After 15 Years Under Federal Oversight, VIPD Inches Toward Autonomy
In a major milestone for Virgin Islands law enforcement, a federal judge has declared the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) in “substantial compliance” with the longstanding consent decree imposed by the U.S. Department of Justice. The announcement, made on May 28 by U.S. District Judge Curtis Gomez, marks the first formal acknowledgment that VIPD has…