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USVI records first homicide of 2024
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— The US Virgin Islands (USVI) reported its first homicide of the year 2024 early on Sunday, January 21, 2024.
USVI: Woman charged with Neglect after wandering child found & returned several times
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A woman is facing charges of child neglect after two of her children were found wandering around the community.
USVI: Man fatally shot in Havensight Mall parking lot
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HAVENSIGHT, St Thomas, USVI- A shooting incident in Havensight early Saturday, October 21, 2023, has left one man dead, the [US] VI Police Department(VIPD) has confirmed to the Consortium.
USVI: 17 shots fired @ VIPD officers near Home Depot on St Croix
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officers came under heavy fire Wednesday night, October 18, 2023, at the Sugar Mill Estate in Barren Spot, in the vicinity of Home Depot, with preliminary reports suggesting that a total of 17 shots were fired in the officers' direction.
3 gunmen rob St John restaurant in daylight heist
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CORAL BAY, St John, USVI- An armed robbery incident occurred at a Coral Bay restaurant in St John on Friday, October 13, 2023, according to the [US] VI Police Department (VIPD), which also confirmed that the incident took place at approximately 1:00 PM when two patrons were inside the establishment.
Homicide in Frederiksted marks USVI's 32nd for 2023
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A man who was shot multiple times on Queen and King Cross Street, Frederiksted Friday night, October 6, 2023, was pronounced dead at the Juan F. Luis Hospital early Saturday. The incident marked the 32nd homicide in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) this year, with an even split of 16 on St Thomas and 16 on St Croix.
30th homicide of 2023 recorded in USVI
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A grim milestone has been reached in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) for yet another year, as the [US] VI Police Department on Sunday, September 24, 2023, confirmed the territory's 30th homicide for 2023.
USVI: Man shot while driving, followed & attacked again
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A 27-year-old man was fatally shot at the Williams Delight intersection on the Melvin Evans Highway early Sunday morning, August 27, 2023, the [US] VI Police Department has announced.
Richardson Dangleben faces federal charges for murder of USVI cop
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FREDERIKSTED, ST Croix, USVI- On Friday, July 7, 2023, the lone suspect in the murder of [US] VIPD Detective Delberth Phipps was formally charged in federal court. Richardson Dangleben Jr. will now be tried for the first-degree murder of a [US] Virgin Islands police officer while engaged in their official duties, as well as possession of a firearm with a removed, obliterated, or altered serial number.
USVI man beats girlfriend who got ride home from sister's dad
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A man in the [US] Virgin Islands (USVI) is before the criminal courts faced with multiple charges after allegedly beating his girlfriend.