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Crime Stoppers Needs Your Help

Law Enforcement needs your help to solve the following crimes. If you know something, say something, as crime cannot be kept under control crime without all of us working together. Even the smallest bit of information may be just what law enforcement needs to solve these cases.

St. Croix: On Mothers’ Day of this year at approximately 2:00 p.m., an unknown number of individuals fired several gunshots among families at Cramer’s Park beach on the east end. Help police identify and arrest the persons responsible for this reckless act of disregard for our safety. The minimum cash reward for an arrest is $900.

St. John: During the morning of Friday, May 11, a tourist realized her cell phone was missing. She last had it at the Cruz Bay Ferry ticket booth. The woman stated she was unable to find her phone when she went back to the Cruz Bay Ferry booth. The cell phone is a silver iPhone 4 in a black rubber case; serial # 012418005468330. The minimum reward for return of the phone is $120.

St. Thomas: On Thursday, May 17, at about midnight, the Java Restaurant and Bar located in Vitraco Mall was robbed at gunpoint. The employees and customers stated that three armed, masked males took an unknown amount of money and then fled. A similar robbery took place at Muhsen’s Grocery on Friday, May 11, at about 10 p.m. The minimum cash reward for an arrest is $900.

Let’s continue to help make our community a safer place to live by submitting information on these or any other crimes at www.CrimeStoppersUSVI.org or by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Your tips are completely anonymous, and the stateside operators speak several languages. If your tip leads to an arrest or the recovery of stolen property, illegal drugs, or weapons, you will receive a cash reward to be paid according to your instructions. Only anonymous callers to Crime Stoppers are eligible for these cash rewards. We recently approved six rewards totaling $4,900. If you submitted a tip, please check to see if you qualify for a reward.

Media Please Note: We will be recording the following media release in MP3 format in both Spanish & English. Visit http://www.CrimeStoppersUSVI.org/crimeoftheweek.aspx , and find the MP3s at the bottom of each week’s release. This should be available no later than 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

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