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Wanted St. Croix Woman Arrested at Cyril E. King Airport

Officers arrested a woman at Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas Monday, who was wanted for burglary and assault and battery, the V.I. Police Department reported.

On June 8, at approximately 12:39 p.m., 911 dispatchers notified officers of a disturbance in progress at an apartment in the Ruby M. Rouss Housing Complex on St. Croix, according to the police report.

A detective found that the suspect, Mary Rose Cullens, entered the complainant’s apartment without permission. Cullens then entered the bedroom, where the complainant was sleeping on the bed with her three-year-old son and assaulted the complainant, leaving visible injuries. Cullens then removed a portable AC unit from the window and threw it in the direction of the complainant’s son. Before leaving, Cullens went to the kitchen and began throwing eggs at the walls and floor, the police report stated.

On Monday, Cullens, 33, was apprehended at the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas while attempting to purchase a flight back to the States. She declined to provide the detectives with a statement. She was placed under arrest for burglary in the first degree, simple
assault and battery, damage to property. Bail was set at $75,000. Unable to post bail, she was booked and transported to Alexander A. Farrelly Justice Complex, pending her advice of rights hearing, the report stated.

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