KINGSHILL — A teenage girl who went missing on St. Croix 14 months ago — and then was found safe and sound — has gone missing again, authorities said. The Virgin Islands Police Department is asking the community for assistance in locating 16-year-old Makayla Leona Melissa Khodra. She was last seen at her home in […]
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Shooting Near West Yam Yam Leaves 1 Man Dead, 7-Year-Old Boy Injured In Frederiksted On Sunday
FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating a fatal shooting near West Yam Yam restaurant early Sunday evening downtown that left one St. Croix man dead and and put a 7-year-old boy from a passing vehicle in the hospital, authorities and social media said. Joseph Leonardo Clarke, 27, of Grove Place, was identified by next of kin […]
St. Thomas Fugitive Arrested On Murder Warrant In North Carolina 2 Months Ago Is Returned To The Territory
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After being arrested two months ago in North Carolina, a St. Thomas man was taken into official custody by officers of the Virgin Islands Police Department in Durham on Friday, authorities said. Jabaar Mactavious, 29, of Estate Tutu, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, third-degree assault, first-degree […]
Why Would The VIPD Tweet At 3:46 A.M. Today That They Arrested 1 Armed Robbery Suspect 8 Months After The Fact? Only We’ll Tell You …
The Virgin Islands Police Department could be more helpful to the media if it included vital information such as what and where an incident took place when posting on social media. Case in point. The VIPD’s official Twitter account did what we in the media call an “information dump” at 3:46 a.m. today. Here’s what […]
DIY! Man Tells Police He Stole A Weedwacker From Legislature Building And Gets Arrested, Then Loosed
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is free after walking in to a police station and admitting that he stole two items of lawn care equipment from the Legislature building downtown last month, authorities said. Kyle Francis Woods, 50, of no fixed address, was arrested at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday and charged with third-degree burglary, […]
Police Central Records Office, Firearms Bureau and Fingerprinting Services Closed Starting Monday
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Due to Governor Albert Bryan, Jr.’s Stay-at-Home Order and VIPD’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the territory, Central Records Bureau offices, Firearms Bureau offices and fingerprinting services territory-wide will be closed until further notice, effective Monday August 17. Requests for police/traffic reports and background checks can be submitted via […]
VIPD Says Road In Front Of St. John Police Station Will Be Closed Starting Today
CRUZ BAY — To address major electrical issues being experienced at the Leander Jurgen Command in St. John, the street running in front of the police station was closed starting at 6:30 a.m. today, VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said. Prince Street, from the roundabout leading past the Leander Jurgen Command to just past the V.I. […]
2 Masked, Armed Males Rob Man of Jewelry, Cell Phone Near Sunny Isle Shopping Center: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — Two masked, armed men robbed a St. Croix man sitting on the steps of a closed record store near the Sunny Isle Shopping Center on Tuesday night, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to the shuttered Galloway’s Record Shop, located near the Sunny Isle stoplight, in reference to a robbery […]
2 Armed Robbers Fire Gun To Persuade Couple On Christiansted Bypass To Give Them Their Car
CHRISTIANSTED — Two masked, armed robbers fired their gun to show sightseers on the Christiasted Bypass that they meant business just after midnight on Tuesday, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of a robbery that took place on the Christiansted Bypass, at the Scenic Lookout, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. […]
Hospital Ground Woman Charged With Rape After Admitting To Sex With Boy
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Hospital Ground woman who allegedly had sex with an underage boy on St. Thomas for several months was arrested on rape charges Monday, authorities said. Monique Turner, 54, of H.H. Bergs Home and Additions, was arrested at 3:00 p.m. Monday and charged with second-degree rape, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. […]