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$100k bail for USVI man who attempted to burn victims in building
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST Thomas, USVI - A man appeared before a USVI Superior Court on Friday to face multiple charges including attempted murder, after he set fire to a building and trapped others inside, according to police.
New homicides ‘saddens my heart, feels like nothing has changed'– Ex Top Cop
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Ex-Commissioner of Police Mr Michael B. Matthews says receiving news of new homicides in the Virgin Islands is something that saddens him as the former commissioner in the Virgin Islands, since it feels like nothing has changed.
Man charged after allegedly assaulting woman over water
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - A man appeared before a judge in the V.I. Superior Court on Friday to face assault charges after allegedly viciously assaulting a woman over a bottle of water.
St. Croix residents warned to lookout for 'Sledgehammer Bandits'
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI — Burglars on St. Croix are breaking into people’s businesses and homes using a sledgehammer, the V.I. Police Department said Friday, and Commander Naomi Joseph, chief detective of the Criminal Investigations Bureau on St. Croix has identified the assailants as two black males.
Venezuelans nabbed near USVI sentenced for conspiracy to possess cocaine
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Francisco Rodriguez-Infante, age 28, and Johnny Rodriguez-Rodriguez, age 30, two of eleven Venezuelan nationals apprehended at sea off the coast of St. Croix, were sentenced on Thursday to 41 months imprisonment followed by 2 years supervised release.
Woman arrested for allegedly slapping police @ scene of car accident
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, ST. Croix, USVI - Michelle A. Andre, who was recently in court on a domestic violence matter, re-appeared before the V.I. Superior Court Friday after she was arrested for allegedly slapping a police officer while officers were providing assistance at the scene of a vehicular accident.
East End shooting leaves 2 reportedly dead & 2 injured
EAST END, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that a man was fatally shot in the East End area tonight Friday, October 21, 2022, at around 8:30 pm.
Ex-lovers arrested on string of domestic violence charges
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, ST. Croix, USVI — Two women appeared before a judge in the V.I Superior Court on Friday on domestic violence charges following an altercation.
Premier Wheatley silent on status of ‘Police in Paradise’ video probe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It remains unclear if a promised investigation into the production and subsequent leaking of the now controversial ‘Police in Paradise’ recruitment video was ever carried out in the Virgin Islands (VI), some three months after the video caused widespread controversy in the territory.
Bail set for USVI man who allegedly kidnapped & strangled ex-girlfriend
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, Sr. Croix - Bail has been set for a man accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and driving her to a location against her will. Chesney Southwell Jr., age 22, was recently arrested on charges of simple assault and battery, false imprisonment and kidnapping, grand larceny and second-degree assault as an act of domestic violence.