the Department of Health, the Overdose Response Strategy, the Centers…