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Trump says ICE will make arrests @airports
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WASHINGTON D.C, USA- Hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are being sent to 14 airports, which federal officials have not publicly identified, as the Transportation Security Administration’s staffing problems grow more severe under the Department of Homeland Security funding standoff. ICE deployment is expected to begin Monday and is aimed at helping with crowd control and security line management, not formal passenger screening.
USVI: Calvert White’s bid to self-surrender to minimum-security prison rejected
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- One day after asking permission to self-surrender to a minimum-security federal prison in Alabama, Calvert White was told no, at least for now.
USVI: Disruptive Spirit Airlines passenger arrested
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- A woman was arrested Thursday afternoon at the Cyril E. King Airport after authorities say she caused a disturbance aboard a Spirit Airlines flight and refused to comply with crew instructions just moments before the aircraft was scheduled to depart.
USVI: 2 killed in Christmas Day Veterans Drive crash
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- Two people were killed in a Veterans Drive crash on Christmas Day (Thursday), prompting St. Thomas Chief of Police Deborah Hodge to warn that preliminary findings point to speeding, and she urged motorists to slow down, stay sober, and eliminate distractions behind the wheel.
Key witness credibility questioned in Martinez–O’Neal corruption trial
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The federal corruption and bribery case against former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and former Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal began Wednesday in the District Court of the Virgin Islands on St Thomas, with defence attorneys launching an early and direct attack on the credibility of the government’s central witness, David Whitaker.
USVI: VIDE Asst. Principal arrested after sexual assault probe of former student
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ANNA'S RETREAT, St. Thomas, USVI- Longtime Department of Education administrator Clifton D. Boyd, 73, who most recently served as an assistant principal, has been arrested and charged with multiple felony sexual offenses after an investigation into allegations that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a male student during the 2019–2020 school year at Joseph A. Gomez Elementary School. According to police, Boyd was taken into custody at 10:15 a.m. Friday, and is being held on $500,000 bail.
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USVI: Crown Bay Marina worker arrested after allegedly attacking man with machete
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- A worker at the Crown Bay Marina was arrested after an alleged assault on a persistent unwanted visitor to the facility.
USVI: Coral Bay family claim they're being bullied to sell property
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CORAL BAY, St. John, USVI- The rightful owners of waterfront property in Coral Bay, St. John say they are being “bullied, overwhelmed, financially strained, and now pressured” into selling their inherited property to the Summer’s End Group, LLC.
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USVI: Man dangles girlfriend from St. Thomas hotel 7th floor balcony
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- A violent altercation at the Westin Frenchman’s Reef Hotel has led to the arrests of both Frank Farrugia and Dana Rodriguez, after police say Farrugia attempted to murder his girlfriend by dangling her over a seventh-floor balcony.
USVI: Calvert White & Benjamin Hendricks guilty on Federal Charges
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- Former Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White and contractor Benjamin Hendricks now await sentencing after being found guilty on two federal charges: honest services wire fraud and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds.
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