A St. Thomas woman has been charged with second-degree robbery following an altercation during which more than $5,000 worth of property was taken from the alleged victim’s residence, the V.I. Police Department reported.
According to police, a “be on the lookout” poster was circulated via VIPD social media for Ilejah Crabbe, 33, regarding a robbery on June 18 in the area of Anna’s Retreat. On June 28, she made contact with police at the Alexander Farrelly Justice Complex.
“Upon making contact with Ms. Crabbe, she was advised of her constitutional rights, which she waived and gave a statement regarding the incident. During her statement, she admitted to being involved in a verbal confrontation that escalated into a physical altercation with the victim while at the victim’s residence,” the VIPD said in a release issued Monday afternoon. “Upon further investigation, the Criminal Investigation Bureau discovered that during the incident, Crabbe also removed approximately $5,600 worth of property from the victim’s residence after assaulting them,” it said.
Crabbe was subsequently placed under arrest and charged with second-degree robbery. She was booked and processed and remanded to the Bureau of Correction pending her advice of rights hearing. Bail was set at $50,000.
This case remains under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Bureau. Anyone with information is urged to contact 911, the police chief’s office or Detective S. Rhymer of the Criminal Investigation Bureau at 340-774-2211 or Crime Stoppers V.I. at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
The department also issued a public apology for initially naming the wrong person in the poster circulated on social media.
“The Virgin Islands Police Department deeply regrets the oversight of posting a BOLO poster for Ms. Dejah Crabbe while trying to locate the intended person, Ms. Ilejah Crabbe. We recognize the confusion and inconvenience that this caused and apologize for the inaccurate information. This error was immediately rectified as soon as we became aware and made the appropriate changes,” it said.
