Press Release Archives: 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011
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Man Arrested for Gun Possession
June 16, 2013
Police on St. Thomas arrested 18-year-old Keshawn A. Felicien and charged him with Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm.
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Three Stabbed at Night Club
June 16, 2013
Police on St. Thomas said several males were stabbed while inside Metropolis Night Club.
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Man Fatally Shot in Williams Delight
June 16, 2013
Criminal Investigation Bureau detectives are asking the community for any information that may be known about a recent murder in Estate Williams Delight. On June 15 sometime after 2 p.m. 21-year-old Jose Bess was shot and later died.
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Two Arrested on St. Thomas
June 14, 2013
Police on St Thomas arrested one man for Aggravated Assault and Battery Domestic Violence and another man for DUI. The incidents occurred on June 13 in separate locations on the island.
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Two Arrested for Forging Checks in 2012
June 14, 2013
Insular investigation Bureau detectives on St. Thomas arrested two males, charging them with Forgery and other charges.
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Man Arrested for Assault on Police
June 14, 2013
Marcos Bennet of Estate La Grande Princess was arrested after he struck an officer who stopped the vehicle he was operating because of an expired registration sticker
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Man Injured by Gunshots
June 14, 2013
A man was injured by gunshots on June 13 while in a music studio in Estate Ruby. The victim was shot several times and was taken to the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center by private vehicle.
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Police Announce Summer Camp Experiences
June 13, 2013
The Virgin Islands Police Department Crime Prevention Bureau announces summer enrichment programs for children and young adults beginning on June 24, 2013.
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Man Injured in Attempted Robbery
June 12, 2013
Police on St. Thomas are investigating an attempted armed robbery and assault that occurred in an area of Estate Nadir called Sanchez Town.
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Police on St. Croix Investigate Three Weekend Cases
June 10, 2013
Police on St Croix are investigating two First Degree Robberies and a Second Degree Burglary. They are all separate incidents occurring in Estate Mt. Plessen, Frederiksted town and Aldersville in Christiansted.
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Man Arrested in St. Croix Cold Case
June 10, 2013
Detectives on St. Croix have arrested 31-year-old Aman Thomas and charged him in connection to a 2008 Cold Case that left two victims wounded.
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Police Investigate Fatal Accident
June 10, 2013
Traffic Enforcement officers on St. Thomas are investigating a one-car fatal accident where one female lost her life.
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Police Stepping Up Enforcement on Vehicle Tint Violations
June 08, 2013
Traffic Investigation Bureau officers in the district of St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John/Water Island, as well as all other officers in the Virgin Police department, will be stepping up enforcement of the vehicle tint law and compliance to all other rules and regulations of the road.
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Police Search for Missing Man
June 07, 2013
Police on St. Croix are searching for 40-year-old Khaien Donawa who was reported missing by his family on June 5. He is also known as D.J. Mavarick and at one time worked at 1620 AM.
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Non-Fatal Shooting Injures Two
June 07, 2013
Police on St. Thomas are investigating a non fatal shooting that injured two males.
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Man Found Dead from Gun Shots in Smith Bay
June 06, 2013
Just before 6 a.m. on June 6, 911 dispatchers advised police on St. Thomas of an unresponsive male in a car in the vicinity of Coral World. Police do not have an identity on the deceased male and are asking the community’s assistance in identifying the victim.
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Victim Shoots Would-Be Robber
June 06, 2013
Police on St. Thomas are investigating a shooting that occurred at about 1 a.m. June 6. Police said when a young man attempted to rob another man he was shot with the victim’s licensed firearm.
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Man Arrested for Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend
June 04, 2013
Domestic Violence detectives on St. Croix arrested Michael Monsanto and charged him with Burglary in the Third Degree Domestic Violence after he was identified as the person who entered into his former girlfriend’s apartment without permission and assaulted her.
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Police Discover Marijuana Grow Operation
June 04, 2013
Virgin Islands Police Officers responding to an activated alarm discovered more than 300 marijuana plants inside a private residence in St. Peter Estate. The plants were suspended from wires strung across the ceiling. Police arrested Dennis Michael Fuertes and charged him with Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute.
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Man Fatally Shot in Lorraine Village Apartments
June 03, 2013
Criminal Investigation Bureau detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on the morning June 3 in the Lorraine Village Apartments in Estate Grove Place. The victim has been identified as 37-year-old Andy J. Peters also known as “Pankido”.
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Police investigate Robberies and an Assault
June 03, 2013
Police on St. Thomas are investigating two First Degree Robberies and a separate First Degree Assault that happened on Kronprindsens Gade. A man was shot in his hand in that assault.
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Missing Runaways back in Custody
June 03, 2013
Youth Investigation Bureau detectives said two minors who were reported missing as runaways were taking into custody.
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Office of Highway Safety has Moved to a New Location
May 31, 2013
The Virgin Islands Police Department announces the relocation of the Office of Highway Safety, effective immediately.
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Supermarket Robbed in Estate Concordia
May 31, 2013
Police on St. Croix are investigating a First Degree Robbery that occurred at Super Save Supermarket in Estate Concordia a few minutes before 8 p.m. May 30.
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Commissioner Designee Addresses Arrests of Law Enforcement
May 30, 2013
I want to assure you I will not tolerate, condone, accept or protect, in any instance, any wrongdoing by any law enforcement officer in this territory. Officers are supposed to lead by example, not do as they want, when they want, at the expense of the public.
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Minors to Face Murder Charges as Adults
May 30, 2013
Major Crime Bureau detectives said the three minor suspects who were being held for the November 23, 2012 First Degree Murder of William Hyde, 67, have been re-arrested and charged as adults for their participation in the murder.
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Police Ask Community to Be on the Look Out for Missing Runaways
May 30, 2013
Detectives of the Youth Investigation Bureau on St. Croix are looking for several missing female runaways and ask the community for assistance in locating them.
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Man Robbed of Cash on Company Street
May 29, 2013
A 56-year-old man told police he was robbed of $150.00 and a cell phone a few minutes before 2 a.m. on May 28.
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Police on St. Croix Investigating Apparent Murder/Suicide
May 29, 2013
Criminal Investigation Bureau detectives on St. Croix are investigating an apparent murder/suicide that occurred on Tuesday night in Estate Smithfield. Police said two women were found dead from gunshot wounds in a private residence.
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Man Shot in Hand
May 24, 2013
Police on St. Croix are investigating a discharging of shots which left a male victim with a gunshot wound on his hand.
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