“During the operation…..a portion of Melvin Evans Highway along with the East and West Airport Roads were completely shut down to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

“Officers armed with assault weapons manned security checkpoints east and west of Henry E. Rohlson Airport, and no one was allowed to enter or leave the airport area….” says the article in The Avis‘ Sunday-Monday edition.

Glad I wasn’t out and about trying to get to Frederiksted during that time - surreal!

The Bureau of Corrections is moving approximately 100 prisoners from Golden Grove Prison to a maximum security prison in the states.

Corruption in the Department of corrections was brought to the forefront last week when a police dispatcher, a 27-year veteran of the VIPD, was arrested on charges such including “accessory after the fact”,  not reporting an escaped prisoner (her husband) to authorities, and promoting dangerous prison contraband by giving her prisoner husband a cell phone last year.

Three prisoners escaped last week. One was shot in the leg and died later in the hospital, one was brought back into custody (the one with the wife in the PD) and is one of the prisoners headed stateside, and one who is still at large. The one with the wife in the VIPD was allegedly found at his ex-girlfriend’s house after his wife found out he’d escaped.

Writers of novels or soap operas like “As the Stomach Turns” will have a great time with this one!

Stay tuned…….

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