Help Police Find Merika Scafe Missing For 7 Days On St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department needs the help of the community to locate a missing minor who has been missing on St. Croix for seven days.

Merika Scafe, 17, was last seen on August 8, 2022, at around 9:00 p.m., at her home at #1082 Williams Delight, Frederiksted, according to the VIPD.

Scafe was wearing her Educational Complex High School uniform, police said.

MISSING MINOR: Merika Scafe, 17, of Williams Delight on St. Croix.

If you see Ms. Scafe or know her whereabouts, please contact Police Officer Jane Ann St. Hall at 340-778-2211 or Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or 911 Merika Scafe is Black Female, Height 4’11’’ – Weight 100lbs – Dark Complexion and with Brown Eye.

VIPD UPDATEOn August 15, 2022, missing 17-year-old Merika Scafe, came into the Wilbur Francis Command Police station in Frederiksted, at 9:07p.m. Ms. Scafe appeared to be safe; and is now in the custody of her mother. 

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