Public Safety

Perhaps the greatest tragedy is that he didn’t have to die. Let us begin by offering our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and community that is now mourning the senseless death of Hernan “Puchy” Santos, 43, who was gunned down late Saturday night in the Marley Homes in Frederiksted, St. Croix....
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Crime Stoppers is asking your help to solve the following crimes.  If you know something, please report it.  Even information that seems insignificant may be just what law enforcement needs to solve these cases. St. Croix:  Detectives need your help to identify two or three black males, approximately 18 to 25 years of age, who...
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New laws aren’t the only solution to the problems of violent crime facing the territory and Sen. Adlah “Foncie” Donastorg plans to introduce legislation that will help the Virgin Islands “update its approach” to this growing issue. The legislation is part of a youth outreach program that will start with a reception at 8 p.m....
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Crime Stoppers is asking your help to solve the following crimes. Even the smallest bit of information may be just what law enforcement needs to solve these cases. St. Croix:  Police are asking for your assistance to identify the person(s) involved in the shooting death of 27-year-old Drew Randol, which occurred the night of November 29, 2007....
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Crime Stoppers has a special announcement to all residents of the USVI:  Since January 1, 2007 there have been 135 homicides committed in our territory.  Almost all were due to gunshots, and more than half of the victims were under 35 years of age.  Think of the number of lives and future generations lost...
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Crime Stoppers is asking the community to help the VIPD solve the following crimes, and reminds everyone that any information, no matter how insignificant, may be just what the police need to solve these cases: Share on Facebook
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With record levels of homicides gripping the territory, and a growing number of people expressing outrage and fear for their safety, we were alarmed to discover that Governor deJongh has stepped up security…for himself. New Government House Security Guards 1 and 2 New Government House Security Guards 3 and 4 New Government House Security Guards 5 and...
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Guest Opinion by Shirley M. Sadler CRIME IN THE VI MUST STOP, BECAUSE FROM THE STREETS, TO THE JAIL AND GRAVE WE ARE LOSING OUR CHILDREN! People of the Virgin Islands I greet you today with a heavy heart, and more so as a single parent. As you are aware crime in the Virgin Islands is at...
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Crime Stoppers is asking the community to help the VIPD solve the following crimes, and reminds everyone that any information, no matter how insignificant, may be just what the police need to solve these cases: Share on Facebook
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Guest Opinion – author has requested to remain anonymous                                    Let’s be real. Crime is never going to stop. It is an insidious evil that plagues the world, since the early existence of Cain and Abel.  However in these territories that we refer to as the America’s Paradise, crime and violence have gotten out of control.  Gone...
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We’re trying to unravel the financial confusion associated with the construction of a police substation in LaValle. The mystery began when one of our Senators questioned the lack of progress on the substation, which all agree is needed to fill a critical gap in law enforcement and emergency services on St. Croix. Funding for the project...
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Nearly a year ago, the 27th Legislature passed, and Governor John P. deJongh Jr. signed, Act 7013, which approved spending $450,000 to convert the former Wilson elementary school on St. Croix’s North Shore into a Police Substation. At this writing, the building sits abandoned and deteriorating and those funds, nearly half a million dollars, sit unused. The...
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