Help Police Find Missing Minor Karla Graneau on St. Thomas

John McCarthyPosted oninBreaking News, Community Affairs, Police News, St. Thomas News

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help today to find a missing minor on St. Thomas.

Karla Graneau, 15, was last seen Thursday wearing a floral dress in Estate Thomas, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

Graneau is a black female with brown eyes, black curly hair, a brown complexion and a slim build. She stands 5-feet, 5-inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds.

If you see Karla Graneau, or know her whereabouts, please contact 911 and the Juvenile Bureau at 340-715-5541 and 340-626-0759.

UPDATE: The VIPD said Karla Graneau was found July 15 and is now safe and sound with her family in St. Thomas.

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.