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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

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On June 2, 2026, at around 1:30 pm, a female victim reported to police that she was sexually assaulted in the McDonald’s restaurant in Estate La Reine. The case was assigned to a member of the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) for investigation. It was discovered that Neil Durrant was the individual who sexually assaulted the victim. On June 3, 2026, contact was made with Neil Durrant, 48, by the CIB. He was transported to the Wilbur H. Francis

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On Sunday, June 6, 2026, at around 3:45 am, the Virgin Islands Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call Center report of a shooting incident at Luna Bar in Peter’s Rest on St. Croix. Officers arriving on the scene found two men dead from fatal gunshot wounds and two other males injured. A preliminary investigation revealed that a verbal altercation led to the shooting incident. The two men who were murdered were identified by famil

A.J. Pike St. Croix - The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has issued a new advisory to residents of St. Croix to stay vigilant at night when driving on the roads due to a rash of armed carjackings and related vehicle theft operations across the Territory. Recent incidents on St. Croix involves a “road trap” technique with armed gunmen targeting motorists. A “road trap” carjacking is an ambush tactic where criminals place everyday obstacles - like traffic cones,

A.J. Pike St. Croix - The VIPD arrested the Market Street robbery suspect, who robbed several victims who were robbed at gunpoint in Christiansted Town over the past couple of months. The incidents began on April 11, 2026, at just after midnight when the 911 Emergency Call Center received ShotSpotter notification of shots being fired in the area of Market Street in C’sted. In addition to a report of a robbery taking place in the area, responding officers made c

A.J. Pike ST. Thomas - Two men were murdered and another was injured in Lindbergh Bay on St. Thomas, Saturday, May 30, 2026, at around 8:00 pm during an island-wide power outage that lasted over 48 hours in the STT-STJ District. VIPD reported receiving a 911 call of shots being fired in the Lindbergh Bay area. A second caller reported hearing multiple gunshots and said three men had suffered gunshot wounds. Officers responded to the scene and found two men unresp

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