Police Warn BOLO For Ronald Scaife On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help tonight to find a man wanted on St. Thomas.

Ronald Scaife, 53, is wanted for an incident on St. John that took place about four months ago, the Virgin Islands Police Department said on social media.

Scaife is a black male with brown eyes, a clean-shaven head and a dark complexion. He stands 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds.

If you see Scaife, or know his whereabouts, you are asked to call 911 immediately.

The VIPD issued a BOLO warning on Scaife at 12:19 p.m. Saturday via Twitter.

BOLO means “be on the lookout” for someone in law enforcement.

“The above individual is wanted for questioning concerning an incident that occurred on or about August 02, 2022, on St. John,” police said. “If seen notify 911 along with Det. J. Carty or Det. S. Rhymer of the Criminal Investigations Bureau at 340-693-8880.”

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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.