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On Thursday, April 25, the St. Thomas community was enjoying J'Ouvert when the celebration was shattered by gunshots which injured three people. Public safety officials immediately canceled the remainder of J'Ouvert.

 
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UVI Celebrates V.I. African Heritage Week and Liberation Day

The VICCC is hosting a "V.I. African Heritage and African Liberation Day" forum on Saturday on St. Thomas and an "African Heritage Parade/Walk and Roundtable" on St. Croix Monday.

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2013-05-23 20:54:22
No Record of Guns Confiscated by DPNR Cop Accused of Drug Smuggling

DPNR Enforcement Officer Roberto Tapia testified in March that he regularly confiscated boaters’ firearms but DPNR has no records at all of any firearms confiscated by Tapia.

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2013-05-23 03:41:05
Pirates Invade St. Croix for Fun-Filled Adventure

Pirates are coming to St. Croix – the bold swashbucklers of the late 17th century whose exploits wrote a colorful chapter in the history of the Caribbean.

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2013-05-23 02:12:02
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Crime Stoppers Asks for Help

Crime Stoppers is asking for your help to solve the following crimes. If you know something, say something, as law enforcement cannot control crime without your help.

Please note that Crime Stoppers technology makes it impossible for anyone to trace your tip back to you. To learn how it works, visit www.CrimeStoppersUSVI.org .

St. Croix: On Sept. 22 in the vicinity of Morena Bar, to the rear of the Watergut bus shanty, police responded to reports of shots fired and a man down. Upon arrival they found a man, later identified as 26-year-old Shawn Ian Drew, on the ground and unresponsive. Tell Crime Stoppers what you know about this murder so police can identify the killers.

St. John: On Sept. 15 at 4:30 p.m. in the Annenberg area, a man locked and secured his vehicle. He later returned to the vehicle and realized it had been burglarized of $140 in cash and several documents. Help police identify the burglar.

St. Thomas: On Sept. 7 at 10:30 p.m. in the Anna’s Retreat area, a black male, identified as 30-year-old David Payne, was found lying motionless and unresponsive near the entrance to his residence. Payne died from multiple gunshot wounds. Tell Crime Stoppers what you know about this murder.

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Be part of the solution. Continue to help make our community a safer place to live by submitting information on these or any other crimes at www.CrimeStoppersUSVI.org, by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by texting “USVI” plus your message to CRIMES (274637).

Your tips are completely anonymous, and the stateside operators speak several languages. If your tip leads to an arrest or the recovery of stolen property, illegal drugs or weapons, you will receive a reward to be paid according to your instructions.

The minimum cash reward for the arrest of a murder suspect is $1,500. For the arrest of a burglar it is $714 plus 10 percent of the retail value of property recovered. Our maximum reward is $2,500.

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Does anyone know if they ever solved the Peter DesJardins murder?

He's white, they don't care about crimes against white people. Which, consequently, is one of the big reasons St. Croix has no tourism.

They have not solved it.