Police Need Your Help To Contact Relatives, Friends Of Elhadj Y. Diallo: VIPD

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FREDERIKSTED — Police want to get in contact with relatives or friends of a New York-born man.

The Virgin Islands Police Department issued a “seeking assistance” poster on Elhadj Y. Diallo, 27, of Irving, Texas this morning.

Diallo was described as being a Black male who stands about 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds, according to the VIPD.

“The Major Crime Unit is seeking assistance in contacting any known family members or associates,” VIPD Communications Director Glen Dratte said.

If you have seen or know this individual, please contact the Major Crime Unit at 340-642-8449 or contact 911.

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.