Help police find missing minor on St. Croix

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

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help tonight to find a missing minor on St. Croix.

Megan Jae Walters, 17, of Estate Ruby, was last seen at 3:00 a.m. today, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

Walters is a Caucasian female with brown eyes, blonde hair and a light complexion. She stands 5-feet, 9-inches tall and weighs 160 pounds.

The missing girl was born in California and “suffers from Oppositional Defiant Disorder,” according to the VIPD.

If you see Megan Jae, or know her whereabouts, you are asked to please contact the Juvenile Investigation Bureau at Ann Schrader Command at 340-712-6028 or Crime Stoppers USVI at 1-800-222-8477.

Police reported Megan Jae Walters “found” at 10:10 a.m. Friday May 24 via Facebook.

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.