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VIPD Arrests Tomas Melendez

Officers from the V.I. Police Department responding to a disturbance Sunday arrested 39-year-old Tomas Melendez.

Earlier Sunday the VIPD had issued a news release announcing that they were seeking Melendez. He was wanted on a warrant charging him with contempt of court.

According to police, Melendez was apprehended by officers of the Francis Command in Frederiksted, charged with contempt of court/domestic violence, and remanded to the Golden Grove Detention Facility.

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