A Dominican Republic national, Ruben Reyes, 37, was sentenced by Chief Judge Robert A. Molloy to 120 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Friday.
The Virgin Islands Police Department informs the community on the traffic and parking restrictions during the various 2024 Carnival events. These restrictions are to ensure the safe and expeditious movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow.
A St. Croix man is facing robbery and reckless endangerment charges after being served two arrest warrants and a search warrant, the V.I. Police Department reported Thursday.
Two people are dead following a single-car accident just after midnight Tuesday on Weymouth Rhymer Highway on St. Thomas, the V.I. Police Department and St. Thomas Rescue reported.
Patrol units were dispatched to Contant, in the area of the Starz Hotel, at approximately 2:48 a.m. Saturday, in reference to an armed robbery, the V.I. Police Department reported.
Gregory Camacho, 43, of St. Croix, was sentenced by Judge Wilma A. Lewis to nine months of home detention with electronic monitoring and four years of probation after pleading guilty to converting property of another, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Thursday.
The Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety and the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center announced they have partnered to improve crash outcomes for child passengers.
A Nicaraguan national, Michael Nelson-Gaet, 36, was sentenced by Judge Wilma A. Lewis on federal drug charges relating to the seizure of bulk cocaine off the coast of Colombia. Lewis sentenced Nelson-Gaet to 57 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Thursday.
At approximately 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, the 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of a man bleeding from the neck, on Kronprindsens Gade in the vicinity of Jala Jala, the V.I. Police Department reported.
At approximately 11:39 p.m., Wednesday, the Criminal Investigation Bureau responded to the La Clave Bar located on Kronprindsens Gade regarding two women who had assaulted each other, the V.I. Police Department reported.
The Criminal Investigation Unit was notified by the 911 Emergency Call Center of a possible grand larceny that occurred Wednesday, in the area of Home Depot in Estate Donoe, the V.I. Police Department reported.
The Justice Department has been given until June to produce a recorded confession by one of four men accused in the 2021 armed robbery of Glitters Jewelry store in Havensight. The directive came at the end of a hearing held Tuesday in Superior Court before Judge Carol Thomas-Jacobs.
A St. Croix man was extradited back to the territory Tuesday from the state of Georgia after an investigation revealed he illegally took funds from the 2020 Government of the Virgin Islands Economic Stimulus Account, the V.I. Police Department reported.
A 21-year-old man charged in connection with a St. John armed robbery in May 2023 had a new set of charges brought against him. According to a report filed with the Superior Court, the defendant tangled with police as they tried to arrest him Saturday morning near the Cruz Bay Dock.
Two men robbed a jewelry store on St. John in May 2023, and one man shot the owner during the process. One of the suspects has been arrested and the other is still at large, the V.I. Police Department reported.