Feb. 20, 2009 – Crime Stoppers USVI is asking the community to help the VIPD solve the following Crimes:
St. Croix: Police on St. Croix are asking the community for information on a “missing persons case” from 2004. Lorraine Bryan was last seen at the Seventh Day Adventist School in Estate Welcome on Sept. 20, 2004 at approximately 1:00 p.m. She was seen in the company of Alexis Emmanuel, a.k.a. Jessie who was driving a red Chevrolet Cavalier. Miss Bryan was 21 at the time of her disappearance; she was also a student at UVI and worked at the St. Croix Farmers Association. Miss Bryan, a native of Antigua, is 5’3” tall and weighed 130 pounds. (a photo of Miss Bryan is attached)
St. John: Police on St. John are asking for specific information on anyone who may be illegally cultivating or dealing in drugs, involved in gun trafficking, or buying or selling stolen property.
St. Thomas: Police on St. Thomas are looking for Steven Vassell in connection with an Identify Theft that occurred on or about November 4, 2008 at Caribbean Auto Mart. Vassell is a black male with a dark complexion, he is 5'8" and weighs 180 pounds. Vassell was born in Jamaica and lives in the Bovoni area of St. Thomas. He is known to operate a white 4door Chevy Tracker, License plate #TDP-839.
Crime Stoppers: Is pleased to report we received four new tips this week, which brings our total tips received to 30. Law Enforcement Coordinator Lt. Thomas Hannah, VIPD, says many of these tips are very promising giving the VIPD the kind of information that is going to lead to arrests just as soon as the investigations are completed. Lt. Hannah also said he wants to thank the tipsters who provided the information and to let the public know that any information you have, no matter how insignificant, might be the one piece of information needed to allow our detectives to solve another crime.
Anyone with information on these, or any other crimes, should immediately Call Crime Stoppers USVI at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can also submit a tip online at "www.crimestoppersusvi.org, or by texting “USVI plus your message” to CRIMES (274637). You will remain anonymous and you do not have to testify in court. If the information you provide leads to an arrest, or the recovery of stolen property, you will earn a cash reward of up to $2,500. Only anonymous callers to Crime Stoppers are eligible for these cash rewards.
$2,500. Only anonymous callers to Crime Stoppers are eligible for these cash rewards.
