VIPD: Three Masked Men Rob Dog House Pub of $1,200 In St. Thomas This Morning

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three masked armed men robbed the Dog House Pub in Havensight St. Thomas today.

Patrol officers from the Richard Callwood Command along with Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Bureau traveled to the location after 3:09 a.m. today, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

“Upon arrival to the Dog House pub contact was made with the victims  who stated while cleaning and closing the bar three masked men entered the bar and demanded money from them,” VIPD spokesman Glen Dratte said.

The business said that the three masked men took about $1,200.00 from the cash drawer and tip bucket and ran off, to an unknown location, Dratte said.

This incident is currently under active investigation by the Criminal Investigation Bureau.

Anyone with any information regarding this incident is urged to contact 911, Criminal Investigation Bureau at 340-774-2211 ext. 5608 or Crime Stoppers V.I.1800 222-8477.

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.