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St. Croix community ‘reeling’ after 4 suicide attempts, 3 successful, in 2 days – Virgin Islands Free Press

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CHRISTIANSTED — After four suicide attempts — three of them successful — the Virgin Islands Department of Health has begun outreach efforts to support the

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St. Croix Woman Who Beat ‘Friend,’ Stole Her Car And Crashed It, Arrested: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix woman who allegedly beat another woman, stole her car — and then crashed it last month — was arrested on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Milagros Peguero, 39, of Queen Street, Frederiksted, was arrested at 2:46 p.m. Thursday and charged with 1st Degree
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Police Investigating Gold Chain Sale That Went Bad At Ballpark In Whim: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED –— What started as an online sale ended in an armed robbery Friday, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a call of discharging of gunshots in Estate Whim, in the vicinity of the Renholdt Jackson Sports Complex at 10:07 a.m. Friday, the Virgin Islands Police
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Police Need Info On Why Woman Stabbed Man Downtown In St. Thomas On Sunday
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating why a woman stabbed a man in downtown St. Thomas during the early morning hours Sunday, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to Kronprindsens Gade, Charlotte Amalie to a report of a possible stabbing at 2:41 a.m. Sunday, the
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Police Need Suspects In The Killings Of Odonnie Heywood And Jahny Ledesma
SUNNY ISLE — Police want your help to find suspects in the slaying of two teenagers near the Sunny Isle Shopping Center on Monday night. The 911 Emergency Call Center was notified of three male gunshot victims at the Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center, brought in by private
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St. Croix Man Gunned Down At Queen Bee Grocery In Williams Delight: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — On October 23, the 911 Emergency Call Center received calls at 7:45 p.m., of shots fired on Queen Mary Highway - Williams Delight; and at 8:06 p.m. of a male gunshot victim transported via private vehicle to the Juan Francisco Luis Hospital & Medical Center. The gunshot victim,
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Dominica Woman Steals Car and Lights It On Fire After Beach Date Ends Badly: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominica native arrested for assault in December has been arrested for stealing a car and setting it on fire after a beach date ended badly, authorities said Aretha Defoe, 53, of Anna's Retreat, was arrested at 2 a.m. Wednesday and charged with second-degree arson, destruction
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2 Men Dressed In Black Shoot Man Near Alvin McBean Ballpark Last Night: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who was shot in the foot by two men dressed in near the ballpark in Anna's Retreat last night told police he doesn't know who fired the shots that wounded him. Police officers, responding to a call of shots fired, were dispatched at
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Former Ranger American Security Guard Blames Erratic Driving On Laced Joint
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A former security guard with a history of driving while impaired was arrested after police said he was under the influence of an unknown drug and crashed into another vehicle. Sovive Mistick Clarke, 38, formerly of Campo Rico on St. Croix, was arrested in St. Thomas and
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St. Croix Woman Asks Wrong-Way Driver To Come Forward With Facebook Appeal
KINGSHILL — A St. Croix woman whose car was run off the road near the Island Crossing Shopping Center put out a personal appeal to the driver who caused the crash this weekend. Carol 'Nah Easy' Francois of Frederiksted said that she was a passenger in her vehicle driving east
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Williams Delight Man Arrested For Strangling Relative During Argument
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who allegedly strangled a female relative during an argument in Lower Love was arrested by police on Monday night, authorities said. Kevin Nelson Soto, 23, of Williams Delight, was arrested at 9:45 p.m. Monday on charges of second-degree assault-domestic
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Police Detectives Arrest Kelani Smith On First-Degree Murder Charges: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police detectives arrested Kelani I. Smith, charging him with Attempted 1st Degree Murder; 1st and 3rd Degree Use of Attempted 1st Degree Murder; 3rd Degree Assault; 1st Degree Reckless Endangerment, and much more, the Virgin Islands Police Department said on Twitter. More
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St. Croix Man Arrested After Gun Linked To Shooting Death of 9-Year-Old Boy: VIPD
KINGSHILL — A gun registered to a St. Croix man has been linked to the shooting death of a nine-year-old boy nearly two years ago, authorities said. Jahmeel R. Williams, 39, of Barren Spot, was arrested Tuesday and charged with failure to safely store firearm and child abuse, the Virgin
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Prominent Visiting NASA Rocket Scientist Drowned At Annaly Bay Tide Pools
CANE BAY — An internationally-prominent NASA scientist gathering information about 'tropical convection processes' to gain a better understanding about how hurricanes operate in the Caribbean drowned at the Annaly Bay tide pools one week ago, the Virgin Islands Free Press has learned. 'Dr. Gail
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Police Need Your Help To Find Rosier Smith Wanted In Contant Assault: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE - Police need your help today to find Rosier Smith who is wanted in connection to a Memorial Day assault in Contant, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Police did not provide a description of Smith but did provide a photo with is above.. A wanted poster for
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Police Need Your Help To Find Buckwheat Samuel, Wanted In Burglary On St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help tonight to find a St. Thomas man wanted in connection to a burglary that occurred last month. Allen 'Buckwheat' Samuel, 47, is wanted for a burglary that occurred on September 19 on Store Tvaer Gade, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Police
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Man Injured In Shooting Near Home Depot In Donoe Wednesday Night: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One man was injured in a shooting near the Home Depot in St. Thomas on Wednesday night, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to the Schneider Regional Medical Center to investigate a reported gunshot victim at 10:03 p.m. Wednesday, the Virgin Islands Police Department
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Man Who Kidnapped Pregnant Girlfriend At Gunpoint Arrested After She Escapes
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is in jail after kidnapping a pregnant woman at gunpoint and terrorizing her so badly that she jumped out of his moving vehicle on Donkey Hill, authorities said. Simon L. Rawlins, Jr., 33, of Estate Bovoni, was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary,
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Police Find Badly Decomposed Body Near Parked Car In Estate Welcome On Tuesday
CHRISTIANSTED — Police near Gallows Bay on Tuesday night found a badly decomposed near a parked car of someone reported missing on St. Croix, authorities said. Detectives discovered the vehicle — parked on the roadside in Mount Welcome   — east of Sharkey’s Bait Stand — owned by a person
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VIPD Closes Records Bureau On St. Thomas Due 2 ‘Circumstances Beyond Our Control’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department said that 'due to circumstances beyond their control,' the Records Bureau offices on St. Thomas will be closed today, August 4. The VIPD's Bureau of Planning, Research, Records and Statistics is located at the Alexander A. Farrelly Justice
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VIPD K9 Corps ‘Revitalized’ Thanks to Donation from Southland Gaming
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department is pleased to announce the revitalization of the K9 Corps in the St. Thomas/St. John District, thanks to a generous donation by Southland Gaming. In April, executives from Southland Gaming presented a donation of $43,000 to the VIPD to
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Armed Robber Holds Up Richmond Laundry On New Year’s Eve Day
CHRISTIANSTED — Any hopes that St. Croix would ring in the New Year squeaky clean were quickly dashed when an armed robber held up a Richmond laundromat Friday afternoon. One armed man robbed the register at Pickard Laundry in Estate Richmond between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. Friday, the owner told
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Police Want To Know Where Castle Burke Man Was Monday Before Being Shot Dead
SALT RIVER — Police are investigating after a Kingshill-area man was found shot to death at the side of the road near Salt River early this morning. The 911 Emergency Call Center received reports from concerned citizens of an unresponsive Black male on the shoulder of North Shore Road, north
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Deft Thief Climbs Through Drive-Thru Window To Rob McDonald’s Golden Rock
CHRISTIANSTED — A deft thief climbed through a fast food restaurant's window in order to rob the register of cash on Sunday night, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to investigate a robbery at the McDonald’s restaurant in Golden Rock at 9:01 p.m. Sunday, the Virgin
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Police Find Illegal Gun On East End Man Driving BMW Near Sunny Isle: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — A routine traffic stop led to police discovering an illegal weapon in a luxury vehicle near the Sunny Isle Shopping Center on Friday night, authorities said. Andy Pemberton, 21, of All For The Better, was arrested at 7:18 p.m. Friday and charged with carrying a firearm openly or
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VIPD Thanks Governor Bryan and Senator James For PAL Center Renovation Funds
FREDERIKSTED — Police Commissioner Trevor A. Velinor, on behalf of the Virgin Islands Police Department, today extended his thanks to Senator Javan James for his partnership with the VIPD in leading the drive with the 34th Legislature in procuring funds to renovate the Police Athletic League
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St. Thomas Man Dies After Losing Control Of Car And Crashing Into A Tree: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man died after he lost control of the car he was driving and hit a tree in Donoe late Wednesday night, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to a one-car accident on Weymouth Rhymer Highway, in the vicinity of the Market
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Police Need Your Help To Find 16-Year-Old Arjanae Frett On St. Thomas: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a teenager who is missing on St. Thomas tonight. Arjanae Frett. 16, of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, has been reported missing by her family, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Frett has been known to frequent the Contant Knolls and Oswald
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VIPD Identifies Two Homicide Victims Found on St. Croix This Summer
The Virgin Islands Police Department on Monday released the identities of two people found deceased on St. Croix. Both cases have been classed as homicides. The two deaths bring the number of homicides in the territory to 28 since the beginning of the year.
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Police Need Your Help To Find Woman Who Walked Away From Care Facility
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a woman who walked away from a government-run care home in Anna's Retreat late last month. Dionne Wrensford, 37, of St. Kitts, was reported missing from the Eldra Schulterbrandt Long Term Care Facility on Sunday, the Virgin Islands Police Department
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Orange Grove Man Held On Domestic Violence Charge After Assault: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man is being held without bail after police said he brutalized his girlfriend. Vernon Sackey, Jr., 23, of Orange Grove, was arrested at 2:58 p.m. Thursday and charged with simple assault & battery-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Sackey
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