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Crime Stoppers Needs Your Help

Even the smallest bit of information may be just what law enforcement needs to solve these cases.

St. Croix: Over Labor Day weekend, September 4 to 6, a series of early morning robberies occurred in the areas of Gallows Bay, Christiansted Town, Peter’s Rest and Sion Farm, where citizens were robbed of their cash and jewelry. At least three armed males wearing dark clothing were involved. Please help capture these thugs by telling us what you know. The minimum cash reward for an arrest is $900.

St. John: On April 14 a business container at 30 Susannaberg was burglarized. Items stolen included custom-made handrails, and expensive lumber such as Sapele. The total value of stolen goods was $29,000. The minimum cash reward for an arrest is $714 plus 10 percent of the value of any recovered items.

St. Thomas: Police need your help to identify the person(s) who shot and killed LeWayne Fraser of St. Thomas and Victor Smith of Tortola, both 24 years old, on Oct. 31, 2009 at about 3:43 a.m. They were traveling in the area of Back Street and Nye Gade in a white vehicle when one or more attackers shot into the vehicle, striking both victims several times. The minimum cash reward for an arrest 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.
Only anonymous callers to Crime Stoppers are eligible for these cash rewards.
Our technology makes it virtually impossible for anyone to trace your tip back to you. To learn how it works, visit www.CrimeStoppersUSVI.org .

Let’s get illegal weapons off the streets. Crime Stoppers has recently raised its minimum reward for the arrest of anyone with an illegal weapon to $500 per weapon.

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