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USVI man wanted for alleged Unlawful Sexual Contact with 2 minors
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) is seeking the community's assistance to locate a man wanted for alleged unlawful sexual contact with two minor females.
USVI man facing life in prison for allegedly raping woman
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A man on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) who apparently violated his bail conditions has been arrested on rape and assault charges.
USVI man allegedly brutally assaults his own mother
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED— A man is facing assault charges after he allegedly attacked his mother at her residence despite police ordering him to stay away from the property.
USVI man dies after driving SUV into sea during argument with woman
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A man was pronounced dead after being removed from the sea at the waterfront in Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands (USVI) Thursday night, March 3, 2022, the [US] Virgin Islands Police Force (VIPD) has confirmed to the Consortium.
10 arrested in USVI for allegedly submitting fake COVID-19 results
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Law enforcement officers with the [US] VI COVID-19 Task Force on Friday, May 14, 2021, at 11:30 am arrested ten people at the Cyril E. King Airport for allegedly uploading fake COVID-19 test results into the USVI Travel Portal, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Toby Derima has announced.
Mentally challenged man pepper-sprayed by USVI police dies
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department's internal affairs arm is investigating what was supposed to be a routine subdue matter, but instead resulted in the death of a man after he was brought to the Juan F. Luis Hospital.
Rape incident reported @ UVI dorm
VI CONSORTIUM
GOLDEN GROVE, St Croix, USVI- The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) in a statement provided to the Consortium Tuesday afternoon, April 20, 2021, said it was "deeply disturbed" by an allegation of sexual assault that is said to have occurred in one of the institution's dorm rooms on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) during the wee hours of Tuesday morning.
Yacht owner allegedly rapes employee during taxi ride in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
RED HOOK, St Thomas, USVI- — The owner of a yacht was arrested Saturday afternoon, April 10, 2021, for allegedly raping one of his employees while they were on a taxi from Red Hook to Yacht Haven Grande, police spokesman Toby Derima has announced.
11 shot, 4 dead in separate shootings in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— Eleven people were shot and four are dead following three violent incidents on St Croix between Saturday night and the wee hours of Sunday morning, February 28, 2021, all of which were said to be separate, unrelated occurrences.
8 arrested on New Year's Day in USVI for celebratory gunfire
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) proved it was serious about arresting individuals who shot celebratory gunfire into the air on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, arresting a total of eight suspects — four on St Croix and four in the St Thomas-St John District — while detaining a total of sixteen individuals.