Crime
3 homicides in one day push USVI’s 2026 total to 20
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Three homicides were reported in the US Virgin Islands on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, with two fatal shootings on St Thomas and one killing on St Croix, bringing the territory’s homicide count for 2026 to 20. The year’s total is now evenly split, with 10 homicides recorded on St Croix and 10 on St Thomas.
USVI: Mother pleads for answers after Tre’Vante Etienne fatally shot
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VESTER GADE, St. Thomas, USVI- The mother of Tre'Vante Etienne is pleading for witnesses and community members with information to come forward after her son was fatally shot Friday in the area of Vester Gade on St. Thomas. Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr. called for a broader response to gun violence, while the Department of Health made behavioural health support available to residents affected by the teen’s death.
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USVI: Jenifer O’Neal sentenced to 7 Years in Mon Ethos corruption case
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Former Office of Management and Budget Director in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Jenifer O’Neal was sentenced on Thursday, June 11, 2026, to seven years in federal prison in the Mon Ethos corruption case.
USVI: Man facing federal charges after hundreds of rounds of ammunition found in luggage
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- A man is facing a federal charge after Customs and Border Protection officers found hundreds of rounds of ammunition in two checked suitcases that arrived in St. Thomas on an American Airlines flight from Miami.
Shakhoy Penn charged with possession of illegal firearm & ammo
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Shakhoy Penn, 29, of Scatliffe Alley, Tortola, has been charged with Possession of a Prohibited Firearm and Unlawful Possession of Explosives.
RVIPF offering $50K for info leading to capture of Jose Almestica & John M. Burgos
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is offering a reward of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) each for information leading to the successful capture and arrest of two escaped fugitives, Jose Almestica and John M. Burgos, both residents of the United States Virgin Islands.
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Judge denies new trials for Ray Martinez & Jenifer O’Neil
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Former [US] Virgin Islands Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and former Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neil will not receive new trials or acquittals after a federal judge refused to disturb the jury verdicts that found both former senior government officials guilty in the Mon Ethos corruption case.
Shots fired last night in RT adjacent to Mill Mall
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our news centre is that a male who was socialising in the area close to the Mill Mall in Road Town was involved in a gun incident.
Police Constable interdicted from duty following firearm-related report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said its officers are investigating a report received of a domestic-related incident on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, involving one of its officers.
USVI: Woman left unconscious & bleeding after partner allegedly punches her in face
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), man is facing domestic violence-related charges after police say he punched his partner in the face with enough force to leave her unconscious and bleeding outside her Patriot Manor residence.
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