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COP STABBED BREAKING UP FIGHT

A St. Croix police officer was stabbed by a teenager during an early-morning scuffle Sunday.
According to the V.I. Police Department, an off-duty officer was assisting in breaking up a fight at the Bingo Building in Estate Orange Grove. After the altercation another scuffle broke out between the officer and two brothers, during which the officer was stabbed in the lower abdomen.
Maddy Dawod, 19, was arrested and charged with assault. The officer was admitted to Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital for treatment. The wound was not life-threatening.

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