SALT RIVER — A St. Croix woman died from “multiple” stab wounds last month and authorities are now calling her death a homicide. Lucy Lindquist, 56, of Morningstar Circle, was found dead in her car in Vista Concordia on August 20 after sustaining stab wounds, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. VIPD spokesman Toby Derima […]
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‘Males’ Wait Under Tree In Strawberry To Shoot Victim As He Drives By: VIPD
KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after the 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of shots fired and a gunshot victim just west of the Sunny Isle Shopping Center at 1:59 p.m. Saturday The 30-year-old male victim, a passenger in a vehicle in Estate Strawberry, reported driving by two or three males standing near a […]
Police Trot Out St. Thomas Man Accused In Home Depot Shooting Death: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police today announced an arrest in the fatal shooting of a woman in the parking lot of Home Depot in St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon. Justin A. Matthews, 23, of Contant, was arrested on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. and charged with first-degree murder, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Police said Matthews […]
Drunk On Hennessy, St. Thomas Man Goes Berserk, Throwing Bottle At Victim’s Head
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is facing assault charges following a bottle-throwing incident early this week near the Salvation Army building in Market Square. Demare Anthony Encarnacion, 28, faces charges of third-degree assault, simple assault and disturbance of the peace, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. According to court records, Encarnacion yelled profanity […]
St. Thomas Woman Shopping At Home Depot Shot To Death In Parking Lot: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman hoping to do some shopping at Home Depot in St. Thomas was shot to death in the parking lot in Estate Donoe on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Keoner Barron, 20, was positively identified by family members as the shooting victim, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Right now, we extend […]
Hotlanta Exporting Its Criminals To The Territory To Join In On Crime Spree Action
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Alleged criminals from as far away as Georgia are coming to the U.S. Virgin Islands to get in on the crime spree action here. Malk Springette, 18, of Atlanta, Georgia was arrested on August 30, at 12:54 p.m Monday and charged with second-degree robbery, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Springette was […]
White Lady Man Caught In Robbery At The Palms-Pelican Cove Linked To Carjacking
NORTH SHORE — Police need your help to identify additional suspects involved in the carjacking of a pickup truck Salt River beach last week, authorities said. Keishawn D. Monsanto, 19. of White Lady, was arrested at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday and charged with first=degree robbery, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Monsanto was spotted in a […]
2 Men Dressed In Black Shoot Man Near Alvin McBean Ballpark Last Night: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who was shot in the foot by two men dressed in near the ballpark in Anna’s Retreat last night told police he doesn’t know who fired the shots that wounded him. Police officers, responding to a call of shots fired, were dispatched at 8:23 p.m. Tuesday to Anna’s […]
Police Need Your Help To Find Woman Missing On St. Croix For 8 Days: VIPD
KINGSHILL — Police are asking for your help tonight to find a person missing on St. Croix for eight days. Joi Milagro Thomas-Lewis, 22, was reported missing by a family member, the Virgin Islands Police Department. Joi Milagro Thomas-Lewis was last seen on August 20, according to the VIPD. Thomas-Lewis is a Black female who […]
Golden Rock Man Charged With Assault After Attacking ‘Elderly’ Woman: VIPD
FIVE CORNERS — A St. Croix man was charged with assault after he allegedly attacked an “elderly family member” in his household, authorities said. Annquan J. Wilkes, 19, of Harbor View Apartments, was arrested at 3:44 p.m. Friday and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence and simple assault & battery-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department […]