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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

A.J. Pike St. Croix - The Virgin Islands Police Department held a press briefing this week due to a rash of recent carjackings that have targeted women on St. Croix. The briefing was led by Naomi Joseph, Deputy Chief of Police STX District, Uston Cornelius, Chief of Police STX District, and Lt. Marisol Colon, Chief of Detectives STX District. “We’re here to talk about a rash of criminal activities in the St. Croix District,” said Ms. Joseph. “A rash of car thefts in

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On Monday March 30, 2026, at around 7:00 pm, the 911 Emergency Call Center received alerts from the Shot Spotter Detection System that a number of shots had been fired in the vicinity of the Gas For Less Gas Station in Estate Diamond across from the Sunny Isles Shopping Center. Shortly after, calls began to come in from residents who had heard the multiple shots fired and reported a male was lying wounded on the ground near the gas station. When VI

A.J. Pike St. Croix - Over two-hundred rounds of ammunition were fired in a gunfight that took place in the vicinity of Carlos Bar in Christiansted on St. Croix just before dawn on Sunday March 29, 2026. Two individuals with gunshot wounds were transported to Juan F. Luis Hospital by private vehicle. At around 4:50 am, the 911 Emergency Communications Center received a ShotSpotter notification indicating over 200 rounds were fired in the Peter’s Rest area near Carlos B

A.J. Pike St. Thomas - A robber who was apparently involved in a string of robberies was shot dead when he decided to tangle with and rob ‘the wrong guy.’ On Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 1:09 am, Patrol units traveled to a report of an armed robbery that took place on the east side of St. Thomas. Upon their arrival, a victim reported that he was robbed at gunpoint by several males dressed in all black and wearing face masks. The victim stated that one of the suspects ap

A.J. Pike St. Croix - The Virgin Islands Police Department is investigating a series of nine burglaries that have occurred at businesses around Frederiksted and the North Shore on Thursday March 19, 2026, within a 24-hour time frame. The suspects were heavily armed and described as Black males wearing black clothing who fled on foot after the execution of these brazen crimes. The following businesses were robbed during the course of this string of burglaries: Fro

A.J. Pike St. Croix - Donnie Heywood, wanted for Attempted Murder in the shoot-up at the Frederiksted Fish Market in March 2025 is now in Police custody. On March 2, 2025, at around 3:15 pm, the 911 Emergency Call Center received a notification of multiple shots being fired in the vicinity of the Frederiksted Fish Market. Police Officers from the Patrol Division were dispatched and contacted two gunshot victims at the scene. A third gunshot victim traveled to Juan F. L

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On Friday, March 13, 2026 at 8:41 am. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of an activated alarm at the popular Purple Papaya store in the Pan Am Pavilion in downtown Christiansted. When responding Patrol Officers arrived they observed that the business was burglarized. A member of the Burglary Unit was notified and traveled to Purple Papaya where contact was made with the owner who indicated the glass was broken on one of the display w