V.I. Police Department Commissioner Ray Martinez was under investigation for an officer-involved shooting without injuries, the V.I. Police Department reported Tuesday.
Police were summoned onto a St. Croix public school campus Monday after a threatening message was found circulating among students over a social media platform. A source familiar with the incident said classes were temporarily suspended while an investigation got under way.
Members of the public, event promoters, and carnival vendors will not be allowed to wear ski masks or other full-face coverings during the St. Thomas Carnival season of events, specifically J’ouvert, the V.I. Police Department reported.
An auto accident near the Cruz Bay Traffic Circle claimed the life of an elderly man over the weekend. Police say the incident apparently began when the driver of a Ford Explorer lost control at the top of a steep hill heading westbound towards town on Saturday.
Mourning and outrage over the killing of a nine-year-old girl Saturday intensified on St. Thomas as police announced the arrest of her mother on murder charges Monday.
Crime Stoppers V.I. offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of individuals responsible for past homicides on St. Thomas, St. Croix, or St. John, involvement in government corruption, manufacturing and/or distributing drugs and trafficking guns.
Emergency responders found a 9-year-old girl dead on St. Thomas early Friday, police said Saturday. The nature of the death and where exactly the girl died are still under investigation by the Virgin Islands Police Department.
A day-tripping visitor who went on a $20,000 Main Street shopping spree with someone else’s credit card was sentenced to two years in federal prison. Just before sentencing the prosecutor told the judge the June 2022 incident was the latest in a string of similar swindles perpetrated by the defendant.
A Florida businesswoman who admitted to taking advantage of her Virgin Islands clients after hurricanes Irma and Maria was sentenced to six months of home confinement on Thursday. The judge presiding over the hearing told defendant Alexandra Smyth he did not think her punishment should include jail time.
A convicted felon who was expelled from the United States after serving a prison term in Florida was back in court this week on St. Thomas, this time charged with illegal re-entry. Prosecutors said the defendant used a fake passport in September 2023 in an attempt to board a flight to Miami from the Cyril E. King Airport.
Administrator of Courts Regina Petersen advises the public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association that in observance of Transfer Day and the Easter holidays, the Judicial Branch will be closed in both districts on the following days.