FREDERIKSTED — An Alabama woman was arrested by officers with the COVID-19 Task Force after police said she uploaded false health documents to the government’s travel portal. Franketa A. Taylor of Birmingham, Alabama, 41, was arrested and charged with making fraudulent claims upon the government, access to a computer for fraudulent purposes, use of false […]
Tag: Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD)
Police Discover Illegal Weapons After Conducting Traffic Stop At Halfpenny
HALFPENNY — Two St. Croix men were arrested on an illegal weapons charge after the Special Operations Bureau and VIPD Marine Unit conducted a traffic stop on the south shore early Thursday afternoon. Uhura B. George, 24, of Estate Morningstar and Jomoi A. Weeks, ,26, of Castle Burke, were arrested at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday and […]
Boat Racer Who Digitally Penetrated Crew Member In Crowded Taxi Van Free On Bail
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A former powerboat racer who digitally penetrated a female crew member on St. Thomas “in the presence of several individuals while traveling in a taxi van” has been released from jail after posting $50,000 cash bail, as first reported in the Virgin Islands Daily News. Hugh D. Fuller Jr., 67, of Boca […]
Armed Man Who Sold Drugs Out Of His SUV Across From Grade School Gets Maxed Out By Federal Judge
CHRISTIANSTED — An armed St. Croix man who brashly sold drugs out of his Jeep right across the street from an elementary school was given the maximum amount of time in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday. Rakem “Kimby” Hendrickson, 29, of St. Croix, appeared before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis and […]
Police Investigating Body Of Atlanta Jet Ski Rider Found On St. Thomas Beach
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police say they are now investigating a possible drowning after a Georgia woman’s body was discovered on a St. Thomas beach on Monday afternoon. VIPD officers were dispatched to Coki Point beach regarding the incident around 2:02 p.m. Monday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Officers traveled to the area […]
4 People Shot, Including 11-Year-Old Girl, 2 Men Die After Aureo Diaz Heights Gunplay
KINGSHILL — Four people were shot — including an 11-year-old girl — with two men fatally wounded — in a night of deadly violence that saw six people shot and three killed in the space of an hour and a half on St Croix. The first shooting — which claimed two lives — happened at […]
Gunman Opens Fire On 2 At La Reine Store, Kills 1, In A Night Of Deadly Violence
KINGSHILL — Two people were shot and one man died after a gunman opened fire near a convenience store across from a mid-island shopping center last night, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received reports of a shooting on the Queen Mary Highway near the Villa La Reine Shopping Center about 9:25 p.m. Monday, the […]
Cane Carlton Man Arrested After Depositing $5,000 In Fraudulent Checks: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested on a warrant by the VIPD Economic Crime after detectives said he deposited at least $5,000 in fraudulent checks into his bank account. Kareem Edwards, 38, of Cane Carlton, was arrested at 10:35 a.m. today and charged with obtaining money by false pretense and grand larceny, the […]
Food And Water Relief Supplies To Be Shipped To St. Vincent From St. Croix
FREDERIKSTED — People on St. Croix are responding to the growing humanitarian crisis in St. Vincent caused the the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano on April 9. The St. Vincent Relief Team organized by Mrs. Blackman met at the Stop & Shop Supermarket in Hannah’s Rest this morning to purchase needed cases of water for […]
Fugitive Florida Fashion Designers Won’t Be Extradited After Squatting In Apartment
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A couple who came to St. Thomas from the mainland on a one-way ticket have both been charged with squatting in and damaging a vacant apartment on St. Thomas and each have active warrants for their arrest in Florida, authorities said. Venessa Blanco and DePaul Hendrix, also known as Jamil Ahmad Bryant-Perry, […]