FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man talking on his cell phone in his car was robbed at gunpoint of his belongings and his sedan near a soccer field in Upper Bethlehem early Monday morning, authorities said.
The 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of a robbery that took place at the Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, just north of Aureo Diaz Heights at 2:00 a.m. Monday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
“The victim reported that he was at the soccer field on his phone when he was approached by two males who pointed guns at him and ordered him to leave the area on foot,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said. “He complied and ran away from the area leaving his belongings behind.”
The suspects left the area in the victim’s car, a gray four-door Chevrolet Cavalier, according to Derima.
Police described the first suspect as a Black male, with short, spiky hair on top his head and the sides cut low, wearing long pants and a gray vest. The second suspect is described as being an Hispanic-looking male with short hair. He was wearing a black shirt and three-quarter pants.
The VIPD is appealing to the community to report anything they may know about this incident by calling 911, the Crime Tip Line at (340) 778-4950, or Crime Stoppers USVI at (800) 222-TIPS.