CATHERINE’S REST — Police need your help tonight to identify the body of a woman that was found in an isolated, hilly area of St. Croix today, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center was notified of an apparent dead body near the roadway in Estate Bugby Hole about 8:36 a.m. today, the Virgin Islands […]
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St. Croix Man Sentenced To 6 Years In Federal Prison On Gun Charge
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man with previous felony convictions has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm, authorities said. Ladislau “Lad” Concepcion Jr., 47, of Christiansted, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense, U.S. Attorney […]
Body Discovered In Crown Bay Said To Be Man Who Was Reported Missing: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police Identified A body that was discovered near a business in Crown Bay in mid-December 2020 as a man who was reported missing by family members around the same time, authorities said. On December 15, 2020, at around 3:53 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to Crown Bay on a […]
‘Cocaine Cops’ Who Had 725 Pounds Of Blow On Private Jet To Plead Guilty
MIAMI — Two Virgin Islands police officers charged with smuggling a planeload of cocaine to Miami have filed notices that they intend to plead guilty, rather than take their cases to trial, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court of Southern Florida. Officers Shakim Mike, 29, and Teshawn Adams, 26, have been jailed […]
Police Don New Uniforms In St. Croix District On Monday: VIPD On Twitter
FREDERIKSTED — If you were out and about on Monday, you probably noticed that the Virgin Islands Police Department had its new uniforms on display in St. Croix for the first time. Police officers in the St. Thomas-St. John District will begin wearing the new uniforms “shortly,” according to the VIPD.
Man Awaiting Trial For Armed Robbery Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who is awaiting trial for an armed jewelry store robbery has been arrested on domestic violence-related charges, authorities said. Shemelle Isaac, 29, of Hospital Ground was arrested at 12:25 p.m. Sunday and charged with simple assault-domestic violence and damage to property-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department said […]
Massachusetts Native Wanted For Torching Auto Parts Business In St. John: VIPD
CRUZ BAY — Police need your help to find a Massachusetts native who is wanted for torching an auto parts business in St. John just over a week ago, authorities said. Steven Allan Haluszka, 66, of Quacco and Zimmerman in St. John is wanted for starting a fire at a Pine Peace auto parts store, the […]
10 People Arrested In 1 Day On St. Thomas For Faking COVID-19 Test Prior To Flight
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Ten people were arrested in one day on St. Thomas for fudging their COVID-19 tests prior to boarding a flight to the territory, authorities said. Savonne Hunter, 38, of Lindenhood, New Jersey; Chalayaa Downing, 29, of New Jersey; Sashay Clegg, 36, of Morrisville, Pennsylvania; Laurie Downing, 60 of New Jersey; Kim Clegg, […]
Police Need Your Help To Find Melissa Defort Wanted For Stealing A Car: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a New Jersey native who is wanted for stealing a car in St. Thomas just over two weeks ago, authorities said. Melissa Defort, 35, of Estate Ross, St. Thomas is wanted for unauthorized use of a vehicle, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “The above subject […]
3 Men Arrested For Aureo Diaz Heights Double Murder In Early Morning Raid
KINGSHILL — Officers of the Virgin Islands Police Department joined by federal agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Marshals Service, and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force executed search and arrest warrants at Aureo Diaz Heights today. […]