Tag: Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD)

Virgin Islands Police Department: ‘Don’t Fire Guns Into The Air On New Years Eve’

SAN JUAN — In many cultures and geographic regions, it’s customary to shoot guns into the air to celebrate New Year’s Day or other holidays. The purpose of what is called “celebratory gunfire” is to make loud noise to mark a joyous occasion. However, what people don’t often realize is that those bullets will eventually […]

Police Need Your Help To Find Missing 16-Year-Old Girl Yolainny Martinez On St. Croix: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help tonight to find a St. Croix minor who has been missing for three days. Yolainny Martinez, 16, of Catherine’s Rest, has been missing since Sunday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said today. “The VIPD St. Croix District is asking for the community’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Yolainny Martinez,” police […]

Adventure Hill Man Shot Twice In Ambush Outside His Home, But He Survives

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was ambushed outside of his home in Adventure Hill last night, but survived the shooting after sustaining two gunshot wounds, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center was notified of multiple gunshots discharged in Adventure Hill near Paradise Road at 10:34 p.m. Monday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. […]

VIPD Gets $17.4 Million For Overtime And Emergency Work Done In The Wake Of 2017 Hurricanes

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Office of Disaster Recovery announces the award of $17,451,154 from the FEMA Public Assistance Program to reimburse the Virgin Islands Police Department for emergency work performed territory-wide after Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. After the storms, the VIPD worked tirelessly to protect public health. Officers led patrols and participated in […]

Kirwan Terrace Residents Get Free Boxes Of Food From The Virgin Islands Police Department

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Christmas season is the time for giving. And Police Commissioner Trevor A. Velinor and the Virgin Islands Police Department continued that tradition this weekend by providing boxes of food to needy residents. Commissioner Velinor himself was in the spirit of giving Saturday at Michael J. Kirwan Terrace where free boxes of […]

2 Men Shot On Gamble Gade In St. Thomas Early Sunday Morning: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two St. Thomas men said they were minding their own business walking downtown in the wee hours Sunday — when all of a sudden they heard “popping” noises — and realized they had been shot! The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to the Roy Lester Schneider Regional Medical Center in reference […]

Smug Mugshot of Tony ‘Clyde’ Elizee Released By Police After Capture: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — Police released a mugshot of the security guard accused of recklessly shooting at people in his own neighborhood. His reckless behavior, allegedly done together with his girlfriend, earned the couple the nickname “Crucian Bonnie and Clyde.” Tony “Big T” Elizee, 37, of Mount Pleasant West was arrested at 7:48 p.m. Friday and charged […]

Security Guard Robbed At Gunpoint In Limetree Bay Housing Facility: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — A security guard was robbed of his jewelry inside the Limetree Bay refinery housing facility early Saturday morning, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a call of a robbery at the Limetree Bay refinery housing area at 3:59 a.m. Saturday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The victim in this incident, […]

‘CLYDE’ TURNS HIMSELF IN! Police Arrest Security Guard Tony Elizee For Reckless Endangerment: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — Police have taken a security guard accused of recklessly discharging a firearm in Mount Pleasant West into official custody, authorities said. Tony “Big T” Elizee, 37, was arrested at 7:48 p.m. Friday and charged with first-degree reckless endangerment and other related illegal firearm-related charges, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Elizee voluntarily surrendered […]