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A.J. Pike St. Thomas - On Friday, May 15, 2026, at around 11:32 pm, the Shot Spotter Detection System detected multiple gunshots in the area of Estate Tutu. On Saturday, May 16, 2026, at around 5:52 am, a concerned citizen called 911 to report a male lying along the side of Yellow Cedar Avenue in Estate Tutu. Officers were dispatched to the scene, where they discovered an unresponsive male who had sustained what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency

A.J. Pike St. Croix - Fifteen robberies of commercial businesses in Christiansted and Frederiksted in less than two months have brought requests of the VIPD to provide 24/7 foot patrols in both towns. According to the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD), nine businesses were burgled in and around Frederiksted in a 24-hour burglary spree at the end of March, along with six break-ins in downtown Christiansted over the past couple of weeks. The crime spree has left sh

A.J. Pike St. Thomas - On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at around 12:40 am, the Virgin Islands Police Department units were dispatched to the area of Haabets Gade, in the vicinity of Simmonds Alley in downtown Charlotte Amalie, regarding a reported gunshot victim. When they arrived on the scene, they found a male, lying on the ground, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported via ambulance to Schneider Regional Medical Center Emergency Room, wher

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On May, 12, 2026, at around 8:17 am, the St. Croix 911 Emergency Call Center received a ShotSpotter notification of numerous rounds of gunfire in the Mon Bijou area. Several citizens also reported shots being fired and that a male victim was suffering from gunshot injuries at the location. Police Officers and Emergency Medical Technicians responded to the scene and were led to discover a male victim with gunshot wounds to the body. The victim was

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On Saturday, May 9, 2026, at around 4:00 am, the St. Croix 911 Emergency Call Center received multiple notifications from ShotSpotter along with several phone calls of gunshots being fired in the area of the Fire Station on Queen Street, Frederiksted. Virgin Islands Police Department Officers were dispatched to the scene and upon their arrival observed multiple spent cases in the area. Some reports tallied close to 100 shots fired. Nevertheless, there we

A.J. Pike St. Croix - A man and a woman were both charged in separate incidents of theft on St. Croix this week. Employee Charged in $20K Window Theft On August 20, 2025, Detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit initiated an investigation into Nigel Noelien. The 9-month investigation revealed that Mr. Noelien, being an employee of L.E.M. Enterprises LLC, systematically stole windows that did not belong to him, causing the complainant a loss of $20,221.26. On May 5, 2026

A.J. Pike St. Croix - A police officer answering a call at Oriental Bank in Estate Diamond was assaulted by a man who was seated in a wheelchair. On May 4, 2026, at around 4:00 pm, the 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched a unit to Oriental Bank, across from the old Kmart. regarding an individual causing a disturbance. The responding officer arrived on the scene and contacted the suspect, Warren Freeman, and ordered him to leave the premises. He refused to do s

A.J. Pike St. Croix - At around 5:49 am on Saturday May 2, 2026, the 911 Emergency Call Center received a call from a Fire Department unit doing a wash down at the Christian Shan Hendricks Vegetable Market on Company Street next to the Post Office. The caller reported a male victim who was showing no signs of life. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) responded to the crime scene and found a Black male with a fatal gunshot wound to the upper body. At

A.J. Pike St. Thomas - U.S. law enforcement arrested three members of an alleged conspiracy running a prostitution ring and harboring illegal aliens on St. Thomas. A federal Judge in the District of the Virgin Islands issued a criminal complaint and authorized arrest warrants charging Hussein Jamil, aka Hussian Jamil Suarez, aka Tony, 56; Magda Castro Santos, aka Tatiana, 39; and Julio Hidaldo De Pena, 65; all of St. Thomas, USVI, for their alleged respective roles in a varie

A.J. Pike **UPDATE! St. Croix - A male hotel guest was arrested after he apparently assaulted his wife in their hotel room at Carambola Beach Resort. **The report has been updated as new information was obtained by VIPD. On Sunday, April 19, 2026, at around 9:42 pm, a female guest at the Carambola Beach Resort on the island’s far northwest side, reported to the 911 Emergency Call Center that she had been physically assaulted in her hotel room. A Criminal Investigation Bure

A.J. Pike St. Croix - A concerned citizen reported to St. Croix 911 Emergency Call Center on Monday, April 13, 2026, at around 9:20 am, that the body of a male was fully submerged under water at the Christiansted Boardwalk in the vicinity of Rum Runners Restaurant. Emergency Medical Technicians arrived on the scene and confirmed the individual had no sign of life. The male was identified as 55-year old Barnet Valarie. A preliminary investigation does not show any sign

A.J. Pike St. Croix - Several citizens reported two male gunshot victims in the area of the Good Hope Townhouses in Estate Whim, at 10 am, Monday, April 13, 2026. The St. Croix 911 Emergency Call center received Shotspotter notifications at around the same time. Emergency Medical Services personnel confirmed one of the males was deceased. He was identified by next of kin as 26-year old, Sylvester Christopher Jr. The other victim was transported to Juan F. Luis Hospita