USVI gives peace officer status to federal agents

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Associated Press CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. John de Jongh has signed a legislation that awards peace officer status to federal authorities. The long-awaited bill comes a few months after de Jongh requested that the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives return to the Caribbean island to help fight a rise in crime. The agency pulled its ...

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