The V.I. Police Department on Tuesday arrestedDanny J. Delerme, age 23 of Constitution Hill on St. Thomas, and charged him with possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession or sale of ammunition.
According to the police report, on Feb. 4 officers received an anonymous tip that Delerme was seen with a firearm inside of the Limetree Bay refinery. Contact was made with the refinery’s security personnel to advise them of the incident.
Officers later made contact with Delerme and confiscated his backpack.
A search warrant was obtained to search Delerme’s backpack and an unlicensed firearm and ammunition was found. An arrest warrant was obtained as a result, and Delerme was taken into custody.
Bail for Delerme was set at $30,000. Unable to post bail, he was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advice of rights hearing.
St. Croix District Chief of Police Sidney Elskoe expressed gratitude to the community member who gave the officer the tip about the firearm.
“I encourage everyone who knows about a crime that is happening or is about to happen to come forward with the information,” Elskoe said. He urged anyone with information to call 911, the Crime TipLine at 340-778-4950, or Crime Stoppers USVI at 1-800-222-8477.
