AMBER ALERT! Police Need Your Help To Find Cataleya Lehlani Deberry On St. Croix

John McCarthyPosted oninAt VIFreep, Breaking News, Community Affairs, Police News, St. Croix News

KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Police Department issued an amber alert over a missing toddler on St. Croix early this morning.

Cataleya Lehlani Deberry, 2, was reported missing by family members this week, according to the VIPD.

Deberry is a Hispanic/Black female, 33.5 inches in height, and weighs 23 pounds. She was last seen December 19, wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, long pajama pants with Disney characters, and multicolored Crocs.

If you have seen Cataleya Lehlani Deberry or know her whereabouts, please contact police by calling 911, the Crime Tip Line at (340) 778-2211, or Crime Stoppers USVI at (800) 222-TIPS. 

John McCarthy

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.