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A.J. Pike St. Croix - On February 9, 2026, at around 1:30 pm, a report was made to VIPD regarding the sexual assault of a minor. A Detective from the Criminal Investigation Bureau was assigned to investigate the matter, which disclosed that a female minor had been allegedly sexually assaulted by Ajahny Joseph. During the investigation, Detectives learned that Mr. Joseph was no longer on the island of St. Croix. On April 7, 2026, Detectives obtained an arrest wa

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On July 2, 2026, at around 2:15 pm the St. Croix 911 Emergency Call Center received multiple calls reporting a male gunshot victim at Croixville Apartments, in Frederiksted, St. Croix. VIPD arrived on the scene along with Emergency Medical Technicians and confirmed that a male had been shot to death. He was identified by next of kin as Anthony Hazlewood, age 34. The murder brings the Territory’s homicide count for 2026 to 25, with 13 record

A.J. Pike St. Croix - V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea announced that Cecile Douglas, 44, was found guilty on all four counts presented to the jury following a two-day trial in the Virgin Islands Superior Court on St. Croix. Mr. Douglas was convicted of Aggravated Rape in the First Degree, two counts of Unlawful Sexual Conduct in the First Degree, and Child Abuse. The victim was a child under the age of thirteen. The jury deliberated approximately two and a half h

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On June 30, 2026, at around 7:00 pm, the 911 Emergency Call Center notified a Traffic Investigation Bureau officer of a one-vehicle automobile collision that occurred on the eastern shoulder of the southbound lane on Kingshill Road (Route 663) in the vicinity of the Kingshill Cemetery. Preliminary investigation revealed that the driver was operating his red 2007 Nissan Sentra from north to south on Kingshill Road at a high rate of speed when he lo

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On June 29, 2026, at around 8:48 am, the St. Croix Emergency Call Center received a report that a male and female were shot multiple times at Lorraine Village, St. Croix. VIPD and Emergency Medical Services personnel were dispatched to the scene. Both victims were transported to Juan F. Luis Hospital via ambulance and treated for their wounds. They both remain in stable condition. VIPD is searching for the suspect, 22-year old Janigh

A.J. Pike St. Thomas - On Thursday, June 25, 2026, at around 6:30 am, a concerned citizen called the 911 Emergency Call Center to report seeing a male lying on the side of the road, next to a vehicle, in the area of Mahogany Run Villas. VIPD patrol units traveled to the scene and discovered an unresponsive male with multiple gunshot wounds to his body. Emergency Medical Technicians concluded that the male did not have any vital signs. The next of kin was notifie

A.J. Pike **UPDATE!! St. Croix - On Friday, June 26, 2026, at just after 7:00 pm, the St. Croix Emergency Call center received a ShotSpotter notification, along with multiple calls reporting shots fired in the vicinity of the WMJR Service Station in Sion Farm, St. Croix. The Virgin Islands Police Department, Emergency Medical Services, and other emergency personnel were immediately dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, responders discovered an unresponsive adult male w

A.J. Pike St. Croix - The Economic Crimes Unit investigated a complaint lodged against Tyler Peworchik in late January 2026, who knowingly and fraudulently operated in the USVI as a contractor without a valid license. Peworchik was finally caught by inducing one of his victims to issue 35 checks totaling over $181,000 for renovation work that was ultimately not completed. Instead of paying those monies to the sub-contractors for flooring renovations, electrical work, a

A.J. Pike St. Thomas - On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at around 6:00 pm the 911 Emergency Call Center received a call about an auto collision where pedestrians were struck by a gold Honda CRV that fled the scene headed towards Barbel Plaza. A preliminary investigation revealed that the driver, who was identified as Michelle Donastorg, was heading eastward on Veteran’s Drive, when she struck a vehicle in the area of the Legislature building and quickly started to flee the

A.J. Pike USVI - In a country that is spinning out of control with mass shootings (182 in 2026 - where 4 or more victims have been killed or injured), daily murders (estimated to be 13,500 this year in the U.S.), all of which is bolstered by the increasing belief of ‘irrational thinking people’ that the only way to solve a personal problem is to kill someone; the USVI suddenly seems caught up in a murder spree of its own, on both St. Thomas and St. Croix, now registering 20 (

A.J. Pike St. Croix - Two separate shooting incidents on St. Croix left one man dead and another wounded and hospitalized. On Monday, June 15, 2026, at around 6:04 pm, the St. Croix 911 Emergency Call Center received a ShotSpotter notification along with multiple calls that reported shots were fired in the Whim area and that there was a possible gunshot victim. The VIPD and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) along with other emergency personnel were dispatched to t

A.J. Pike St. Thomas - At around 2:15 pm on Friday, June 12, 2026, ShotSpotter Detection System alerted 911 of multiple gunshots recorded in the area of Vester Gade in St. Thomas. Shortly after, a concerned citizen called 911 and reported that a male victim had sustained gunshot wound injuries. When police arrived on the scene, they found 15-year old Tre’Vante Etienne still alive but with multiple gunshot wounds. He was immediately taken via ambulance to Schneider Regi