CRUZ BAY — A charity fundraiser for a Good Samaritan is almost halfway to its $50,000 goal to raise money for a St. John resident who was left partially paralyzed in a brutal attack about 10 days ago. Rupert Gervin Walters, 46, is wanted for a third-degree assault that occurred May 28 near High Tide […]
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Man Arrested On Illegal Gun Charge After SOB Sees Him Smoking Pot On Boardwalk
CHRISTIANSTED — Police on patrol noticed three men smoking marijuana near the Christiansted boardwalk and arrested one of them on an illegal gun charge Friday night, authorities said. Shomari J. Ferrance, 28, of no fixed address, was arrested at 9:48 p.m. and charged with carrying a firearm openly or concealed, the Virgin Islands Police Department […]
Police Looking For Damaged Acura MDX After Hit-And-Run Kills Pedestrian: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian that occurred on Brookman Road in St. Thomas about 10 p.m. Sunday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Royson JnoBaptiste, 37, of Dominica, was identified by next of kin as the victim of the accident, according to the VIPD. “The investigation revealed the […]
Man Who Violated Restraining Order To Punch Girlfriend In Face 4 Times Arrested
KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man already facing domestic violence charges was arrested again after police said he assaulted the same victim in violation of a protective order. Esteban Diaz Jr. was arrested Tuesday and charged with four crimes of domestic violence — first-degree burglary, second-degree assault, aggravated assault and battery, and simple assault and battery, […]
Strand Street Woman Arrested For Uploading Fake COVID-19 Test Result
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix woman was arrested for allegedly uploading a fake COVID-19 test result to the USVI Travel Portal, authorities said. Tammy T. Stevens, 35, of Strand Street, Christiansted, was arrested according to an affidavit filed by Wanson Harris, director of environmental health for the Virgin Islands Health Department. Stevens was charged with making […]
Dominica Woman Steals Car and Lights It On Fire After Beach Date Ends Badly: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominica native arrested for assault in December has been arrested for stealing a car and setting it on fire after a beach date ended badly, authorities said Aretha Defoe, 53, of Anna’s Retreat, was arrested at 2 a.m. Wednesday and charged with second-degree arson, destruction of property, unauthorized use of a […]
Police Investigating After Man’s Body Found Near Fort Christian Friday
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man’s body was found near Fort Christian early Friday afternoon, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to Fortet Strade at 12:11 p.m. after a report of an unresponsive man came in, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Officers found a body “on the ground […]
Police Need Your Help To Find Woman Who Walked Away From Care Facility
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a woman who walked away from a government-run care home in Anna’s Retreat late last month. Dionne Wrensford, 37, of St. Kitts, was reported missing from the Eldra Schulterbrandt Long Term Care Facility on Sunday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Ms. Wrensford was last seen […]
Man Convicted Of Attempted Robbery Pleads Guilty On Illegal Gun Charge
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who had been previously convicted of attempted robbery, pleaded guilty to an illegal gun charge in federal court, authorities said. Lionel Woodley, 35, of St. Croix, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon, Jr., in U.S. District Court on St. Croix and entered a guilty plea to the charge […]
Police Need Your Help To Identify Body Of Woman Found In Road Near Baseball Field
CHRISTIANSTED — Police are asking the public for information in the death of a woman found at the side of the road near a baseball field on St. Croix today. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a call from a concerned citizen of a female down in the vicinity of the Schjang Ballpark in Estate […]