Crime Stoppers is asking your help to solve the following crimes. If you know something, say something so law enforcement can identify and arrest these thugs. The minimum cash reward for an arrest is $714 for a burglary, and $900 for an armed robbery.
St. Croix: On Nov. 29 at about 1 p.m., a 73-year-old man was robbed of his gold necklace at gunpoint in the parking lot of the IRB building by two black males who were each of medium build and about 5’5” tall. One was wearing a white shirt and dark pants, and the other wore a dark shirt and dark pants. After taking the elderly man’s necklace by force, one robber attempted to shoot the victim, but his gun jammed.
St. John: On Nov. 27 at about 4:30 a.m., a resident at 17 B-1 Estate Enighed was awakened by the sound of a burglar in her bedroom. When she got up to investigate, the burglar left via the sliding glass door and then jumped over the balcony to escape. The burglar gained entrance by scaling the patio and entering via the southwest sliding glass door.
St. Thomas: On Dec. 6 shortly after 8 p.m. while walking on Main Street near Store Tvaer Gade, four young black males came up from behind a male victim, surrounded him, threatened him with a chrome hand gun and ordered him to hand over everything. After robbing him of $600 and his Blackberry Curve, the thugs ran northward toward Virgilio’s.
Crime Stoppers is pleased to report that, since January 2009, your anonymous tips have assisted law enforcement in making 102 arrests, which is more than one per week.
Please continue to help law enforcement make our territory a safer place to live, work and raise a family by telling us what you know about 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 multilingual. 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.
