ST. CROIX — A St. Croix home was burglarized, ransacked and set on fire by unknown assailants, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima has announced. According to the news release, on Friday at about 10:45 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center was notified of a burglary and arson that occurred in Estate Morningstar. An investigation revealed the home was broken into, ransacked, and set ablaze while the occupants were not home. Firefighters from the Virgin Islands Fire Service (VIFS) traveled to the scene and extinguished the fire. The occupants stated the home’s entrances were secured before leaving during the afternoon. The evidence of an accelerant used during the incident led VIFS Inspectors to classify the fire as an arson, Mr. Derima said. The case is under investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to…
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The Virgin Islands Police Department will hold a press briefing on Monday, following a violent Saturday…
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Staff Consortium October 22, 2020ST. THOMAS — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced…
ST. CROIX — Robert Black, 49, of St. Croix, appeared before Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon in District Court and entered a guilty plea to the charges of attempted coercion and enticement and fail...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today released a summary of fiscal year (FY) 2020 border enforcement efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. According to the summary, CBP has conf...
Last updated on Oct. 21, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. ST. CROIX — Officers assigned to phase two of the Virgin Islands Crime Initiative made two arrests in separate incidents on St. Croix last week resul...
ST. JOHN — Police officers are investigating an assault incident that occurred in St. John on Sunday. According to V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima, on Sunday at approximately 9:13 p...
ST. THOMAS — On Saturday at roughly 9:01 p.m., police arrested 21-year-old Shaquani Milliner of Bovoni Housing and 20-year-old Taharqa Wade of Thomasville, and charged them with constructive possess...
ST. JOHN — Police officers on Sunday at about 10:30 p.m. located 33-year-old Lubens Besse of Suzannaberg, who was reported missing on October 14. He was located in Red Hook, St. Thomas, according to...
ST. THOMAS — V.I.P.D. officers on Saturday at approximately 4:10 p.m. placed 40-year-old Youhan Lawrence of Bellevue under arrest and charged him with third-degree assault. According to police sp...
ST. THOMAS — Two men arrested on Saturday in St. Thomas, both of whom are from St. Croix, were initially thought to be victims of an attempted robbery that occurred at the Emerald Beach Resort Frida...
ST. CROIX — V.I.P.D. officers on Saturday at about 11:20 p.m. arrested Jamale Griffin, age 38 of Enfield Green, and charged him with second-degree assault, domestic violence. Griffin is employed...
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