COTTON VALLEY — Police have a person of interest in the shooting death of a Catherine’s Hope man at the beginning of the month. “The VIPD is looking for Kareem L. Richardson, 40, who is wanted for the November 1 homicide of Bomani Christian,” the Virgin Islands Police Department said on Twitter this afternoon. Police […]
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Mentally Ill Man’s Inability To Fathom COVID-19 Protocols Led To His Self-Inflicted Gunshot Death
FREDERIKSTED — Friends and family of Kaheem “Shandell” Thomas are wondering if some of the official psychiatric help their friend and family member got contributed to his untimely death this year. Thomas, 30, of Mars Hill, had been struggling with schizophrenia when he got into an altercation with a security guard, stole the guard’s weapon […]
2 Dominican Men Arrested For Kidnapping St. Thomas Man From His Home: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two of three men who allegedly kidnapped a St. Thomas man from his home and took him to another location seven months ago were arrested last month, authorities said. Eduardo Delli and Alejandro Santana of the Dominican Republic were each arrested and charged with kidnapping, unauthorized possession of a firearm, “and other […]
Mariendahl Man Who Took Gun From Dead Body At Four Winds Plaza Crime Scene Arrested Wednesday: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested and charged with tampering with evidence after he was seen on surveillance video removing a gun from the dead body of a shooting victim at Four Winds Plaza. Suni R. Abiff, 39, of Estate Mariendahl, was arrested at 10:37 a.m. Wednesday and charged with obstruction of […]
VIPD Urges Motorists To Boycott ‘Blackout Wednesday’ This Thanksgiving Eve
FREDERIKSTED — Some of the terms used to describe the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving are “Blackout Wednesday” and “Drunksgiving.’’ We view it as an alarming tradition that people need to seriously consider altering. Perhaps even more than New Year’s Eve, the night before Thanksgiving has become the most alcohol-fueled night on the calendar. Scores of […]
30-Year-Old St. Croix Driver Crashes Honda Sedan Into A Tree Near St. Croix Educational Complex
KINGSHILL — A St. Croix driver barreling down the Queen Mary Highway at a high rate of speed lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree early Sunday morning. The unnamed driver required treatment for his injuries at the hospital. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched Traffic Investigation Bureau officers to the Queen […]
Castle Coakley Man Arrested On Illegal Gun Charge Near Sunny Isle Shopping Center
CHRISTIANSTED — Police discovered an illegal weapon after a search of a St. Croix motorist’s vehicle near the Sunny Isle Shopping Center, authorities said. Toby Derima II, 29, of Castle Coakley, was arrested at 1:32 a.m. Saturday and charged with carrying of a firearm, openly or concealed, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Officers conducted […]
Estate Paradise Man Charged With Illegal Gun Possession After VICI Traffic Stop: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — Officers assigned to the Virgin Islands Crime Initiative arrested an Estate Paradise man on an illegal weapons possession charge on Saturday night, authorities said. Jahseem A. Smith, 26, of Louis E. Brown Villas, was arrested at 7:16 p.m. Saturday and charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession or sale of ammunition, and […]
Food Care Boxes From USDA Distributed In St. Thomas On Saturday Morning
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Residents of the Knolls at Contant got some much needed food thanks to the U.S. Department of Agriculture this weekend. Food care boxes from the USDA’s “Farms to Families” program were handed out on Saturday morning, according to Annette Jennings Raimer. Jennings Raimer said there are at least 40 elderly residents over […]
Machuchal Man Admits To Carjacking, Beating Couple At Gunpoint To Steal $200 Cash From Them
CHRISTIANSTED — A home invader owned up to a carjacking and weapons violation in federal court saying that he beat and robbed a couple at gunpoint on St. Croix’s south shore three years ago, authorities said. Chriss Cepeda, 24, of Estate Profit, pled guilty on Friday in U.S. District Court to one count of using […]