Crime Stoppers is asking your help to solve the following crimes. If you know something, say something.
St. Croix: On Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 11:10 p.m., Dean Martin, 24, of Estate Peter’s Rest, died in a private vehicle en route to the hospital after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds from a shooting in the Harborview Housing Community near Building 6.
According to police, a 21-year-old resident of Estate Peter’s Rest also sustained a gunshot to the shoulder. At approximately 8 p.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired in the same area. At that time, officers observed several spent shell casings in the parking lot near Building 6, but did not find anyone injured.
Later, after the death of Martin, bloodstains were found on the ground near Building 6. When the 21-year-old victim was questioned at the hospital, he stated that while sitting on the steps of Building 6, an unknown individual came up and began shooting at him. He did not provide a description of the suspects, and this is why we need your help. Please tell us what you know.
St. John: Sometime overnight on Wednesday, Nov. 3, the Banana Shack Restaurant in Cruz Bay was burglarized. The burglar entered and exited through the western window with an 85-pound safe containing approximately $2,000 in cash. The minimum reward for the arrest of this burglar is $714 plus 10 percent of the cash recovered.
St. Thomas: For the past two weeks, there has been a string of burglaries in the Estate Peterborg area. If you saw any suspicious activity or know who the burglar may be, please contact Crime Stoppers. The minimum reward for an arrest is $714 plus 10 percent of the property recovered. The maximum reward is $2,500.
Community members can submit tips on these or any other crimes at www.CrimeStoppersUSVI.org or by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Your tips are completely anonymous, and the stateside operators are bilingual.
If a tip leads to an arrest or the recovery of stolen property, illegal drugs, or weapons, the tipster receives a cash reward to be paid according to their instructions.
