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A.J. Pike ST. Croix - On Sunday, March 15, 2026, at approximately 12:02 pm, the 911 Emergency Call Center notified the Traffic Investigation Bureau (TIB) of a one vehicle automobile collision that occurred on the southern shoulder of Queen Mary Highway in the vicinity of The Market STX Supermarket in Frederiksted. Upon the TIB Officers arrival at the scene, members of the FireEMS were preparing to extricate the two occupants from the vehicle. Emergency Medical Technici

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) through the Division of Libraries, Archives & Museums, is alerting the public to the confirmed theft of one of the three Fire Burn Queens - a mahogany crafted statue - from the North Art Gallery at the Fort Frederik Museum in Frederiksted, St. Croix. The Department reported the theft to the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) on February 24, 2026, and an investigation is currently underway.

A.J. Pike USVI - V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea announced that 21-year old Ryan Branch has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the April 2024 shooting death of veteran Milton “BoBo” Gordon in downtown Christiansted. The Honorable Judge Venetia H. Velazquez of the Virgin Islands Superior Court imposed the sentence. Mr. Branch had previously been released pending sentencing but was immediately taken into custody following the court’s decision. In January, Mr

A.J. Pike St. Thomas - On Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 5 pm, Detectives and Officers of the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) were dispatched to the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital in reference to a rape. Upon arrival, contact was made with the minor female victim and her mother. The victim stated that the incident occurred at her residence on December 12, 2025, during a power outage, on St. Thomas, between the hours of 11:00 pm and 3:00 am. She also stated that

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On February 3, 2026 ShotSpotter registered shots fired in Frederiksted near Queen Street and Market Square. Officers arriving on the scene found multiple spent cartridge casings and several vehicles damaged by gunfire. Shortly thereafter, a gunshot victim arrived at the Emergency Room of Juan F. Luis Hospital. A Detective from the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) was assigned to investigate the case. It was revealed that an argument between th

A.J. Pike St. Thomas - Despite a great deal of public sympathy and outpouring of cries of innocence and judicial misconduct, well-known restaurateur, owner of St. Thomas Social in Yacht Haven Grande, Brett “Mac” McClafferty sits in a jail cell after being arrested on multiple charges linking him to a sprawling fraud investigation that involves nearly $900,000 in fictitious financial instruments. The probe was sparked by a complaint in June 2024 by Banco Popular de Pue

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On Friday, February 13, 2026, just after midnight, the 911 Emergency Call Center received a call in reference to multiple shots fired in the vicinity of Divi Carina Bay Casino, on the far east side of the island. Moments later, 911 received another call reporting a gunshot victim. When Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officers arrived on the scene, they observed a vehicle riddled with multiple bullet holes that had crashed into a palm tree

The St. Croix Mystery Series Murder Cries Out in the Caribbean! Tom Sedar’s Latest The King of St. Croix A serial killer is hunting in paradise, and private detective Mad Dog Cotton is his target. On the sun-soaked island of St. Croix, former Denver homicide detective “Mad Dog” Cotton is trying to relax—cold beer, warm water, no dead bodies. But his peaceful life is about to explode. Rick Hammer, Mad Dog’s former partner, arrives on a deadly mission. He’s after Alen Morton, a

A.J. Pike St. Thomas - On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at approximately 6:10 am, an Officer of the Bureau of Corrections, St. Thomas, responded to a cry for help. Upon making contact, the Officer observed that inmate Rehelio Trant was in another inmate’s cell, standing over the inmate while holding a knife in his right hand. The other inmate was observed clutching his neck with blood on his hands and shouting for help. Emergency Medical Services transported the victim

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On January 22, 2026, at around 9:22 pm, the 911 Emergency Call Center received a Shot Spotter notification of two rounds fired on King Street, Frederiksted. Shortly thereafter, a report came in of an assault incident at the same location. The Criminal Investigation Bureau Detective assigned to investigate the case found that on January 22, 2026, the victim was outside a bar in Frederiksted, when he encountered the suspect, Omar Garcia, who appear

M.A. Dworkin USVI - The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice (DOJ) in coordination with the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) announced on January 28, 2026, the arrest and charges of four employees of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) Medicaid Program, two employees of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and four of their family members and associates. The actions follow a comprehensive twenty-month investigation into al

A.J. Pike St. Croix - The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched Police Officers at approximately 2:14 am to an automobile collision on Midland Road, St. Croix, on Monday, January 26, 2026. The Traffic Investigation Bureau’s preliminary investigation revealed that there were seven individuals involved in the collision. Five individuals were taken to the Juan F. Luis Hospital for medical treatment. One of the vehicle occupants, 36-year old Alberto Lawrence, was pronounced