John McCarthy
CHRISTIANSTED — An armed man wearing a white dust mask with a yellow filter robbed a woman at gunpoint at a Castle Coakley nightclub late Friday night, authorities said.
The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to the Penthouse Rooftop nightclub in Estate Castle Coakley about 11:23 p.m. on Friday regarding a robbery, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
“The victim reported that she was accosted by the suspect, who pointed a firearm at her and demanded money,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said. “The victim complied, and the suspect fled the area.”
The woman told the VIPD that the suspect was wearing a “brown shirt, a mask and a dark colored pants,” Derima said.
“The suspect had a dark complexion, has a medium build, and was wearing aviator sunglasses with a gold frame,” he said. “The white dust mask he had over his face had a yellow filter, and he had on a tan or brown jacket, and he had a Crucian dialect. “
Police officers made a check of the area but did not find the suspect.
This case is currently under active investigation.
If anyone has any information on this matter, please call 911, the Crime TipLine at (340) 778-4950, or Crime Stoppers USVI at 1(800) 222-8477.
