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Woman shot in face through bedroom window
VI CONSORTIUM
ESTATE DIAMOND, St. Croix, USVI — A USVI woman survived a barrage of bullets after multiple shots were fired through her bedroom window, striking her in the face, USVIPD Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced this week.
UPDATE: Willy T worker found dead; Police investigating
FRENCHMAN’S CAY, Tortola, VI – As first reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), Police have identified the body of a man found in Frenchman’s Cay Harbour—in the wee hours of Thursday morning, April 25, 2019—as Willy T employee, Branson Read, age 32, of Soper's Hole.
St Thomas man convicted for 2015 murder
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. THOMAS, USVI — Jurors empanelled to hear the trial of K’Moi Corraspe convicted him of murder, assault and weapons charges in connection with a four-year-old killing at Contant Knolls Housing Community, USVI Department of Justice Public Media Officer Corliss Smithen has announced.
Attempted murder suspect Kenai Jacobs refused bail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Kenai Jacobs, who is accused of shooting a man in the chest on April 15, 2019 in Long Look, on the main island of Tortola, was refused bail when he made a court appearance recently.
USVI man charged with Vehicular Homicide
VI CONSORTIUM
LONG BAY, St. Thomas, USVI - An accident in the wee hours of Monday morning, April 22, 2019, left one man dead and others injured in St. Thomas, a release issued by USVIPD Public Information Officer, Glen Dratte confirmed.
USVI boxer facing 15 years for rape, child porn
VI CONSORTIUM
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.
Man sustains broken wrist in fight @ RT Ferry Dock
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An altercation between two persons at the Road Town Ferry Terminal yesterday afternoon, April 18, 2019 resulted in one of the persons suffering a broken wrist bone.
UPDATE: Kenai Jacobs charged over Long Look shooting
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- The person arrested by police on April 16, 2019, less than 24 hours after a shooting incident in Long Look, on the main island of Tortola, has been charged with attempted murder.
Man charged for alleged unlawful sex with 16 yr-old girl
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with an underage girl, robbery, fraud and theft were some of the charges dished out by ranks of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) during the period March 31 to April 6, 2019.
UPDATE: Sr Gov’t Officer Robert Swain charged for bribery
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has formally charged Robert Swain Sr., 56, of Sand Box Road for bribery by a public official.