Crime Stoppers is asking your help to solve the following crimes. If you know something, say something, as law enforcement cannot control crime without the help of the community.
St. Croix: Over the past few weeks, several shooting incidents have caused the death or serious injury of persons 18 to 41 years of age across the island. Please help stop the suffering by telling us who is committing these shootings, and who is supplying the guns.
St. John: Between 6 p.m. Sunday July 17 and 5:30 a.m. Monday July 18, Deli Grotto at Mongoose Junction was burglarized. The burglar entered by breaking the bathroom window on the eastern side of the building and left from the same window, stealing over $2,500 from the cash register and a safe.
St. Thomas: On Friday July 15 at about 7:30 p.m., police responded to a call of shots fired behind Weekes And Weekes Bakery in Savan. Upon arrival, they found a young man had been severely injured by gunshots. Witnesses reported that a group of young men, dressed all in black, came into the area and opened fire with numerous weapons.
You are making a difference. Please continue to help make our community a safer place to live by submitting information 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 your tip leads to an arrest or the recovery of stolen property, illegal drugs or weapons, you will receive a cash reward of up to $2,500. The minimum reward for the recovery of an illegal weapon is $500. For the arrest of a burglary suspect, it is $714 plus 10% of the value of any property recovered.
Since January 2009, the community has provided 1,284 anonymous tips that have helped law enforcement to make 135 arrests and to recover 77 illegal weapons and more than $106,000 of stolen cash and property. Please keep your tips coming.
You can also join us in the fight against crime by visiting www.CrimeStoppersUSVI.org and becoming a dues-paying member.
