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3 injured during shootout near popular St Croix beach
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— Three men were on Sunday afternoon, June 23, 2019, injured during a shootout across the street from Rainbow Beach in Frederiksted, St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI), the popular tourist destination that is always dense with beachgoers both local and foreign on Sundays.
USVI man allegedly chokes girlfriend for ending relationship
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A man was arrested Tuesday June 18, 2019 after he was reported to police by an ex-girlfriend for strangling her, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced.
Mentally ill man damages 30 vehicles in St John
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VALLEY ROAD, St John, USVI— The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) said Thursday June 13, 2019 that a mentally ill man on Wednesday took a metal object and damaged 30 vehicles in the St John Marketplace parking lot, US Virgin Islands (USVI).
27-year-old riddled with bullets in STT
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— The body of a man was discovered in Coki Point, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) Thursday night, June 6, 2019 after concerned residents reported the firing of gunshots in the area, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has confirmed to The Consortium.
Shooting near ‘Tola Wharf’ in USVI leaves one dead
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A man was shot to death in the vicinity of the Edward Wilmoth Blyden Terminal, known to many as the ‘Tola Wharf’, US Virgin Islands (USVI) at 11:25 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2019.
USVI man accused of body slamming, choking 'intimate partner'
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CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI— A man who police say choked and body slammed his “intimate partner”, with whom he shares a child, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, May 8, 2019, charged with second-degree assaulted and remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advisement hearing, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced.
USVI boxer facing 15 years for rape, child porn
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CHARLOTTE AMILE, St. Thomas, USVI - A federal Grand Jury yesterday Thursday, April 18, 2019, returned a ten-count indictment against professional boxer John A. Jackson, 30 of St. Thomas, charging him with two counts of production of child pornography.
USVI woman shot to death; Police investigating incident
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LA VALLEE, St. Croix, USVI - A 22-year-old woman was found shot to death in a residence in La Vallee in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, USVIPD Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced.
Shooting in Watergut USVI leaves one wounded
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ST. CROIX, USVI — A United States Virgin Islands (USVI) man was shot in the ankle in the wee hours of Friday morning, March 29, 2019, while in the Watergut area, USVIPD Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced.
USVI man shot dead in grocery store
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CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, USVI - A man was shot dead late Wednesday night, March 20, 2019, inside the Harmony Grocery Store and Bar, which is located near the Watergut Shanty in Christiansted, after an argument escalated, the Consortium has learned.