Police Need Your Help To Find Jarius Penn Wanted For Armed Robbery In Bovoni: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help today to find a St. John man wanted in connection to an armed robbery in St. Thomas last month.

Jarius Penn, 22, of Estate Pastory in St. John is being sought by police for questioning about an armed robbery in Bovoni in February, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

Penn is described as a Black male who stands 5-feet, 9-inches tall and weighs about 135 pounds. He was born on St. Thomas.

“The above subject is wanted in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on February 22, 2022 in the Bovoni area,” the VIPD said on Facebook. “If seen, apprehend and notify 911, Detective Richard
Velazquez of the Criminal Investigation Bureau at 774-2211 Ext. 5576.”

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.