CHRISTIANSTED — Police say a St. Croix woman has been arrested on illegal possession of ammunition charges over the weekend. Rasheda A. Bell, 31, of Sion Farm, was arrested at 9:15 p.m. Saturday and charged with possession or sale of ammunition, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle […]
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Oswald Harris Court Man Charged In Connection To Four Winds Shooting Death
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 22-year-old St. Thomas man was arrested Friday on a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge in connection with a shooting last month in Four Winds Plaza. T’Quan Registe of Charlotte Amalie East, was arrested at 1:45 p.m. Friday and charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of an unlicensed […]
Mount Pleasant Man Arrested After Assaulting Pregnant Girlfriend: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested on domestic violence charges after he allegedly assaulted his pregnant girlfriend, authorities said. Rhasanie Hendrickson, 18, of Mount Pleasant West, was arrested at 11:32 a.m. Friday and charged with aggravated assault & battery-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Hendrickson allegedly assaulted his pregnant significant other, […]
Whim Man Arrested On Drug Trafficking Charges After Routine Traffic Stop: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A routine traffic stop Wednesday afternoon gave a 24-year-old Whim man a court date on drug trafficking charges, authorities said. John Prince, Jr., of St. Croix, was arrested at 12:27 p.m. Wednesday and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as traffic […]
Grove Place Man Swept Up In Anti-Crime Initiative On Illegal Gun Charge: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A 33-year-old Grove Place man was arrested on charges of illegal possession of a gun and ammunition as part of the Virgin Islands Crime Initiative (VICI) on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Euette A. Browne, of St. Croix, was arrested at 3:22 p.m. Wednesday and charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession […]
Students, Teachers Wear Red In October To Show Support For A Drug-Free USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — RED RIBBON WEEK, which is celebrated annually October 23-31, is the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention awareness program. Red Ribbon Week was started after the death of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, who in 1985 was brutally tortured and murdered by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico. As a […]
BATTER UP! Dominican Man Breaks Man’s Arm With Metal Baseball Bat In Tutu
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 20-year-old Dominican man has been arrested on assault charges after he admitted to breaking a Tutu man’s arm with a metal baseball bat, authorities said. Reivin Jimenez Hernandez, of the Dominican Republic, was arrested at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday and charged with third-degree assault, disturbing the peace by fighting, and use of […]
St. Thomas Man Settles The Score In Heated Argument With Baseball Bat Assault
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man didn’t like the direction an argument took on Monday night, so he went to his car and got a baseball bat and beat the man he disagreed with, with it. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched detectives to the Schneider Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in reference to an […]
Senator’s Son Surrenders To Federal Authorities, Faces Court Hearing On Illegal Gun And Drug Charges
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A current sitting senator’s son surrendered to federal law enforcement officials this morning after a criminal complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in St. Thomas. Kahlid Blyden, 26, of Caret Bay, is charged in the complaint with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of an unauthorized firearm and ammunition, […]
St. Croix Man Shot Dead Near His House In Catherine’s Hope Sunday
EAST END — Police are investigating the shooting death of a St. Croix man near his home on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Bomani K. Christian, no age given, was positively identified as the homicide victim by next of kin, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Officers responded to a reported gunshot victim at a residence […]